Non-Profit & Community

New Map-Making Program in Brooklyn Helps Teens Navigate Loneliness, Isolation

Through six-week programs at Brooklyn Public Library, teens will learn map-making skills to help address the mental health crises exacerbated by the pandemic

Dec 22, 2021 4:47 PM Read more >

First-Generation Brooklynites Are Getting Into College Thanks to This Growing Organization

Freedom and Citizenship is in the process of creating similar, life-changing programs in 25+ universities by 2024.

Dec 21, 2021 5:01 PM Read more >

Prospect Park Gets $40M From City to Restore Children's Pool, Rose Garden and More

Prospect Park has been given a $40 million cash injection to restore important landscapes in the northeast corner of the park called the Vale.

Dec 17, 2021 12:04 PM Read more >

Here's What BK Parents Need to Know About the New Middle and High School Admissions Process

Incoming middle schoolers can start applying the week of January 10 and incoming high schoolers can start applying the week of January 24.

Dec 17, 2021 10:42 AM Read more >

The 411 on 441 Willoughby: Residents Rally to Protect 100-Yr-Old Bed-Stuy Mansion

Here's why lifelong Willoughby Avenue residents are mobilizing around a building deeply rooted in the area's history.

Dec 16, 2021 11:10 AM Read more >

Have You Got a Great Idea to Make NYC a Better Place? Apply Now for the $200K David Prize

The David Prize awards five extraordinary New Yorkers with great ideas $200,000 each year with no strings attached

Dec 14, 2021 3:40 PM Read more >

East Flatbush Residents Celebrate 25th Street’s New Historic District Marker

The marker was installed this week, a year after the district was designated as historic by the City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission

Dec 10, 2021 2:59 PM Read more >

New $539M Homeowner Assistance Fund Launched for NYers at Risk of Foreclosure

The new fund, launched by Governor Kathy Hochul, will help low- and moderate-income homeowners impacted by the pandemic stay in their homes

Dec 8, 2021 4:18 PM Read more >

‘Guardian Angel’ for Cypress Hills Families Never Forgot His Roots

During the holidays, Pete Valentine and his wife Frances make sure no child at Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation has to go without

Dec 8, 2021 12:11 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates 125th Anniversary and Two New Facilities

Brooklyn Public Library has marked its 125th anniversary with a proclamation by Mayor-elect and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

Dec 3, 2021 6:31 PM Read more >