Park Slope Civic Council

Non-profit enhancing life in Park Slope. A Force for Good in the Neighborhood. Without the Civic Council, the Park Slope we know today would not exist.

The Park Slope Civic Council nurtures, defends, celebrates, and invigorates this community we call home. In the 1950s and 1960s, we organized to stop urban renewal’s bulldozers, fought bank redlining, planted thousands of trees, and launched our annual House Tour to present Park Slope as an alternative to would-be suburbanites. In 1973, we secured our neighborhood’s future when we won designation

of the Park Slope Historic District, and we helped safeguard its character in our push for the city’s first “downzoning,” passed in 2003. In 2007, we took the first steps toward expanding the Park Slope Historic District to safeguard our neighborhood’s character for generations to come. The section on Advocacy details other ways we go to bat for Park Slope today – fighting for a people-oriented re-envisioning of the Atlantic Yards project, for example, or pushing for more livable streets. Elsewhere on our website, you can also read about the many other things we do to keep Park Slope one of America’s great urban communities: the annual Halloween Parade (the largest children’s parade in New York City), our semi-annual Civic Sweep, and the more than $10,000 in grants and scholarships we give out each year to neighborhood organizations and local high school seniors. And there’s more. We spearhead sustainability initiatives in the community, and we are at the forefront of organizing the community to make Fourth Avenue a grand, beautiful, and safe boulevard. The Civic Council has a solid record of working effectively with civic organizations in other communities, on the premise that very few local issues are confined to one community and the larger the community that works together, the better are the chances of getting real results. The Civic Council is a founding stakeholder member of the Grand Army Plaza Coalition and BrooklynSpeaks (concerned with Atlantic Yards), and it is well represented on the Borough President’s Fourth Avenue Task Force. And the Civic Council works with the two business improvement districts (BIDs) in our community (North Flatbush and Park Slope Fifth Avenue), and the merchants who are exploring forming a BID on Seventh Avenue. All these efforts are entirely volunteer driven, from the grassroots up. If there’s a project you’d like to help out on – or a project you’d like to see us take up – join the Civic Council today and let’s make it happen! We’ve been around a long time – since 1896 – and we are making this a civic organization for the 21st century, reaching out to the whole community to give shape to its dreams and its great potential.

06/21/2026

Who’s someone in Park Slope we should know?

We’re looking for more neighbors to feature in People of Park Slope, our new series celebrating the people who make this neighborhood what it is 💚

So far, we’ve talked with Lenny, whose hidden Park Slope garage is full of classic cars and incredible stories 🚗, and Tim Gilles, whose deep connection to the Civic Council and the House Tour helps bring so much of the neighborhood’s history to life 🏡

Now we’d love your help.

Do you know a longtime resident, small business owner, artist, educator, volunteer, community leader, or just someone with a great Park Slope story to tell? Send us a DM or email us their name, along with a few lines about why they’d be a great fit 📬

We’re especially excited to meet people we might not otherwise have the chance to know 😊

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05/31/2026

Wow! What a great 🚲 day. Thanks to the volunteers, community partners and local organizations who helped make our second Community Cycling Day a success.
It was a fun and educational afternoon focused on cycling safety, street awareness, and community engagement, with 900+ helmets given away. Can’t wait to make Community Cycling Day an annual tradition!! And thanks to for the great 📸

05/22/2026

🚨Free event with giveaways!🚨 Bike Day 🚲 is almost here!! Join us Prospect Park on May 30 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm for helmet and bike light giveaways, bike swaps, learn to ride clinics and guided rides around the park. Sign up now 🔗 in bio

05/10/2026

To the moms in our lives on Mother’s Day (and every day), thank you! And to those who are missing your mom, longing to be a mom, navigating a difficult relationship, or just finding today a little tough, we’re thinking of you too.

05/10/2026

Lenny’s Classic Cars, what a success!

Last week Lenny hosted us at his garage, which is one of Park Slope’s hidden treasures. He shared his legendary collection, built over decades and full of history, craftsmanship, and personality.

Thanks Lenny for making it such a warm, memorable, and distinctly Park Slope evening. And thank you to everyone who joined us!

05/06/2026

The annual house tour is just around the corner and who doesn’t want to take a peek behind the stoop?! The tour will feature numerous unique homes including three very different gut-renovated 19th-century brownstones.

All the homes on the tour will showcase forward-thinking, eco-friendly upgrades.

Tickets are selling fast so get yours today. 🔗 in bio. All ticket proceeds fund the PSCC’s Community Grants Program, which provides grants to small, non-profit organizations.

04/29/2026

It’s so soon! Joins us Saturday for the first-ever Park Slope Picnic 🧺 grab your favorite snack, bring a long some friends, and meet on 4th St between JJ Byrne and MS51. Live music and lots of fun. Register at parksopeciviccouncil.org

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http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/

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PO Box 172 123 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY
11215