Central Park Grill

For your listening pleasure:
Jazz at the
Central Park Grill
Mondays
8PM-1030PM
2519 Main Street, Buffalo

PCA Alert

As promised, the Parkside Community Association crime alerts will be posted on this blog. I understand that this is a home issue, but also take into consideration any valuables left in your car or plain sight in your home.

At 3:10 this morning a Summit Avenue neighbor, between Russell and Jewett pkwy, reports that his alarm tripped indicating the rear deck window.
here's the picture
Young, black male, around 5' 8", 150lbs, wearing light pants, a hoodie
and a light cap.

November 12th Meeting

Old Business:

1. Talked about street safety and the traffic committee meeting
2. Greenfield Street Chili Winter fest will be held on January 31st 2009 from 2PM – 6PM
3. Phone tree.

New Business:

1. Plan for Greenfield St. during Main St. construction.
2. Post-alternate street parking on blog and next meeting flyer.
3. Several properties
4. Idea for Greenfield Street t-shirts (short or long).
5. Ideas for being “green” either environmentally or landscaping wise. Will think about ideas here!
6. List of dead or dieing trees on street to the City – no results from City.
7. Jazz at the Central Park Grill Mondays from 8PM-1030PM.

NEXT MEETING: JANUARY 7TH 2009 – 7PM – NO DECEMBER MEETING

Alternate Street Parking

This is just a friendly reminder about the alternate street parking to all those who park on Greenfield Street, since getting a ticket can be a pain and very time consuming!
NO PARKING
9AM— TO 4PM
on
Mon., Tues., and Wed. on the west (right) side of street
&
Thurs. and Fri. on the east (left) side of the street

Happy Veteran's Day

To all the veteran's of the United States - Happy Veteran's Day.

Parkside Crime Alerts

In an effort to curb all types of crime in the Parkside neighborhood, I will post the Parkside Community Association's (PCA) crime alert emails on this blog. All neighbors should be aware of the activities that are happening and thus should make proper arrangements to thwart such criminal activities (even if this individual looks like Bill Gates).

Updates to follow.

Buffalo Potholes? Really?

A reminder not only to the neighbors on Greenfield St.,
but to everyone in Parkside and in the City:

THE 24 HOUR POTHOLE GUARANTEE!

If you notice a pothole in the City of Buffalo please call: 851-4890.

For more information:
http://www.ci.buffalo.ny.us/Home/Mayor/Leadership/CitiStat_Buffalo/CitiStat_Buffalo_in_the_News/24HoursAddedToPotholeVow

Thank you letter

Since you would need a Google account to view the linked document, I thought it would best to post the letter here:

Dear Mayor Brown,

Recently I contacted the City of Buffalo complaint line, 311 Call and Resolution Center, and submitted some issues around Greenfield Street in the Parkside Neighborhood. Some of the issues I submitted were replacing damaged street signs, adding missing street signs and repairing damaged bridge guardrails. Some of these issues have been completed and I’d like to say, thank you.

One of the items that were recently replaced was the street sign at the corner of Amherst St. and Greenfield St. These street signs were peeling and were replaced with the new blue signs. This not only gives the street better visibility in the Parkside neighborhood but also shows the City cares about updating old signage. On behalf of the Greenfield Street Club, I’d like to express my thanks for installing the new street signs.

There are also some issues that still need to be resolved. One of which are missing street signs at the corner of Greenfield St. and Russell Ave. A few years ago a car hit the street light post where the street signs were posted. The light post was properly installed but without the street signs. The next issue is the damaged guardrails on the Amherst St. bridge the crosses over the belt line. As of present there are jersey barriers covering the damaged section.

Also, some of our neighbors have contacted the 311 Call and Resolution Center regarding graffiti on the Amherst St. Bridge that crosses over the belt line. The city was very prompt at responding to this issue and is in the process of getting finished. Also, I’d like to express my thanks for responding promptly to this issue.

Respectfully Submitted,

Joshua D. Hall

Thank you letter to City

A letter of thanks to Mayor Byron Brown and to the Public Works Department will be mailed soon. If you click on the link, you will see the letter.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dfmh6kfz_76gmn64gdf&hl=en

Also, I will be attending the Parkside Traffic Committee meeting on Tuesday to discuss the street safety issues from the last meeting's minutes. I will update the Greenfield St. Club at the meeting on Wednesday.

Issues on the Street -
a) Speed on the street seems to be an issue.

1. Possibly adding a speed limit sign on the street and a children at play sign
2. No left turn onto Greenfield from 7AM - 9AM?

b) Missing street sign at Russell @ Greenfield.

c) Bridge guardrail on Amherst St. next to Jenna and Neil's home needs to be repaired. I will contact the complaint line regarding this issue. This is the message I would like to send to the City (Please read it over and if there is anything else that needs to be said, please let me know in a day or two):
The guardrail on the bridge that goes over the belt line on Amherst St. at the end of Starin needs to be repaired. A number of months ago a car crashed into the guardrail and since then there has been a jersey barrier blocking the guardrail that was destroyed. Is there anyway a city official could take a look at this to get the guardrail repaired? -Greenfield St. Club