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Brooklyn Bishop Honors The Life of Pope Francis

Brooklyn Bishop Honors The Life of Pope Francis

Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan reflected on the life of the late pontiff, who died at the age of 88 on April 21, or Easter Monday.
North Brooklyn Residents Asks State to Decommission Greenpoint Gas Plant

North Brooklyn Residents Asks State to Decommission Greenpoint Gas Plant

As the state Public Service Commission held public hearings on National Grid's plan to expand its Greenpoint gas facility, dozens of residents said the facility should be shut down instead.
Free Classes Are Back in Session as Brooklyn’s University Open Air Returns

Free Classes Are Back in Session as Brooklyn’s University Open Air Returns

Brooklyn Public Library's University Open Air offers Brooklynites a free series of classes taught by professors, researchers and academics from overseas.
NYC Service Opens 2025 Applications for Civic Impact and Love Your Block Grants

NYC Service Opens 2025 Applications for Civic Impact and Love Your Block Grants

Expanded 2025 grants offer up to $10,000 for nonprofits and $3,000 for resident-led groups to tackle food insecurity, public health, environmental care and neighborhood revitalization through volunteer service and city agency support.
Strike Ends at Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse

Strike Ends at Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse

The NYC Alamo United union said a “tentative agreement” was offered on Tuesday. Forty employees at the Downtown Brooklyn location are expected to get their jobs back.
Brooklyn's Biggest Day of Service Returns

Brooklyn's Biggest Day of Service Returns

Brooklyn Org is inviting residents to participate in various volunteer opportunities on April 26, to foster community connections and create the largest single day of volunteering in the borough’s history.
The City's Top Super Speeder is in Brooklyn

The City's Top Super Speeder is in Brooklyn

New research from Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets identified the city's most reckless drivers and the locations where they most frequently endanger New Yorkers’ lives. The top super speeder collected the most tickets on Ocean Parkway in Gravesend.
Nonprofits Supporting Brooklyn Immigrants Get Grant Funding

Nonprofits Supporting Brooklyn Immigrants Get Grant Funding

Brooklyn Org awards $1.8 million to 17 Brooklyn immigrant-serving organizations.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Opens New Pavilion and Entryway For 15th Anniversary

Brooklyn Bridge Park Opens New Pavilion and Entryway For 15th Anniversary

A new entryway sits atop a gently-sloped knoll surrounded by honey locust and ginkgo trees and offers views of the Manhattan skyline and East River.
Advocates Battle NYC Parks Plan to Cut 78 Trees in Fort Greene Park

Advocates Battle NYC Parks Plan to Cut 78 Trees in Fort Greene Park

The nonprofit Friends of Fort Greene Park says the Parks Departments failed to conduct a full environmental review before they approved a plan that involves cutting down 78 trees.