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...
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz invites students grades 3-12, who live or go to school in the 45th Assembly District, to enter the 2015 Holocaust Memorial Creative Arts Contest. Students may submit essays, poetry, artworks, and videos of dramatic music or dance performances. Class/group...
UPDATE: Read about the first symposium, held Feb. 26th, here. Council Member Chaim Deutsch invites residents to participate in a two-part Community Symposium featuring presentations by the NYS National Guard, the NYC Office of Emergency Management, NYPD and FDNY....
Would you like to be more involved in our local community government? For the first time, anyone 16 or older can apply to join the Community Board, as long as they live within the district. Apply now to serve on Community Board...
The New York City Department of Finance (DOF) has scheduled two Notice of Property Value (NOVP) workshops in Brooklyn. This is an excellent opportunity for property owners to meet with DOF representatives and the NYC Tax Commission to: Ask...
While it appears our area has been spared the worst of the Blizzard Juno, city officials advise using extreme caution in venturing outdoors today. Roads are now open, and mass transit has resumed limited service. New Yorkers are also encouraged...
Since October 1, 2014, if you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks, you’ve probably noticed a change in the way you receive your payments. If you’re eligible for both federal and state payments, you’re now getting one check from...