Category: Community

Neighborhood enhancement through community development. Community Development efforts include community mobilizing and organizing for resident associations within existing and newly constructed developments and creating annual community-based events to increase exposure to arts, culture, and healthy living initiatives. Events include the East Brooklyn 5K Run/Walk; Outdoor Movies@Gateway; and the Outdoor Jazz@Gateway.

  • Free Health Insurance & Resources Help.

    Free Health Insurance & Resources Help.

    You and your family have a lot of options for health insurance, from Medicaid (lowest-income) to Child Health Plus (below age 19) to NYState Health Plan Marketplace plans (lower – medium income) (Open Enrollment has been extended until May 31, 2021). Get help at one place to determine the best options for you and/or your…

  • CUNY Virtual College Fair

    CUNY Virtual College Fair

    Thursday, March 18, 2021, 3 – 6PM (EST). Meet with admissions representatives and explore which CUNY college is right for you! Juniors: Learn about applying for Macaulay Honors College and other CUNY Colleges for Fall 2022!Seniors/Transfers: You Can Still Apply for Fall 2021!! Sponsored by CUNY Welcome Center, 217 East 42nd St., New York, NY…

  • How to Save Money on Your Church’s Electricity Bill.

    How to Save Money on Your Church’s Electricity Bill.

    Thur., March 11, 2021, 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST. Join the BlocPower team and other House of Worship leaders for a free webinar to learn about no-cost-to-you lighting upgrades and how they’ve helped other religious institutions save on electricity bills. BlocPower is a Brooklyn-based technology company fighting climate change. Our team helps perform no-cost…

  • Monday Movie: The Black Godfather.

    Monday Movie: The Black Godfather.

    Monday, February 22, 2021, 7 pm Online. Go to https://zoom.us/join. Then enter Meeting ID: 815 4900 8590 and Passcode: 654892. Starring Clarence Avant and Quincy Jones, this documentary follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV, and politics. In the last 60 years, if there was…

  • How to Find a Vaccine!

    How to Find a Vaccine!

    East New Yorkers: there are vaccines available if you register online! If you go from website to website looking for one it can seem hopeless. But there are websites that put together lots of different places offering vaccines. Check these out and get vaccinated with your East New York neighbors. Free! https://www.turbovax.info/ https://nycvaccinelist.com/https://vax4nyc.nyc.gov/patient/s/ Proof of…

  • Movie Monday: I Am Not Your Negro

    Movie Monday: I Am Not Your Negro

    Monday, February 1, 2022, 7 pm Zoom meeting id: 891 9087 2849passcode: 427 455 Written by James Baldwin. Directed by Raoul Peck

  • Free African Dance Class!

    Free African Dance Class!

    Tuesday, January 5, 2021, Online via Zoom, Free. Registration required. Sponsored by the New Lots Library. Join us virtually for an evening of traditional African dance, with dance instructor, Caren Calder, from Urban Stages. Participants become the storytellers in a series of African folktales as our facilitator guides you through an interactive African Dance class.…

  • Bring Food & Good Schools to East NY. Fill the Census.

    Bring Food & Good Schools to East NY. Fill the Census.

    Sat., September 26, 2020, 1 – 4 pm, East NY Restoration’s table in Grace Park, Pitkin Ave. & Vermont near Gotham Health Center, East New York, Brooklyn, NY. For more information call East New York Restoration, LDC at 718-676-5920

  • Fill Out the Census and win free food, PPE, and more.

    Fill Out the Census and win free food, PPE, and more.

    Thurs., September 24, 2020, 2 – 6 pm, 1159 Elton Street @ Egan, East New York, Brooklyn, NY. For more information call East New York Restoration, LDC at 718-676-5920