Senator Simcha Felder’s office will be offering free mammograms to women over 40 who have not had a screening in the past year. Appointments are necessary. Please see below for the schedule and contact information. Thursday, May 7 9...

After word of several online scam or fake memorial funds set up to collect donations in memory of the Sassoon children — the seven children ages five to 16 who died tragically in a Midwood house fire on March 21...

UPDATE: A community fire safety event, to be held in memory of the Sassoon children, has been announced. Please see details below. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— We mourn the loss of the seven children of Midwood’s Sassoon family, who died tragically in an horrific...

New York City Council Member Chaim Deutsch is partnering with the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to significantly increase free tax preparation services and annual tax credit outreach. “Approximately one in five New Yorkers has not been receiving the tax...

Applications are now open for free, full-day, high-quality pre-K starting this fall. And for the first time ever, there’s a seat waiting for every four-year-old in New York City who wants one. Apply now: nyc.gov/prek Each child enrolled in...

As part of the expansion of the Age-Friendly NYC initiative, the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) has created a special survey to help identify new ways to help make all five of our boroughs more age-friendly places. In addition to asking...

The community is invited to attend a Public Hearing on the City’s Preliminary Budget Statement and Register of Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2016, followed by Brooklyn Community Board 14′s March General Board Meeting this evening, Monday, March 9th at Edward...

The NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) is now accepting applications for the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). SYEP provides youth between the ages of 14-24 with paid summer employment and job readiness training for up to six...