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Video: Meet the East New York Woman Who Feeds 550 Feral Cats All Night, Every Night

Video: Meet the East New York Woman Who Feeds 550 Feral Cats All Night, Every Night

Meena Persaud spends $150 a day feeding neighborhood cats with all of her own money
Crown Heights Pastor Brings Watermelon to Brooklyn With New Business

Crown Heights Pastor Brings Watermelon to Brooklyn With New Business

Clinton Brown shares his lifelong knowledge of the fruit with his new home in Brooklyn
Neighbors Are Tackling the Trash Amidst COVID-19 Budget Cuts

Neighbors Are Tackling the Trash Amidst COVID-19 Budget Cuts

In Brooklyn, grassroots groups are forming to address the mounting garbage on city streets that has led to increased sightings of rats.
Chickens Rescued in Memory of 'Selfless' Young Brooklynite

Chickens Rescued in Memory of 'Selfless' Young Brooklynite

In his 22 years Shimon Shuchat left an indelible mark on the world, New York animal activists say

Nets Owners Pledge $50M to Social Justice Fund With Focus on Black Brooklyn

Details on how Brooklyn community groups can access the funds have not yet been released
New Community Support Program in East NY, Brownsville Helping Residents in Need

New Community Support Program in East NY, Brownsville Helping Residents in Need

ICL Connects helped over 180 people in East New York and Brownsville get mental health, housing and food services last month
Last-Minute Grant Saves Prospect Park Youth Program, Employs Kids of Essential Workers

Last-Minute Grant Saves Prospect Park Youth Program, Employs Kids of Essential Workers

The grant has allowed 24 teens, including kids of essential workers, to work in the park this summer
Brownsville Giveaway Becomes Weekly Event

Brownsville Giveaway Becomes Weekly Event

After seeing the level of need in the community, World of Giving will make its Brownsville food giveaway a weekly event
Record Amounts of Trash Cover Prospect Park

Record Amounts of Trash Cover Prospect Park

After a large party this weekend, Prospect Park fields were almost unrecognizable with litter strewn about
Brooklyn Community Steps Out in Generosity for Premature Baby Girl and Her Mom

Brooklyn Community Steps Out in Generosity for Premature Baby Girl and Her Mom

A baby girl born almost 3 months premature amid the COVID-19 pandemic has come home to a house full of supplies thanks to the generosity of the Bed-Stuy community