The HPHA received the following message from our JCPD community relations officer:

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:27 PM
Subject: Disaster Drill

Please be advised on Sunday, October 28, 2007 a Disaster Drill will take place in the Exchange Place area between 7:00 a.m. and 12 noon.

There will be numerous police, fire and emergency services personnel participating.

Please expect street closings. Montgomery Street and Christopher Columbus Drive East of Greene Street will be closed.

Please pass this information on to all.

P.O. Dina Reilly
JCPD East District Community Relations Officer

Toll Brothers is presenting to the Planning Board on Tuesday, October 16, 5:30pm at Council Chambers, City Hall a mere 2 weeks after submitting major amendment proposals to the Planning Department! Final action may be taken.

If you are interested in keeping the Powerhouse Arts District, please visit PADNA's website to find out what you can do to help.

Update:

70 Greene Fire Remediation Update

At a meeting last night (10/10/07) of city officials and neighborhood representatives we were informed that the fire clean up will continue for several weeks. The major impacts to our neighborhood will be the closure of Greene Street on Friday for the installation of protective bridging that will extend the full width of Greene Street. This bridging will allow the safe removal of the remaining debris without additional closures of the street. The bridging will be removed once the debris is cleared.

The sidewalk bridging currently installed on the west side of Greene Street will remain until the completion of the project.

We anticipate one, possibly two Saturday work days (to be discussed with the neighborhood and approved by the construction official) but otherwise the work will proceed ONLY during normal weekday working hours - 7 AM to dusk or 6PM.

We will pass along additional updates as they become available.

Diane Kaese
Chair HPHA Construction Committee


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Original Post:

Our community relations police officer has asked us to share this information with HPHA membership.

From: Captain McDonough [mailto:jcpdeastdistrict@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:34 PM
Subject: 77 Hudson St Fire at Hunter Roberts

To whom it may concern,

The fire at 77 Hudson st (Hunter Roberts's construction) created a need to secure a frozen zone from Washington St east to Hudson St, Morris St north to York St. The frozen zone will be implemented for at least the next 24 hours; in the interim construction workers will be removing and safeguarding burnt woodpilings. Police officers are on site; so if you have a concern please bring forward to the nearest on-siteofficer/supervisor or call 547-5477.

Captain Brian McDonough
East District Commander

The Paulus Hook Parks Conservancy will be hosting a Halloween Fundraiser Extravaganza on Monday, October 29th at 7pm. Please view our flyer for more details or to attend.

We've all noticed vehicles parked on sidewalks, along with other construction violations. We need to work together as a community to help the police combat these hazards. Here's how:

The JCPA will send an enforcement unit out for telephone complaints. If you see vehicles parked on sidewalks or other obvious violations

Call 201 653 6969.
Press "8" for enforcement
Give the operator the problem, the location and, if possible, the plate number.

The JCPA is generally responsive - their scooters cruise the area often during the day. So please make the phone call when you see cars parked illegally or other issues. It will help with quality of life here in our neighborhood.