Officials, volunteers and neighborhood kids cut the red ribbon, a snip at a time, and the next phase of a neighborhood tradition was launched.
Brooklyn Org will host its annual Volunteer Day on Saturday, bringing together residents and partners for a day of service.
New York Cares offers several ways to give back this Valentine’s weekend, including upcycling flowers and helping older adults.
Abrams Fensterman hosted a Brooklyn dinner honoring Kings County Democratic volunteers for their civic and political work.
It’s hard to miss the blue and white North Brooklyn Angels delivery truck outside the Church of the Ascension when walking in Greenpoint.
On a Wednesday evening, two dozen New Yorkers gathered outside Rounder’s, a sports bar in Greenpoint for a trash pick up.
THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS Association will hold their annual “Spring into Service” volunteer day this Saturday, April 26.
A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS from Assembly District 50 have been nominated for a citywide award recognizing civic engagement.
Hundreds of Brooklynites find food security through the North Brooklyn Angels daily meal service that aims to mitigate the rising costs.
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson announced a monthlong series of PSAs that are focused on encouraging New Yorkers to volunteer for jury duty.
North Brooklyn Parks Alliance and Friends of McGolrick Park joined forces to construct bird gardens following the success of the Bird Club.
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WILLIAMSBURG — Culminating after a weeklong Donation Collection Drive powered by local businesses and residences, North Brooklyn Angels hosted a major giveaway event on Thursday in Most Holy Trinity St.
CONEY ISLAND — National Grid whose history in Brooklyn goes back more than a century as the original Brooklyn Union Gas Company, pulled together some impressive environmental cleanup on Earth
The one-day volunteering event — where employees give back to their communities by packing boxes of food or cleaning up a park or fundraising — is so ingrained in corporations
This article was originally published on Jul 22 5:41pm EDT by THE CITY. In the midst of a heat wave, a door knock or phone call could make a difference.
When BloomAgainBklyn holds its “Spring Fling” gala event on May 18th, three women who represent “beautiful flowers of humanity” will be recognized for their contributions to Brooklyn and beyond. BloomAgainBklyn
Students who are the first in their family to attend college tend to see it as a means to improve their personal lives and as an opportunity for social mobility.
Inside the bustling New York Common Pantry, people hustle to assemble bags of carrots, apples, potatoes and other items. Outside the food pantry, others haul deliveries or hand out produce
At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic this spring, Sharawn Vinson often woke up crying. A recurring thought was making the unemployed single mother desperate: that her kids could go
A self-represented litigant from Brooklyn had a consumer debt case in the Civil Court that was adjourned due to the COVID-19 crisis. On Aug. 8, the crisis was not over
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
In order to ensure that the people fighting on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic are taken care of, the Volunteers of Legal Service announced last week that the group
With estimated death totals related to COVID-19 topping 23,000 so far, the New York State Bar Association is “desperately” seeking volunteer attorneys to match with low-income families who need help
NEW YORK (AP) — The idea formed on a day when all the news headlines were dire. The coronavirus was surging worldwide; Nashville had lost residents in a devastating tornado
As the death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak mounts, mutual aid groups have been popping up all across Brooklyn, New York City’s largest borough, to assist neighbors who are
State Liquor Authority eases requirements Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the State Liquor Authority last week announced new policy changes, according to the Brooklyn Reporter. These changes include a 60-day
As bars and restaurants closed, people crowded into grocery stores and daily news about New York City’s coronavirus outbreak became increasingly dire, Karen Tadross began making a plan. She and other
Brooklyn principal dies of coronavirus A Brooklyn principal is among 125 city residents who have died of the coronavirus, according to CBS New York. Dezann Romain was principal of the
Dispute escalates at Williamsburg Hotel A month after a temporary receiver was appointed for Toby Moskovits’ Williamsburg Hotel, its fate seems cloudier than ever, according to The Real Deal. In
The Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) held its annual Volunteer Recognition Event in Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday featuring a reception for all of its volunteers, with four of
As we approach the start of another holiday season and prep our stretchiest of pants for Thanksgiving dinner, the Brooklyn Eagle team thought it best to highlight a few ways
State Senator Marty Golden hosted his annual volunteer appreciation dinner at the Bay Ridge Manor, 476-76th Street, on March 1. Golden presented certificates of appreciation to volunteers who had helped
So many budding healthcare professionals fit into the auditorium of the Maimonides Medical Center that many of them got stuck standing in the back, dressed to impress at the 2017
A Bay Ridge community group hosted a cleanup of the John J. Carty Park playground on June 27. Bay Ridge Cares, a local not-for-profit organization that gathers Ridgeites to help