Weekday Events

Public Safety Town Hall Meeting
Council Member Letitia James will be holding the Public Safety Town Hall Meeting to address neighborhood safety. Speakers include Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes and staff, Captain Anthony Tasso, 88th Precinct, Captain Alan Abel, 84th Precinct, and Captain Brian McGinn, PSA 3.
Wednesday, October 15. 7-9 p.m. Bishop Loughlin High School, 357 Clermont Avenue.

Barrio’s Tuesday Night Bingo
Barrio restaurant is launching a weekly event for kids and families, Tuesday Night Bingo. Kids and Families Bingo begins at 6 p.m. while Adult Bingo starts at 8 p.m. Winners will be awarded prizes.
Starts Tuesday, October 14. 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Barrio, 210 Seventh Avenue.

CUE’s “Being Your Own Pied Piper: How the Song of Local Business Will Save NYC’s Economy”
Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment is holding a forum to discuss the current economic crisis. Panelists include Carl Hum, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce; Michael Muyot, CRD Analytics; Jennifer Stokes, Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership; and Catherine Bohne, Park Slope Community Bookstore.
Thursday, October 16. 6-8 p.m. Admission: $10 CUE, SBNYC, and Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Members, $15 Non-members. Space is limited so RSVP to vknight@bcue.org. Center for the Urban Environment, 168 7th Street.

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Poetry Punch at Brooklyn Reading Works
Brooklyn Reading Works presents Poetry Punch, a fun, celebratory group reading of poets curated by Michele Madigan Somerville. Poets that are reading are Bill Evans, Jeff Wright, Joanna Sit, Ilene Starger, Will Nixon, Louise Crawford, and Michele Madigan Somerville. And of course, there will be punch.
Thursday, October 16. 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation which includes snacks and drinks. Brooklyn Reading Works at the Old Stone House, Fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets.

Community Forum Night at Community Bookstore of Park Slope
Join others in the community to discuss bad traffic, neighborhood streets, and the solutions to these problems.
Wednesday, October 15. 7 p.m. Community Bookstore of Park Slope, 143 Seventh Avenue.

The Greene Hill Food Coop General Meeting
The Greene Hill Food Coop is holding their general meeting. Newcomers are welcome to attend to learn more about the coop.
Wednesday, October 15. 7-8:45 p.m. Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Oxford.

Gowanus Affordable Housing & Zoning Workshop Presents “Demystifying Affordable Housing”
In collaboration with the Fifth Avenue Committee, the Center for Urban Pedagogy will present a workshop on affordable housing. The workshop will be conducted in English and Spanish.
Wednesday, October 15. 6-9 p.m. Free but need to RSVP by phone (718) 237-2017 ext 148 or email dpowell@fifthave.org. Fifth Avenue Committee, 621 DeGraw Street.