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Kids Are Blooming 2019

Your 1200 Dean Street Block Association is proud to present:

the 8th Perennial

Kids Are Blooming

All Along Dean Street!

~~SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019~~

New Date: SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019

Come get your free
Plants, flowers and mulch for your tree beds.
And front yard pots!

All are free, but we certainly hope you make a $2, $3 or more contribution — thank you!

The Planting, Potting and Fun
all Start at 10:30 AM
Where: 1230 Dean Street
Additional water station
at 1251 Dean Street

Pot Luck Refreshments For All,
Contributors Are Welcomed!

What truly makes our block beautiful are the people who live on it.
Including you.

Please join in on this special day.

For more information, please email us at:
1200-dean-st-block@googlegroups.com

For The Residents of the 1200 Block of Dean Street Only

Special thanks to:
NYC Parks
NYC Service
NYC Dept. of Transportation

You are invited to our 2018 Planning Meeting</h2>
Tuesday, January 23th

6:30 – 8:00 PM 1230 Dean Street (The home of Ken and Beatrice)

Help make one of Brooklyn’s most beautiful blocks an even more wonderful place to live. Your participation, ideas and input are most welcomed at our Planning Meeting.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

√ Developing the Calendar of Events and Projects for 2018 including a number of suggested new events
√ Encouraging renters and homeowners
to join the 1200 Dean Street Block Association
and participate in our events and activities
√ And we welcome your ideas, suggestions and questions

Your RSVP is appreciated. Please send it to muh707@aol.com. And for more information, please call 518-956-1929.

You are invted to our planning meeting

A strong block association is important to our quality of life

A strong block association is important to the quality of life of any given neighborhood. The 1200 Dean Street block association keeps abreast of our neighborhood needs, addresses problems and makes every effort to build on our sense of community .

This year we plan to establish partnerships with City, State and non profit agencies to help our block association address our community needs

We also look forward to working with you to continue to improve our community. We invite you to remain engaged and help us to make this block an even better place to live.

Hope to see you at our next meeting scheduled for 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 23rd at the home of Bea and Ken located at 1230 Dean Street

Best,

1200 Dean Street Block Association Board

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First Annual Holiday Lights Tree Lighting Event

To celebrate the warmth and fellowship of the Christmas and Hanukkah Holidays, and to give thanks for our living on such a wonderful block, we invite you to attend the 1200 Dean Street Block Association’s First Annual Holiday Lights Tree Lighting Event.

To celebrate the warmth and fellowship of the Christmas and Hanukkah Holidays, and to give thanks for our living on such a wonderful block, we invite you to attend the1200 Dean Street Block Association’s First Annual

Holiday Lights Tree Lighting Event

Sunday, December 10th, 4:00 PM
at the Bergen Garden
1100 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216

Delicious hot cocoa will be provided by Cocoa Grinder (711 Nostrand).

Donuts and cookies will also be served.

After the Event, we hope you to join your neighbors next door at King Tai for slightly more spirited holiday beverages!

Your RSVP is appreciated. Please email if you plan to attend. For more information, please call 518-956-1929.

The 3rd Annual No Buck Book Fair

Neighbors,

Our annual Book Exchange is scheduled for Saturday,September 23rd. (See attachment) We need donations of gently used books for all ages.

This is a family friendly event and we look forward to your participation.

Thanks.

1200 Dean Street Block Association, Inc.

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2016 Kids are Blooming Event Saturday, May 21

Dean-blooms The fifth perennial block planting day will happen this Saturday, May 21st, 2016.

Meet your neighbors, plant some flowers, spread some mulch and celebrate living on one of Brooklyn’s most beautiful blocks!

Once again we will have a wide assortment of free plants, free flowers, and free mulch for you to use in our block’s tree beds and front yards.

The planting, potting and fun all start at 10:30 AM at 1230 Dean Street.

What makes our block so beautiful are the beautiful people who live on it. Including you. We look forward to seeing you on this special day!

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2016 Clean and Sweep Event

Special thanks to all of our neighbors who came out and participated in our ‘Clean and Sweep’ event. We swept, raked and cleaned tree pits on both sides of the street. We also had an opportunity to meet several of the new homeowners and tenants who have expressed an interest in joining our block association. Let’s not forget the children who rolled up their sleeves and helped out. Once all of the work was completed the youth and adults shared pizza and cold drinks.

It’s amazing what can be accomplished when we work together. Community Matters.

Thanks again for supporting the 1200 Dean Street Block Association.

Next meeting: Tuesday,February 9th at 6:30pm

The 1200 Dean Street Block Association meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,February 9th at 6:30pm at the home of Randi and Callie located at 1251 Dean Street (lower level).

Please be reminded that we will hold elections to fill positions on our board. All nominations may be forwarded to Callie at callieoff@gmail.com.

Hope your schedule will allow you to attend.

Life on Dean Street

Mark Winston Griffith is one of our most active members in the community. One of his projects is “Brooklyn Deep“, a digital journalism project covering the changing neighborhoods of Central Brooklyn. Executive Editor. Brooklyn Deep reporter Andrew Caringi just completed a great project documenting the people living on our block, looking at how the community is dealing with rapid change. Lots of familiar faces from the 1200 Dean Street Block Assoiciation!

From the tree-covered stoops of their brownstones, residents of Dean Street, between Nostrand and New York Avenues, have seen a number of changing faces over the past decade. Boasting some of the neighborhood’s most active and influential residents, this block is now more diverse than ever as new residents integrate themselves into the tight-knit community that Dean Street is known for.

Through the lens of portrait photography, Brooklyn Deep tells the story of this rapidly changing block in Crown Heights North and the residents that now define it.

You can view the project here: http://brooklyndeep.org/life-on-dean-street/

Kids Are Blooming on Dean Street – 2015

We had a fantastic turnout for this year’s “Kids Are Blooming on Dean Street” event on June 6, 2015. A planter for every stoop! Thanks to the kids in the neighborhood who helped fill the pots with gravel, soil and compost, and to all the neighborhood for helping out with their hands (and backs) and tools.