Non-Profit & Community

There's a host of programming at the Brooklyn Public Library for Banned Books Week that occurs on Oct. 6 -11, highlights the value of free and open access to information.

Edwin B. Maxwell, who has worked for the library system for almost 20 years, was once the manager at the New Lots Library. "I’ve seen firsthand how our branches transform lives."

The Downtown Brooklyn art and media group was added to the city's Cultural Institutions Group, which provides art organizations stability with an annual operating subsidy instead of a grant.

In a "Stand Against ICE" march in Sunset Park, hundreds of Brooklyn residents condemned the federal immigration raids that continue across the county.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum names Kaylynn Mayo Director of Education, bringing years of experience in arts and community-focused learning.

Westhab opens an 11-story, 105-unit Fort Greene Family Center, providing transitional housing and services to help Brooklyn families regain stability.

President Emeritus Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, who died on March 26, 2025, was heralded by leaders at the Pratt Institute as a transformative figure that changed the school and the surrounding Clinton Hill neighborhood.

The mural by artist Adam Cvijanovic is the largest permanent artwork commissioned for the cathedral in its 146-year history.

Residents, students and merchants came together for a community cleanup session in Canarsie, launching the school year with a fresh start on Rockaway Parkway.

Brooklyn Lab Charter School welcomed 750 scholars, educators and community leaders at a Wednesday event that focused on belonging and inspiration for the year ahead.