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Brooklyn Children’s Museum Appoints Tanya Layne to Board of Trustees

Brooklyn Children’s Museum Appoints Tanya Layne to Board of Trustees

Brooklyn Children’s Museum names Brooklyn resident and art industry legal executive Tanya Layne to its Board of Trustees.
Con Ed Urges Brooklyn Residents to File For Reimbursements After Snow

Con Ed Urges Brooklyn Residents to File For Reimbursements After Snow

Claims can be submitted within 30 days of the outage if you lost power for more than two days.
Borough President Funds Baby Showers in High-Need Brooklyn Neighborhoods

Borough President Funds Baby Showers in High-Need Brooklyn Neighborhoods

Seven Brooklyn nonprofits receive up to $5,000 each through Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s Community Baby Shower Fund to support new and expecting parents.
NYC Cuts Public Recreation Funding to Historic Lows

NYC Cuts Public Recreation Funding to Historic Lows

NYC has sharply cut recreation funding, leaving communities with fewer facilities, staff and programs, according to a new report.
Rising Food Costs Push New Yorkers to Make Tough Trade-Offs

Rising Food Costs Push New Yorkers to Make Tough Trade-Offs

Overall, 74% of New Yorkers reported their financial situation suffered in the past year due to the cost of food, according to a new survey released by No Kid Hungry New York.
2026 Spark Prize Honors Brooklyn’s Equity Champions

2026 Spark Prize Honors Brooklyn’s Equity Champions

At Brooklyn Org’s Spark Breakfast at Barclays Center, five organizations were celebrated for their dedication and service to the borough.
Half of NYC's Top Speeders Drive in Brooklyn

Half of NYC's Top Speeders Drive in Brooklyn

The top speeder, who drives often in southern Brooklyn, has been caught speeding by school zone speed cameras more than 1,000 times since mid-2023, according to new data from Transportation Alternatives and Families For Safe Streets. 
Hearing Disabled NYCHA Residents to Get Services Under Settlement

Hearing Disabled NYCHA Residents to Get Services Under Settlement

Deaf or hard of hearing public housing tenants will receive auxiliary aids and services, interpreters and accessible devices under a new settlement NYCHA reached with the federal government over alleged accessibility violations.
Brooklyn Community Leaders Honored by Pop Smoke Foundation

Brooklyn Community Leaders Honored by Pop Smoke Foundation

Residents and community leaders gathered at The Bogart House for the Canarsie Honors, celebrating local changemakers and supporting youth initiatives through the Shoot For The Stars Foundation, a nonprofit tied to Pop Smoke.
Brooklyn Public Library Hosts Engineers Week Youth Competition

Brooklyn Public Library Hosts Engineers Week Youth Competition

Brooklyn teens spent their mid-winter break learning about energy conservation and equity, presenting animation, game design and digital art projects to National Grid engineers.