Non-Profit & Community

Donation honors Carthan’s initial quote of $20,000 to save the Magnolia Tree from Bed-Stuy’s redevelopment in the late '60s

Najee Day, an annual celebration and basketball tournament which commemorates Najee Ali Baker's short but impactful life, always draws a large crowd in Crown Heights where he grew up.

Tenants from a large apartment building in Flatbush said they are taking action against their landlord and building management, citing conditions that have led to 277 HPD violations.

The poetry slam semifinals will take place on July 15, at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.

Brooklyn has the second-most residents older than 65 than any other county in the state, with one in five living in poverty

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso will be at the center later this week to pledge funding support for essential repairs at the community hub.

The Jeremiah Program, a Brooklyn nonprofit, held a graduation ceremony to honor mothers and children who graduated this school year. The program provides mentorship and financial resources to single mothers and their children to break the cycle of generational poverty.

The EMPOWER East New York affordable housing education event series is set to continue on July 29.

Brooklyn's Ember Charter Schools just celebrated its inaugural high school graduation, with all 20 of its graduates accepted to college on academic merit scholarships.