Non-Profit & Community

The Farragut Stakeholders Group hosted its 3rd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting at the Farragut Houses, a highlight of the holiday season for residents.

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with BlueSky Management requiring $672,578 in penalties, tenant refunds, building repairs and independent monitoring after investigators found unsafe conditions and rent violations across dozens of NYC properties including in Brooklyn.

Thousands of Jewish adults and teens gathered at Barclays Center to remember the 15 victims murdered in the terrorist attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.

The Brooklyn Public Library celebrated the reopening of the waterfront Gerritsen Beach Library following a $2.4 million renovation completed ahead of schedule.

Now named Sparrow Square, the 7.2-acre state-owned campus will be turned into an affordable and supportive housing complex.

Paul Mitchell, the lead pastor of Changing Lives Christian Center in East New York and the president of a Brooklyn day care, pleaded guilty for tax evasion and using funds from both organizations to pay for clothing, jewelry, luxury accessories and life insurance.

Monitor Point, a mixed-use development at 40 and 56 Quay St., will now have 40% of all homes — approximately 460 apartments — as permanently affordable units.

Controversy grows over a proposed skyscraper above Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church, with supporters citing housing needs and opponents warning of facadism.

Brooklyn Org has committed $1.5 million in new multi-year grants to 16 nonprofits providing food access, immigrant support, mental health care, youth programs and senior services across the borough.

GoFundMe’s 2025 report names Brooklyn one of the nation’s most generous communities amid a record year of global giving and local impact.