Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Community Board 5 Meets - Conduit Boulevard Safety Plans, L Train Repairs Update

Chairman Andre Mitchell addresses the community. On Wednesday evening, Community Board 5 had their final general meeting before the summer recess. As part of the board's neighborhood tour, they gathered at P.S 346 in Starrett City.

NEBHDCo's Community Chef Training Slated for July

Do you have a passion for food? Do you enjoy community outreach? Ever thought about becoming a Community Chef? The Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation is offering Community Chef trainings for residents of the Bedford Stuyvesant neighbo

Brooklyn's 71st Precinct Welcomes 8 New Neighborhood Community Officers

Officers are inducted into the 71st Precinct NCO Program In a ceremony held at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens on Tuesday evening, 8 new Neighborhood Community Officers were officially inducted into service and given their designated areas within the

$3 Million Renovations Planned For Lincoln Terrace Park

Lincoln Terrace Park Photo Credit: www.nycgovparks.org A popular Brooklyn park that sits at the border of Brownsville and Crown Heights is set to receive a new wave of funding from the city's Parks Department.
Green Earth Poets Café Gives Final Performance at BMS: Photos

Green Earth Poets Café Gives Final Performance at BMS: Photos

This spring, teens in Bedford Stuyvesant met weekly with Green Earth Poets Café teaching artists to write original poetry as part of the NeON Arts program .

Basketball Opera Puts Unique Spotlight on Realities of Gun Violence

Bounce - a basketball opera Photo Credit: Will Ehrenreich This weekend, Brooklynites are invited to enjoy a new take on the traditional opera performances that are popularized on television and in movies.

10 Things My Suicide Would Have Stopped

"What if someone you loved killed themselves? Before you answer I want you to picture this. In public their life seems great. They have a nice car, decent job; they are easy on the eyes. They are well loved.

Bed-Stuy Resident Receives Award as Part of 'National Garbage Man Month'

Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Julius Brewster grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant and was fascinated by big trucks since his adolescence.

Doula Ebony Knight & Powerful Pioneers

Doula Ebony Knights became a Dancing Thru Pregnancy teacher in 2014 through the Healthy Start Brooklyn program.

Police Athletic League Provides Free and Safe Summer Fun for Local Kids

Fox Playground. Photo Credit: www.nycgovparks.