Friday, September 21, 2007
September 2007 - Chit Chat
There is much for us to keep an eye on in our community. There is the former Waldbaum’s /Franks property. Now that it is not going to be a Target… what will become of it? Do we really need another stripmall? There is the developing structure at New Dorp Lane and Edison – the old Welsh property. We are watching as the structures there take shape – two structures. And the Hess gas station on Hylan and New Dorp Lane is being redesigned. Will the new layout prove efficient and successful or will it add to the pain at that intersection?... We now have a magnificent park down by the beach. Will we be able to get the commitment from the Federal government to keep the waterfront clean and usable or will we need to tiptoe carefully through garbage and other junk on the beach? And what can we do to support the second phase of the New Dorp Beach project that will create the bikepath linking Midland and Great Kills Parks? And speaking of the new park, did you get a chance to experience it this summer? If not, its still there. Go check it out!... Do you know someone who would care to display their business card in our newsletter? Tell them to call 718-979-6011 and inquire about advertising to our community… Want to get more involved with your community and our organization? You can make a difference. There are a number of other ways you can contribute by joining or chairing a committee. Call 718-979-6011 and let us know that you are interested. Call today!... The Staten Island Museum is offering a number of interesting programs over the upcoming months from “All Aboard: The History of the Staten Island Ferry” on Oct18, to “That Ever Loyal Island: Staten Island and the American Revolution with Professor Phillip Papas” on Oct27, to “Filmmaking on Staten Island: The Early Days” on Nov4, to “The First Staten Island Know-It-All Bowl” on Nov9. You can call Maria Fiorelli at 718-727-1135 ext 115 for additional information… State Senator Andrew Lanza is coming to the New Dorp Branch Library on Sep19 where his office will be able to provide support on a host of issues and he is hosting an Open House at his district office (3845 Richmond Ave) on Sep20…. so don’t just sit there… get involved!... and lastly… don’t forget the Columbus Day Parade on Sep30. Lets line the Lane and enjoy this special event.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Meeting Tonight
Our monthly meeting is tonight... the first of the new season. Please join us and bring your ideas, your comments and your scuttlebutt... what you have heard about the goings-on in the neighborhood. And let us explore those words together.
Mark your calendars for the Columbus Day Parade on Sunday September 30. We need everyone to turn out and line the Lane as we celebrate the holiday and our neighborhood!
> Joe Markowski
Mark your calendars for the Columbus Day Parade on Sunday September 30. We need everyone to turn out and line the Lane as we celebrate the holiday and our neighborhood!
> Joe Markowski
Monday, September 17, 2007
What Do You Think?
OK... I am opening up this blog and I'd like to hear / read your feedback about it and the issues we should be dealing with in our community. I am new to this whole blogging thing so work with me and I'm hoping we can put it to good use for all of us.
So... what do you think? Will this add value to our discussions about our neighborhood? Will it allow us to share informaiton and concerns more quickly?
Let me know what you think and remember our meeting on Thursday night September 20.
> Joe Markowski
So... what do you think? Will this add value to our discussions about our neighborhood? Will it allow us to share informaiton and concerns more quickly?
Let me know what you think and remember our meeting on Thursday night September 20.
> Joe Markowski
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Association Meeting
We will be meeting on Thursday September 20 at 8pm at the Kells-Grennie American Legion Post. Plan now on attending and bring a neighbor !
New Dorp Beach Park Needs Water
As you can read in tonight's SI Advance the new park has suffered from our recent dry spell. However Parks and the contratcor have pledged to replace the plants which did not make it. And we will look for them to do just that.
Make sure you visit this wonderful new peaceful place in New Dorp.
Make sure you visit this wonderful new peaceful place in New Dorp.
Monday, August 6, 2007
New Dorp Beach Park
I hope everyone of you will visit the new park in our community - New Dorp Beach Park. I attended the ribbon-cutting last week and it was a wonderful event. I even got the opportunity to run under the sprinkler for a quick and refreshing spray of water. Start at the corner of New Dorp Lane and Cedar Grove and then explore the rest of this newest attraction in our community. The Parks Department did a wonderful job and they did it on time. And thanks again to Councilman Oddo for funding this wonderful space.
> Joe Markowski
> Joe Markowski
Monday, July 30, 2007
June 2007 - Chit Chat
JUNE 2007
Chitchat
Open Letter to the Membership
Sit down. Give me a few minutes. We need to talk. Our Association, like most other Associations and Civic groups, is facing the challenge of maintaining and increasing its membership.
This challenge was clearly pointed out at a recent meeting held by Councilman James Oddo in his Staten Island office and attended by many representatives of civic groups throughout his district and the Island.
Citizens are no longer attending civic meetings in sizeable numbers unless their neighborhood is under a direct threat. Show me a huge threat to the neighborhood and I will show you a well attended meeting. Otherwise, it’s a meeting of the regulars.
Why is that? Are our neighbors not interested in our neighborhood? That’s probably not true because they sure complain to us and each other whenever we meet. So what is it that makes it so difficult to attend one meeting a month? Are we that busy? Is our neighborhood that low on our list of priorities?
Or is it something else? Does the Association not fulfill your needs – the needs of its members? Are we not responsive enough? Are we too hard to reach? We are accessible by telephone, voicemail, letter and email. Do we need another method? What would that be? If you have a suggestion or recommendation, I need you to share that with me. But more on that later.
What will work for you? More frequent meetings? Meetings earlier/later in the day? More frequent newsletters? More information on our webpage? Less frequent meetings?
I need your thoughts and suggestions. Please take a few minutes out over the next few days and tell me what you think about us and this organization. (We are tough; we can take it.) Tell me how we can reach more people. Who should we be talking to that we are not currently talking to? How would we go about doing that?
Telephone me at 718-979-6011 and leave a message with your suggestions and comments. Send us a note to NDCCA, PO Box 060245, SI, NY 10306 and send us your suggestions and comments. Email us at ndcca@excite.com or newdorpcentralcivic@yahoo.com and offer your comments and suggestions.
We need to expand our membership. We need to expand our reach. And we need you to help us achieve that. Don’t be bashful. Share your insight. Our entire community will be better off because of it.
I want to gather your comments, thoughts and recommendations which I will share with you before I share with you some of the comments made at the meeting in Jim Oddo’s office.
As I’ve mentioned over the past few months… to ensure our continued vitality and to deal with the issues of the future we must bring in new members. We must reach out to our neighbors. So I ask each of you this year to resolve to invite one neighbor to join our Association. The next time you are chatting with or visiting with your neighbor, suggest they give us a call and join with us as we work to ensure that this neighborhood is second to none.
Thank you. Joe Markowski, President
Chitchat
Open Letter to the Membership
Sit down. Give me a few minutes. We need to talk. Our Association, like most other Associations and Civic groups, is facing the challenge of maintaining and increasing its membership.
This challenge was clearly pointed out at a recent meeting held by Councilman James Oddo in his Staten Island office and attended by many representatives of civic groups throughout his district and the Island.
Citizens are no longer attending civic meetings in sizeable numbers unless their neighborhood is under a direct threat. Show me a huge threat to the neighborhood and I will show you a well attended meeting. Otherwise, it’s a meeting of the regulars.
Why is that? Are our neighbors not interested in our neighborhood? That’s probably not true because they sure complain to us and each other whenever we meet. So what is it that makes it so difficult to attend one meeting a month? Are we that busy? Is our neighborhood that low on our list of priorities?
Or is it something else? Does the Association not fulfill your needs – the needs of its members? Are we not responsive enough? Are we too hard to reach? We are accessible by telephone, voicemail, letter and email. Do we need another method? What would that be? If you have a suggestion or recommendation, I need you to share that with me. But more on that later.
What will work for you? More frequent meetings? Meetings earlier/later in the day? More frequent newsletters? More information on our webpage? Less frequent meetings?
I need your thoughts and suggestions. Please take a few minutes out over the next few days and tell me what you think about us and this organization. (We are tough; we can take it.) Tell me how we can reach more people. Who should we be talking to that we are not currently talking to? How would we go about doing that?
Telephone me at 718-979-6011 and leave a message with your suggestions and comments. Send us a note to NDCCA, PO Box 060245, SI, NY 10306 and send us your suggestions and comments. Email us at ndcca@excite.com or newdorpcentralcivic@yahoo.com and offer your comments and suggestions.
We need to expand our membership. We need to expand our reach. And we need you to help us achieve that. Don’t be bashful. Share your insight. Our entire community will be better off because of it.
I want to gather your comments, thoughts and recommendations which I will share with you before I share with you some of the comments made at the meeting in Jim Oddo’s office.
As I’ve mentioned over the past few months… to ensure our continued vitality and to deal with the issues of the future we must bring in new members. We must reach out to our neighbors. So I ask each of you this year to resolve to invite one neighbor to join our Association. The next time you are chatting with or visiting with your neighbor, suggest they give us a call and join with us as we work to ensure that this neighborhood is second to none.
Thank you. Joe Markowski, President
Friday, June 22, 2007
Community Hot News
06/22… At our meeting last night we had elections and the current slate of officers was re-elected. We spent most of the meeting talking about the Association and its role in our neighborhood. We brainstormed about different methods for reaching out to the various groups in our community. How do we reach those people who are not members and make sure they hear about us?
We will continue exploring various options over the next few months… so if you have suggestions, ideas, comments, send them to us via email or snailmail… or give us a call. Find out how to reach us in the “Contact us” section.
We will continue exploring various options over the next few months… so if you have suggestions, ideas, comments, send them to us via email or snailmail… or give us a call. Find out how to reach us in the “Contact us” section.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Community Hot News
06/15 … Lets talk about civic groups… our civic group… and what it needs to become in the 21st century…look for some questions about our Association and the ways we reach out to the members of our community in the next newsletter… or you can begin your review right now by going to our “chitchat” section. Then take a moment out and give us your feedback. Send us an email at ndcca@excite.com or newdorpcentralcivic@yahoo.com.
06/15 … Get involved with your community. Volunteer to help us in our work. Even an hour a month would help! Call 979-6011 and tell us you want to help.
06/15 … Get involved with your community. Volunteer to help us in our work. Even an hour a month would help! Call 979-6011 and tell us you want to help.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Chit Chat - May 2007
MAY 2007
Chitchat
There has been a lot of woods clearing activities taking place at the top of the block for our neighbors on Summit. What’s going on there? We are reaching out on a number of fronts. Come hear an update at the May meeting and if you have additional information call us at 718-979-6011… Do you know someone who would care to display their business card in our newsletter? Tell them to call 718-979-6011 and inquire about advertising to our community… The Preservation League of Staten Island is hosting a presentation featuring: “Women’s Places: Architecture and Design in the 19th Century” with Professor Denise Rompilla on Friday, May 18 at 7:30pm in the Court House of Historic Richmondtown. Requested donation is $3.00. Call 718-9880-1551 to reserve your spot… Lastly, now is the time to consider whether you want to get more involved with your community and our organization. You can make a difference by running for office as a member of our Association. Nominations will be made in May with our elections in June. And even if being an officer seems too intense for you, there are a number of other ways you can contribute by joining or chairing a committee. Call 718-979-6011 and let us know that you are interested. Call today!
Chitchat
There has been a lot of woods clearing activities taking place at the top of the block for our neighbors on Summit. What’s going on there? We are reaching out on a number of fronts. Come hear an update at the May meeting and if you have additional information call us at 718-979-6011… Do you know someone who would care to display their business card in our newsletter? Tell them to call 718-979-6011 and inquire about advertising to our community… The Preservation League of Staten Island is hosting a presentation featuring: “Women’s Places: Architecture and Design in the 19th Century” with Professor Denise Rompilla on Friday, May 18 at 7:30pm in the Court House of Historic Richmondtown. Requested donation is $3.00. Call 718-9880-1551 to reserve your spot… Lastly, now is the time to consider whether you want to get more involved with your community and our organization. You can make a difference by running for office as a member of our Association. Nominations will be made in May with our elections in June. And even if being an officer seems too intense for you, there are a number of other ways you can contribute by joining or chairing a committee. Call 718-979-6011 and let us know that you are interested. Call today!
Meeting Agenda - June 2007
JUNE 2007
The Meeting Agenda
June 21, 2007 – Kells-Grennie American Legion Post, 2750 Amboy Rd – 8pm
Proposed Agenda
1 welcome
2 minutes
3 financial report
4 correspondence (in, out, email)
5 committee reports
a. Community Board 2 updates
b. 122 Precinct Community Council updates
c. "Dining Through New Dorp" update
d. Education update
e. “Good Neighbor Award” update
f. Community meeting updates
6 miscellaneous updates ( Frank’s Nursery, the Welsh property, Summit Ave )
7 elections
8 new business / old business
9 discussion of the challenges facing the organization
10 refreshments
Calendar of upcoming events:
Jun17 Sun Fathers’ Day
Jun19 Tue Community Board #2 Monthly Meeting
Jun20 Wed 122 Pct Community Council meeting
Jun21 Thu NDCCA Monthly Meeting
Schedules for 2007:
Upcoming general meetings for 2007 are: Sep 20, Oct 18, Nov 15, Dec 20
Upcoming Executive Board meetings for 2007 are:Jul11,Aug8,Sep12,Oct10,Nov14,Dec12
Upcoming speakers/events: Jun Elections
The Meeting Agenda
June 21, 2007 – Kells-Grennie American Legion Post, 2750 Amboy Rd – 8pm
Proposed Agenda
1 welcome
2 minutes
3 financial report
4 correspondence (in, out, email)
5 committee reports
a. Community Board 2 updates
b. 122 Precinct Community Council updates
c. "Dining Through New Dorp" update
d. Education update
e. “Good Neighbor Award” update
f. Community meeting updates
6 miscellaneous updates ( Frank’s Nursery, the Welsh property, Summit Ave )
7 elections
8 new business / old business
9 discussion of the challenges facing the organization
10 refreshments
Calendar of upcoming events:
Jun17 Sun Fathers’ Day
Jun19 Tue Community Board #2 Monthly Meeting
Jun20 Wed 122 Pct Community Council meeting
Jun21 Thu NDCCA Monthly Meeting
Schedules for 2007:
Upcoming general meetings for 2007 are: Sep 20, Oct 18, Nov 15, Dec 20
Upcoming Executive Board meetings for 2007 are:Jul11,Aug8,Sep12,Oct10,Nov14,Dec12
Upcoming speakers/events: Jun Elections
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Community Hot News
05/10 … Meet Councilman James Oddo and Robert Englert, the Director of Land Use for the SI Borough President’s Office at our May 17 meeting. Plan now on attending.
05/10 … And while you are making plans, mark May 30 on your calendars and join us for our 43rd Dining event at the Restaurant on the Plaza at 7pm. Bring your family and friends… and those who you would like to make friends with to this event. Call Linda at 718-351-3714 to make your reservation. Check our Dining Program page for additional details.
05/10 … And while you are making plans, mark May 30 on your calendars and join us for our 43rd Dining event at the Restaurant on the Plaza at 7pm. Bring your family and friends… and those who you would like to make friends with to this event. Call Linda at 718-351-3714 to make your reservation. Check our Dining Program page for additional details.
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