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SUNDAY: Recycle Your Electronics at Grand Army Plaza

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Recycle Your Electronics Day: Sunday, April 3rd
11am to 3pm @ Prospect Park West at Grand Army Plaza

-Bring your old computer
-Bring your friends and their old computers
-Stop by to say hello
-Help load the truck

WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED? Working and non-working computers, servers, monitors, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, TVs (no
wooden consoles please), keyboards, mice, cables, docking stations, battery backups, storage devices, routers, radios, phones, cell phones, stereo equipment, CD players and microwaves.

WHERE WILL THE ELECTRONICS GO? To Per Scholas, a nonprofit organization in the South Bronx with three primary goals: bring computers to technologically deprived children and families at the lowest possible cost, train disadvantaged community residents to become computer technicians, and provide environmentally responsible recycling of end-of-life computer equipment in their EPA Approved Recycling Facility.

Donations: Appreciated but not required. In exchange for each $10 donation, contributors will receive a $25 coupon toward the purchase of a Per Scholas reconditioned computer.

Categories: Grand Army Plaza, Recycling and Waste

Protesters Crash Mass Gathering of Cops and Journalists at Grand Army Plaza

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Who knew Iraq War protests were scheduled for Saturday? DAILYHEIGHTS stumbled upon a small group of protesters readying cardboard coffins and fighting off freelance reporters. PICTURED: This skit portrayed military recruiters as skull-faced merchants of death—a tactful soft-sell that surely changed a lot of minds (see also: “How to Initiate Meaningful Political Dialogue by Comparing Bush to Hitler”).

The protesters, including this money-denouncing youngster, marched to the Army, Navy and Marine recruitment office at 41 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn, where Frank Lynch stayed at least long enough to capture this phalanx of NYPD riot police:

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The New York Post (which dedicated a whopping 123 words to protest coverage) pinned the number of marchers at 200. According to this Daily News article, 3 men and 5 women got arrested at the Flatbush Ave. recruiting station.

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DOT Reconstructs Grand Army Plaza Traffic Island

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"…DOT is continuing its efforts to improve safety in the Grand Army Plaza section of Brooklyn by improving a crucial traffic island next to the Brooklyn Public Library."

"Last week, DOT enlarged a triangular island that was initially built last year. This raised island provides extended refuge space for pedestrians who cross half of Flatbush Avenue and then await the rest of the crossing. DOT installed bollards along the entire perimeter of the traffic island to provide even greater protection for pedestrians."

WEINSHALL: "We received favorable comments when we installed this raised island last year – the bollards and the increase in space shall provide even more protection."

"A total of 39 bollards now surround the island – and DOT installed an additional 1,600 square feet of sidewalk. DOT worked in conjunction with the Prospect Heights Parents Association, who requested bollards as a means of further protection."

Categories: Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Heights Parents Association