Community Event and Initiatives Announced! 

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*** November 6, 2025 Help us Feed The Hungry! 

As we carry this spirit of collective action for our community, we are excited to announce our next community effort — a partnership with St. John’s Episcopal Church to cook and donate 20 turkeys to a local Homeless Food Pantry, CHIPS, this Thanksgiving.  ​With the federal government shutdown pausing SNAP benefits, food pantries across New York City are seeing a sharp rise in demand—some even report their lines for free food have doubled in the past few days. City and state officials have stepped in with emergency funds and support, but they’ve made it clear that these efforts can’t fully compensate for the loss of SNAP, which helps approximately 1.8 million New Yorkers. As a result, local food banks and community programs are stretched thin, and many residents are now waiting in long lines or turning to new sources of help after their benefits were suspended.

We’ve already raised $200 and are aiming to collect an additional $ 1,000 to reach our goal. Every contribution helps — even $10 can make a meaningful difference in bringing a warm meal to someone in need. If you’d like to contribute, please don't hesitate to contact Sandra at sandraprossier@gmail.com to arrange your donation or to learn more about how you can help us. 

Together with our friends at St. John’s Episcopal Church, we can continue to make our community stronger — not just by keeping it clean, but by sharing compassion, warmth, and nourishment this holiday season.

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*** October 25, 2025 "Annual Clean Our Blocks Initiative"

Dear Neighbors, Join us for our Annual "Fall Clean Our Blocks" Event.

Meet your neighbors, and let's roll up our sleeves and make our blocks sparkle.

Together, we can make a difference! We will provide gloves and trash bags.  

When: 10/25/2025  - Start 2 PM 

Where:  At 139 ST. Johns Place - Angel Garden of St. John's Park Slope

RSVP directly to this email. See you soon! 

The SJCA Team 

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​***May 5, 2025  Barnes & Noble is staying !  Thank you, Neighbors! 

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Our petition to keep Barnes & Noble open has garnered over 400 signatures. We sent it to the leadership and recently learned that B&N will reopen in November 2025. 

To end on a great note: Barnes & Noble in Park Slope is staying! They’ve renewed their lease and will be temporarily closing in July for about three months. Our petition moved the CEO, and both workers and the local manager were very thankful for our support and very relieved with the outcome. We hope that our petition was helpful. Many in the community volunteered to do more, and we were ready to do a special event and alert the press. The petition was a reasonable and necessary first step. Thank you to those who signed it. 

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​***December 15, 2024: Thank you for helping us improve Traffic and Pedestrian safety! 

 

Our Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Survey has gathered 150 participants, yielding many high-quality responses and suggestions to make our neighborhood safer.  We are now working on a detailed proposal to submit to the DOT. 

​​​We thank everyone who provided feedback on our Pedestrian and Street Safety Proposal, which was developed based on the community survey we conducted last year. Your thoughtful input and continued engagement help us advocate for safer, more accessible streets — and we’re grateful that so many of you took part in shaping these ideas. A copy of our proposal has been sent to District 39, the 78th Precinct, and Community Board 6 for official review and comment. After that, we will send an official copy to the DOT Commissioner. A copy of the proposal will be available on our website at www.sjpca.org within a few weeks.  

 

***2024  TOWN HALL Oct 24 @ 7-8:30 PM 

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SJCA is holding its annual Town Hall with 39th District Council Member Shahana Hanif.

Where:  St. Johns Church - 139 St. Johns Place

RSVP by email to: sjpcommunityassociation@gmail.com

We are collecting questions in advance to be answered during the meeting. Please submit your questions to the email above by Oct 20. There will also be some open Q&A during the meeting.

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***2023 ​FALL CLEAN OUR BLOCKS INITIATIVE - NOVEMBER 5 @ 10:30 AM
CELEBRATE THE FALL BY SWEEPING THE STREETS CLEAN with THE ST. JOHNS COMMUNITY 
This year, we launched the semi-annual "Clean Our Blocks Initiative." Our Spring edition was a great success, and we cleaned most of the BED798 site area. This year, we hope to be as successful.  Meet us with your friends and family in front of the Angel Garden of St. John's Episcopal Church (6th & 7th Ave @ 139 St.Johns Place) on Saturday, November 5, at 10:30 a.m. Bring gloves, and we will provide trash bags, coffee, and it's a positive way to make a difference and meet your new neighbors.