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- COMMUNITY NEWS, VIEWS, AND POTHOLES FOR EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT -

About the Community Gazettes

The Community Gazettes are a pioneering effort at creating an online community for people who care about their own neighborhoods. Think of them as an E-bay for Astoria, or a Craigslist for Canarsie, except instead of consumer products or job ads, we traffic in issues, and look to solve problems.

Each Community Gazette (one for each of the city's 51 council districts) contains basic information on the district's demographics, a listing of elected officials, community boards, and public services such as schools, parks, and police precincts. All the Gazettes feature a calendar of events, discuss major issues in the neighborhood and provide a chance for officials and ordinary citizens to speak out on key community concerns. The Gazettes offer one-stop shopping for news, views and events concerning your neighborhood.

Give Yourself A Voice and Let Your Views Be Heard!

The Community Gazettes are interactive newspapers, so we need your involvement. You can use this site to post information on your community, and provide your organization with an online presence. The Community Gazettes can also provide students with invaluable experience in community journalism; and be used as project for Internet training classes.

Sections of the Gazettes

Major Issues
Is your neighborhood undergoing major change, facing new problems, or making a major decision about the future? Is a big box store opening down the street or a major repair finally getting underway? This section offers brief summaries of the most important issues. Any neighborhood moderator can post an issue. If you wish to volunteer to be a moderator, e-mail jbrustein@gothamgazette.com.

We will report your street and sidewalk complaints to the 311 Citizens Service Center and help you track the problem until it is resolved!

Fix-It (anybody can post)
Every neighborhood has its potholes, broken street lights, intersections needing stop signs or traffic lights, or rubble strewn vacant lots. Post the problems you know about and read what others have reported.

Community News (anybody can post)
These articles from the local and metropolitan press feature the neighborhood in some way. Cut and paste these articles and post them on the site, so that your neighbors can read the stories they may have missed.

Community Views (anybody can post)
A forum for ideas, a place to comment on major issues, a source of information, and a sounding board for general gripes about each district.

Community Links (anybody can post)
Links on to organizations or sites of interest for each district.

The Official Word
News and announcements from local officials, including members of the City Council and State Legislature, police precinct captains and community board district managers. Local officials can gain access to the site by requesting a password from webmaster@gothamgazette.com.

Calendar of Events (anybody can post)
What meetings, forums or celebrations are scheduled for your community? Post upcoming events, and find out what you can do in your neighborhood this weekend.

Inform and Involve People in Your Community!

We are looking for concerned community members to volunteer as moderators. Community Gazettes Moderators post articles and events, and monitor postings submitted by others. If you are interested, please e-mail Joshua Brustein at jbrustein@gothamgazette.com, or call 212-227-0342 x30.

We Want To Hear From You! All too often many of us find it difficult to connect with the organizations, people and events closest to us. With your help, we think the Community Gazettes can help bring our communities together and make them stronger. If you have any comments on our effort, or suggestions to improve it, please contact us at info@gothamgazette.com.

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