Digging Out in Brownsville!

Every week a team of individuals who have been referred by the downtown court for community service as payback for a minor offense and an alternative to jail work under the supervision of Justice Center staff to do a variety of projects.

Whether it's cleaning up around neglected properties (Brownsville has a lot of vacant land), assisting the business district along Pitkin with tree planting and horticulture or street cleaning, cleaning train stations on the main subway line in the area, painting over graffiti , helping our friends and partners at local community gardens, or coordinating with the Department of Sanitation, we're always trying to make sure that this work is helping improve neighborhood quality of life.

Whenever there is heavy snow, we focus our crews on important areas like bus stops and fire hydrants.  

Corner of Pitkin and Saratoga, 2/18/14:  Before

Corner of Pitkin and Saratoga, 2/18/14: After

And in Brownville, just like the rest of the city, as we emerge from the deep freeze, lots of garbage that's coming out of the snow is all over the neighborhood too!



Pitkin b/w Thomas Boyland and Amboy 2/25/14: Before

Pitkin b/w Thomas Boyland and Amboy 2/25/14: After

 

 

IF YOU KNOW OF A LOCATION OR AN ONGOING ISSUE IN BROWNSVILLE THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM A CLEANUP OR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT PLEASE CONTACT OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE SUPERVISOR DWAYNE LASHLEY AT 347-522-1643