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City Launches Block Parties for Teens in an Effort to Increase Vaccination

As NYC Youth Vax Week continues, community leaders are encouraging youth and parents to remain informed about the vaccine and get vaccinated.

Jun 4, 2021 12:32 PM Read more >

New 14-Story 100% Affordable Apartment Building to Be Built in Brownsville

RiseBoro Community Partnership and Slate Property Group have bought the site for the building at 326 Rockaway Avenue

Jun 4, 2021 12:04 PM Read more >

NYC Immigrant Renters to Get Legal Guidance, Rent Relief Through New Housing Helpline

Legal Aid, Enterprise, Make the Road NY, RiseBoro, CAMBA and Robin Hood Foundation have launched the new helpline to help immigrant NYers access state rental relief program

Jun 4, 2021 9:48 AM Read more >

New Free Digital Skills Program Aims to Upskill NYers for In-Demand Jobs

Microsoft has partnered with community, eduacational and corporate partners in New York to develop the skills program

Jun 3, 2021 12:19 PM Read more >

Elevator at Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College Subway Station to Close for Six Months

The elevator closure will leave the station inaccessible to those with disabilities until a new elevator is installed next year

Jun 3, 2021 11:43 AM Read more >

Flower Shop Art Collective to Kick Off Sustainable Summer Series in Brooklyn

Local artists and non-artists alike are invited to a free workshop where they will use natural dyes from vegetables to create "painted poems."

Jun 3, 2021 10:41 AM Read more >

East Flatbush Hospital Closure Set For July 1, Despite Community's Pleas

Community members have been fighting to save Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center beds, but say Governor Cuomo and One Brooklyn Health are rapidly moving forward with the closure

Jun 2, 2021 6:47 PM Read more >

Housing Lottery Opens in Bed-Stuy With Apartments Starting at $1,041 a Month

44 affordable apartments are available at the former Cascade Linen Supply Company building

Jun 2, 2021 6:26 PM Read more >

New York Mayors Urge State Lawmakers to Pass Critical Gun Control Laws

Mayors from across New York state have sent a letter to lawmakers urging the passage of strict gun control laws

Jun 2, 2021 5:50 PM Read more >

School Nurses Have a Big Job Is 1 for Every 750 Kids Really Enough?

By: Beth Jameson , Seton Hall University When many people think of a school nurse, they imagine a person who hands out Band-Aids for boo-boos. But school nurses do so much more.

Jun 2, 2021 1:28 PM Read more >