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Forty Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers Graduate From Post-Prison Workforce Program

Forty Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers Graduate From Post-Prison Workforce Program

Neighborhood Cleanup Across Southwest Brooklyn Set for Saturday

Neighborhood Cleanup Across Southwest Brooklyn Set for Saturday

Parks, sidewalks and shopping corridors are set to get a refresh during a volunteer cleanup this weekend.
Protestors Resist Termination of Haitian TPS as Hospitals Experience Nursing Shortages

Protestors Resist Termination of Haitian TPS as Hospitals Experience Nursing Shortages

Advocates and politicians gather to oppose the Trump Administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants, as the policy affects staffing at Brooklyn's Maimonides Medical Center.
Back-to-School: Upcoming Brooklyn Giveaways and Programming

Back-to-School: Upcoming Brooklyn Giveaways and Programming

With one month left until the school year, here’s where to find free school supplies in Brooklyn.
Lincoln Place Named Brooklyn's Greenest Block

Lincoln Place Named Brooklyn's Greenest Block

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden recognizes Brooklyn's most vibrant gardens, tree beds and community streetscapes for bringing neighborhoods together and beautifying local blocks.
Brooklyn Org Names Tim Simons as Board Co-Chair

Brooklyn Org Names Tim Simons as Board Co-Chair

Brooklyn Org is entering its new fiscal year with a leadership transition aimed at guiding its next phase of community investment.
CUNY Expands Career Readiness Program to Kingsborough

CUNY Expands Career Readiness Program to Kingsborough

CUNY Beyond integrates career planning into students' academic experience through advising that connects career and academic goals, career-infused degree maps and expanded access to paid internships with businesses and government agencies.
Brooklyn Learning Garden Helps Youth Dig Into Their Future

Brooklyn Learning Garden Helps Youth Dig Into Their Future

The Learning Gardens program through the City Parks Foundation provides hands-on lessons for high school and college interns over the summer to learn about community gardening, growing food and understanding urban biodiversity.
New Gate And Bike Paths Planned For Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery

New Gate And Bike Paths Planned For Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery

With $4 million in funding from the City Council, the 478-acre cemetery is reimagining its borders to include seating on sidewalks, new plantings, public artwork and more.
Brooklyn's Marlboro Houses Opens Redesigned Community Park Made of Corks

Brooklyn's Marlboro Houses Opens Redesigned Community Park Made of Corks

A long-underused section of Marlboro Houses has been reimagined as a welcoming green space shaped by residents and built to better withstand flooding.