This a must-read for anyone living, working, doing business (or thinking of doing so in the near future) within the confines of Community Board 7 (Sunset Park, Green-Wood Heights or sections of Windsor Terrace.

• The Department of City Planning has published CB 7's Fiscal Year 2016 Community Statement of Needs.  In addition to this download, it will be available as a permanent link on the right side of the newsletter.

You can also access this document by calling CB7's offices- 718.854.0003. Ask them to add you to their mailing list and you'll receive every new installment of the newsletter, The Elements, as a direct e-mail.

December's newsletter is chock-full of important information about our little corner of the world! And, it will help you put current events in perspective.