Category: Events

  • NYC BLAC for Census 2020:

    NYC BLAC for Census 2020:

    Black Activist Summit, Weds., December 18, 20196 – 8 pm All Souls Episcopal Church 88 St. Nicholas Avenue (@ 114th St.)Harlem, NY 2,3 or A,B,C to 116th St. — map/directions Each year, the federal government uses census count data to determine how to spend nearly $800 billion dollars. Your community’s census count data determines how…

  • Daughters of the Dust

    Daughters of the Dust

    January 7, 2020, 6 – 7:30 pm, New Lots Library, 665 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207 map/directions A film by Julie Dash about Gullah culture in 1902 South Carolina. At the dawn of the 20th century, a family in the Gullah community of coastal South Carolina — former West African slaves who adopted many…

  • Green Basket Ceremony

    Green Basket Ceremony

    Friday, November 15, 2019, at 4 pm. At:Pennsylvania Ave. 2,3,4 Station (map) & Livonia Ave. L train station (map) Join us–we are presenting new green waste bins along the Pennsylvania Avenue corridor between the Pennsylvania Ave. train station and the Livonia Avenue train station. Recycling literature/ Giveaways (Green champs) There will be a Ribbon cutting,…

  • Census 2020 Job Fair

    Census 2020 Job Fair

    Mondays, November 25 and December 16, 2019, 2 – 5 pm, Apply on-site for Census Jobs.1159 Elton St., Brooklyn, NY 11239 – Get Directions If you have already applied, come see where you are on the list.Call (718) 676-5920 for more information.Help make sure our community gets counted!Census count determines funding for daycare, schools, senior…

  • Get a Job With the 2020 Census

    Get a Job With the 2020 Census

    Spread the word and come out on Monday, October 21, 2019, at the New Lots Library.  Census 2020 is crucial for our communities to make sure we get counted and get our share of funding for day care, health care, housing and transportation. You can be part of talking to your neighbors to get us all…

  • The Power of Pink Event

    The Power of Pink Event

    Sat., October 19, 2019, from 10am – 3pm. Join us at Brooklyn Sports Club as we work to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. We will have activities, games and raffles with prizes, and group classes including: YOGA CLASS at 10 amZUMBA CLASS at 12 noon Our suggested donation for all members and guests to…

  • Family Fun Activities at 5K

    Family Fun Activities at 5K

    Kids don’t want to do a 5K? Bring them to the accompanying Family Fun events including face painting, games, music, photobooth, fitness activities, and community resource tables. Sponsored by East New York Restoration LDC. For info call (718) 676-5920 Register at https://bit.ly/2GQGxOw. Registered participants get a t-shirt, race bibs, and medals for all who finish…

  • National Night Out

    National Night Out

    Join the NYPD 75th Precinct, Community Council and community stakeholders in a day of fun, food, giveaways and fellowship. Get large flyer

  • Counting CB5: Info Session

    Counting CB5: Info Session

    The residents of Community Board 5 (CB5) need to be counted! With Census 2020 right around the corner we must be strategic to count our community. Please join us for an information session to understand the logistcs of forming a Complete Count Committee (CCC) to do just that. Monday, June 17, 2019 • 6:30 pmEast…