Weekday Events

BQE Rehabilitation Meeting
The NYS Department of Transportation is beginning a project to rehabilitate the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street. This combined Public Information Session and Scoping Meeting will provide the public with information included in the Draft Scoping Document. NYSDOT personnel will be available to answer questions concerning the project.
Today. Session One: 3-6 p.m. Session Two: 7-10 p.m. Polytechnic Institute of NYU in the Pfizer Auditorium (Dibner Building), 5 MetroTech Center.

Public Hearing on Carroll Gardens/Columbia Street Rezoning
The Department of City Planning’s proposed plan is to contextually rezone neighborhoods of Carroll Gardens and Columbia Street. The plan consists of height limits that would preserve the existing built character while allowing for new development and modest expansions at an appropriate height and scale.
Thursday, June 25. 6 p.m. Long Island College Hospital, 339 Hicks Street.

Pratt Area Community Council’s Homeowner and Homebuyer Fair
PACC’s Homeowner/Homebuyer Night is a great opportunity to obtain information on affordable homes, grants for purchase and closing costs, foreclosure prevention, and more. Refreshments will be served.
Tonight. 6-9 p.m. Free. Concord Baptist Church of Christ, 833 Gardner C. Taylor Boulevard.

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Boerum Hill Pub Walk
Sponsored by the Boerum Hill Association, the Boerum Hill Pub Walk will take you on a tour of the neighborhood and its history, while enjoying a drink or two.
Tuesday, June 23. 7:30 p.m. $10. Meet outside of Trader Joe’s, 130 Court Street.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Passport to Summer
Celebrate the arrival of summer with Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This benefit features a cocktail reception, dinner and dessert buffet, raffle and silent auction, and dancing. Funds raised will support BBG’s children’s environmental education programs.
Thursday, June 25. 6:30-11 p.m. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue.

MAW Art Opening Event
Glasslands Gallery’s newest art show has been assembled by artist and curator, Zev David Deans. It features Lady Circus (Brooklyn-based acrobatic art) and Lord Whimsy (celebrated writer and lecturer), and more.
Tonight. 7 p.m. $6. Glasslands Gallery, 289 Kent Avenue.

Community Board 13 Meeting
Community Board 13 is having its monthly meeting. Borough President Markowitz will discuss his plans for an amphitheater in Asser Levy Park. More about the plan and its protest can be found here.
Wednesday, June 24. 7:30 p.m. Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway.