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Congresswoman Helps Deliver 1,000 Cases of Food to Local Churches in Crown Heights

Congresswoman Helps Deliver 1,000 Cases of Food to Local Churches in Crown Heights

Communities across Brooklyn are facing empty shelves. Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke decided to take matters into her own hands.
Cooking for Community: How Two Brownsville Groups Are Supporting Vulnerable Neighbors During COVID-19

Cooking for Community: How Two Brownsville Groups Are Supporting Vulnerable Neighbors During COVID-19

The Brownsville Community Culinary Center and Collective Fare are working day and night for a community they knew would be underserved through the pandemic
The Bed-Stuy Ambulance Corps Remains One of New York's Forgotten Essential Workers

The Bed-Stuy Ambulance Corps Remains One of New York's Forgotten Essential Workers

As COVID-19 has left many communities of color with little to no support, one volunteer ambulance service steps up
United Way NYC Launches Community Fund, Discusses Path Forward, Post-Coronavirus

United Way NYC Launches Community Fund, Discusses Path Forward, Post-Coronavirus

With its vast organizational network and broad reach, UWNYC shares keen insight on resident needs around the virus
This Woman is Fundraising for Tech to Connect End-of-Life Patients With Their Loved Ones

This Woman is Fundraising for Tech to Connect End-of-Life Patients With Their Loved Ones

Shelley Worrell says tablet computers will allow dying patients to see their families, one precious last time

Anonymous Million-Dollar Donation to Local Org Will Help Fight Hunger in the Borough

A donor has given $1.2 million to SCO Family of Services, helping some of New York’s poorest families

Census Outreach Team Won’t Let Coronavirus Stop Their Progress

The pandemic adds to the challenges of reaching Brooklyn’s hard-to-count neighborhoods.
Lawmakers Monitoring Crown Heights Nursing Home After Allegations Bodies Were Left For Days

Lawmakers Monitoring Crown Heights Nursing Home After Allegations Bodies Were Left For Days

Brooklyn lawmakers have asked the Governor take control of the center, after multiple reports of disturbing conditions

What's Going Down at Restoration During the Covid-19 Crisis?

This "non-essential" operation was actually very essential to many Central Brooklyn residents

United Way of New York City Launches COVID-19 Community Fund

The new fund aims to assist the most vulnerable New Yorkers impacted by the coronavirus crisis