Author: Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

  • Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Kicks Off 2026 Community Board Application Season

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    Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

    New York City Residents Ages 16 and Up Can Apply to Join Brooklyn’s Most Grassroots Level of Local Government Applications Close February 6, 2026, at 11 PM ET ***DIGITAL TOOLKIT AVAILABLE HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso today opened applications for city residents to join Brooklyn’s 18 community boards.…

  • Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Opposes Five-Year Extension of Bus Contracts

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    Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

    ***BP REYNOSO AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS*** BROOKLYN, NY – Ahead of the NYC Panel for Educational Policy (PEP)’s vote tonight on a resolution opposing a five-year bus contract without employee protection provisions, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso issued the following statement: “150,000 of our city’s students take the bus to school every day. Nearly…

  • Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s The 2025 Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn Honored with Award from the American Planning Association’s New York Metro Chapter

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    Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

    Reynoso Received the Lawrence M. Orton Award for Leadership in City and Regional Planning  ***PHOTOS AVAILABLE HERE*** New York, NY (October 29, 2025) – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s The 2025 Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn received the Lawrence M. Orton Award for leadership in city and regional planning from the American Planning Association’s New…

  • NYC Aging: 2025 Annual Plan Summary Public Hearing

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    Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

    Good morning and thank you to NYC Aging for holding this hearing in Brooklyn. My name is Hannah May-Powers, and I am the Health and Safety Policy Analyst at the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. I am here today to speak about the information presented in the…

  • Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Hosts 4th Annual Adopt-a-Shelter-Animal Event

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    Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

    Dozens Of Adoptable Pets From Six Local Animal Welfare Organizations Filled Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza in Hopes of Finding Their Forever Home ***PHOTOS AVAILABLE HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted his 4th Annual Adopt-A-Shelter-Animal event alongside local animal welfare organizations outside Brooklyn Borough Hall. The event continued the Borough…