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Crown Heights Celebrates Student-Designed Eco Playground

Crown Heights Celebrates Student-Designed Eco Playground

The playground's innovative design will provide recreational fun for kids while reducing stormwater runoff and street flooding
Local Org Turns Restaurant Leftovers into Healthy Meals for Food-Insecure Brooklynites

Local Org Turns Restaurant Leftovers into Healthy Meals for Food-Insecure Brooklynites

Rethink Food NYC is repurposing excess products from NYC's top restaurants to support food-insecure Brooklynites in Brownsville
Memorial Day - A Commemoration of Our Fallen Soldiers

Memorial Day - A Commemoration of Our Fallen Soldiers

Originally known as Decoration Day, became an official federal holiday in 1971, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.
City Launches Targeted HIV Prevention Campaign for Women

City Launches Targeted HIV Prevention Campaign for Women

The campaign is targeting women's health care providers in Central and East Brooklyn to increase awareness around HIV prevention and care

'Rembrandt to Picasso:' Brooklyn Museum Presents Rarely Seen Works by European Masters

The exhibit highlights more than 100 European prints and drawings by artists like Van Gogh, Blake, Goya, Degas, Dürer and Manet
Teens Get Swaggy Makeovers at Parker's Prom Dress Giveaway

Teens Get Swaggy Makeovers at Parker's Prom Dress Giveaway

Brooklyn high school seniors were treated to free prom attire complete with shoes, accessories, make-up and hair styling consultations
Lottery for Affordable LGBT Senior Housing Set to Launch in Ft. Greene

Lottery for Affordable LGBT Senior Housing Set to Launch in Ft. Greene

The application process for more than 100 newly constructed units opens May 29.
Cornegy Presents Plan to Boost Mental Health Care in Central Brooklyn

Cornegy Presents Plan to Boost Mental Health Care in Central Brooklyn

The proposal wants to bolster early intervention and community involvement, and improve police response to mental health patients
The Games People Play Take Center Stage in this 651 ARTS Dance Production

The Games People Play Take Center Stage in this 651 ARTS Dance Production

African Diasporic arts organization 651 ARTS is debuting “Boxed," a reflection on adult "game-playing" and how to inspire human connection outside the "box'
Walker Pushes Bill to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in Residential Buildings

Walker Pushes Bill to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in Residential Buildings

The move comes in the wake of the growing opposition from tenants at NYC rent-stabilized apartment complexes, including Brownsville’s Atlantic Plaza Towers.