People's Firehouse Holiday Party!

December 18th

5 - 11PM 113 Berry Street

The People's Firehouse, Inc. (PFI) has a very special relationship with the old Engine Company 212 Firehouse on Wythe Avenue.

In 1975, The People's Firehouse pioneered the community involvement in efforts to save Engine Company 212. Once again, in 2003, citizens of the community led by The People's Firehouse Inc., fought to save fire protection in the Northside of Williamsburg. This struggle laid the groundwork in the City's decision to deliver the Wythe Avenue Firehouse to the community as the Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center. Please join us in a celebration of this commitment by so many over the years, and the continued community commitment today in securing the building for our neighborhood.

PFI and NAG (Neighbors Allied for Good Growth), in partnership now lead our campaign to raise over $2MM in the renovation of EC 212 - and bring the Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center to fruition.

Contact info@nthccc.org to get involved, and read all about the efforts on the NTHCCC blog and website.

We wish you all a very happy holiday season and thank you for your continued support!

Join North Brooklyn advocacy organization Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) for a holiday party and Fundraiser on Thursday, December 10 from 7-10pm at The Woods.

No cover (but we'll be happy take your donations!)

Come meet your neighbors, listen to some music, drink some cheap drinks, and bid on a silent auction, featuring great stuff from neighborhood spots, including:

-Third Ward
-Word Bookstore
-The Brooklyn Kitchen
-Alter Clothing
-The North BK Compost Project
-Three Kings Tattoo Parlor
-Charm School Design
-Transient Pictures

... and more to be announced!


NAG is a volunteer-based community planning and environmental justice organization that has been performing grassroots organizing, advocacy and outreach/education to the North Brooklyn waterfront community of Williamsburg/Greenpoint since 1994.

This past year, NAG guerrilla gardened, fought for the creation of new waterfront park space, lobbied for more bike racks in the neighborhood and safer and better transportation options, improved street tree maintenance, sponsored Williamsburg Walks, recorded oral histories from the neighborhood's longtime residents, held an educational forum on housing rights for tenants, counseled tenants one-on-one in landlord disputes, and began plans to turn the former Engine 212 building into the Northside Town Hall. Whew!

Next year we have even more exciting plans in store, but we can't do it without YOU!

The Northside Town Hall held a Bake Sale on Saturday to raise funds and awareness about the Town Hall Project while sharing some sweet treats with the community. Thank you to the Greenpoint Food Market for allowing us to be apart of the market and share a table alongside the amazing array of local food entrepreneurs.



For those of you who might not already know, The Greenpoint Food Market is a celebration of all foods fresh and local, artisnal and homemade. It functions as a support system for the growing variety of local food makers by providing them an opportunity to present and share their home-crafted goods while bringing the community together over delicious food.

GFM takes place once a month at the Church of the Messiah, the next market will be Dec 19th, 2009 SAVE THE DATE!

A huge thank you to all that made the Raise the Roof Concert a huge success! Over $10,000 was raised and we couldn't have done it with out the tremendous energy and support of the organizers, musicians, volunteers, and all that came out to show their love for the Northside Town Hall!!

Charles Bissell of the Wrens

They Might Be Giants

Nada Surf

THANK YOU!!!

Join us for the Raise the Roof Benefit Concert to help build the Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center. We need to raise almost $2 million to turn the former Engine 212 into a building that will be a new civic engine for the neighborhood by housing a variety of important community services and offer a new community performance venue/meeting space. Help us make the dream a reality and join us...

Wednesday October 28th at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

66 North 6th St, btween Wythe and Kent

Doors at 8p, show at 9p

Buy tickets now

General Admission $25, VIP Tickets $75

They Might Be Giants

Charles Bissell of the Wrens

Nada Surf (acoustic)

These are local bands that rarely play in the neighborhood, so this is your chance to see them, while helping us kick off our fundraising campaign for the Town Hall.

Tickets are $25 general admission, and there are a limited number of $75 VIP tickets. The VIP tickets allow access to a special seating area and free wine and food from Red Tail Ridge Winery and The Garden.

More information about the show is on the Music Hall of Williamsburg's site.

You can buy tickets:
-Online via Ticketmaster
-At the Music Hall of Williamsburg (Sat 11a-6p) or Mercury Lounge (Mon-Sat 12-7p)
-At Teddy's (96 Berry Street @ North 8th Street)

The show will have special guests, games of skill, art happenings, and other exciting things--get your tickets now!