Non-Profit & Community

The funding will benefit the Flatbush Development Corporation, the Flatbush Tenant Coalition, Housing & Family Services of Greater New York, the Fifth Avenue Committee and the Legal Aid Society.

The kickoff event provided Brooklyn families an opportunity to sign up for BPL's Summer Reading program to participate in activities and challenges all summer long.

Among the honorees recognized by State Senator Parker were principals, assistant principals, parent coordinators and parent-teacher associations. State Senator and Councilmember Williams joined Healthfirst to honor NYC educators.

More than an urban farm, Project EATS provides healthy nutrition and workforce training, and fosters community through education, events and art.

Brooklynites who were issued civil summonses can resolve them at the City's Pop-Up Court without having to leave the neighborhood.

Activists rallied to emphasize that gun violence is a daily reality in many communities and that raising awareness is only the first step.

Democracy Lab, housed in a massive inflatable bubble, will present workshops and talks on social justice and civic engagement with The Simpsons writer Mike Reiss, New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv and more.

Brooklynites who are members of the Brooklyn Public Libary members can now explore their musical side and borrow an instrument for up to eight weeks! Photo courtesy Brooklyn Public Library Have you always thought about picking up an instrument, but w

'All of our children deserve to be safe. Students should be learning math, not massacre,' said BP Adams. BP Adams called at rally on Wednesday for security guard funding for all schools.

Studies have found that 56 percent of those who become addicted to painkillers found their drugs in their family's medicine cabinet Leaders in the Jewish and African-American communities held a town hall and panel discussion on the opioid epidemic in