Non-Profit & Community

The center, located in South Brooklyn, was at risk of closing in March, due to a proposal by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

District 17, which covers the majority of Crown Heights, will keep its existing superintendent Shenean Lindsay

Middle school teacher Victor Perry started a wrestling club that is so popular, he's now fundraising to take his students on a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

The Melquain Jatelle Anderson Foundation helped students produce five murals at their school in Fort Greene

Daniel Vavas was honored for his deployment in Vietnam between 1967-1969 and for his ongoing service to his southern Brooklyn community 

Pinnock will become Restoration's first new president and CEO in 20 years and will make history as the organization's first woman president.

The group calls itself the EEAP Coalition, a movement that not only is history-making in its scope but also will serve as a blueprint for adoption at public schools across the country

Inspired by the Birdsong Project, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden presents a program series that creates an entirely new musical landscape.

The 60-foot-high mural features notable Brownsville activists, community leaders, artists, athletes and champions on the northeast exterior wall of Van Dyke III

The new charitable corporation will promote the cultural diversity of Brooklyn through a variety of Brooklyn-aligned services, events and programming