Ward 2 - Cam Gordon

350 S. 5th St., Room 307
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 673-2202
Cam's E-mail
Contact Ward 2

Second Ward Blog

Ward 2 Date Book

Today | This Week | This Month

Cam's Community Office Hours in the Ward are on Mondays from 9:30-11:00am following this pattern:

First Mondays at the Birchwood Café, 3311 E 25th St;

Second Mondays at Black: Coffee and Waffles, 1500 Como Ave SE;

Third Mondays at t-Rex Cookie Café, 3338 University Ave SE; and

Fourth Mondays at the East Lake Library, 2727 E Lake St.

This calendar includes public meetings of interest in the 2nd Ward and does not reflect the Council Member’s full daily schedule.

Cooper Neighborhood

Council Member Gordon’s Cooper Office Hours

Fourth Tuesdays 9:30-11:00am
Birchwood Café, 3311 E 25th St

The Cooper neighborhood is located in southeastern Minneapolis. It extends from 38 ^th Avenue South in the west to the Mississippi River in the east and northeast. From north to south, Cooper extends from the 27th street railroad tracks to 34 ^th Street East. The neighborhood's name is derived from an elementary school named after James Fenimore Cooper, an American novelist born in 1789. A mainly residential neighborhood, Cooper's most important commercial corridor is Lake Street. Parks cover the banks of the Mississippi River.

Neighborhood Profile

Identifying features

Mississippi River, Midtown Greenway, East Lake Street
Schools: Anne Sullivan
Local Media: The Longfellow Messenger
Parks/Greenspace: Brackett Park, Mississippi River Gorge

Neighborhood Group

Longfellow Community Council
2727 26th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55406
(612) 722-4529

Staff Contact
Melanie Majors
(612) 722-4529
[email protected]

Business Association

Longfellow Business Association
2727 26 ^th Ave S
Mpls, MN 55406
(612) 721-7254

Community Developers

Seward Redesign
2323 Franklin Ave E
Mpls, MN 55406
(612) 338-8729

City Contacts

Police Precinct: 3

Crime Prevention Specialist: Shun Tillman, [email protected]
Inspector: Lucy Gerold, 673-5786, [email protected].
Sector Lieutenant: Arthur Knight, [email protected], (612) 673-5788

CPED Planning Team:

Planning: Paul Mogush, (612) 673-2074
Housing: Dollie Crowther, (612) 673-5263
Economic Development: Mark Garner, (612) 673-5037

Park Board Commissioner: Scott Vreeland, [email protected], (612) 230-6443

Upcoming/Ongoing Developments

East River Parkway Bike/Pedestrian Path Reconstruction

For monthly reports on issues of importance to neighborhoods, please go to the Reports and Newsletters page.

Last updated Oct 30, 2018

Accessibility menu

Minneapolismn.gov