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Through Legal Action, City & State Leaders Could Open Up Tens of Thousands Vacant Apartments to New Yorkers Experiencing Homelessness and Compel Other Municipal Governments Outside of New York City to Contribute Housing and Shelter 80,000 New Yorkers Currently Live in City Shelters, Nearly Two-Thirds of Shelter Populations Are Families Read more…

***FLYER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY – On Wednesday, May 17, from 6 – 8pm, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s Department of Constituent Services will host the fourth installment of their community resource information series launched in February. The session will be presented by the Mayor’s Public Engagement Tenant Read more…

BROOKLYN, NY – In response to the ongoing migrant crisis, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso issued the following statement: “While Mayor Adams is doing the wrong thing in rolling back Right-to-Shelter, we must be careful to call even more loudly on those who are doing nothing at all: the real Read more…

NYC Aging Will Present an Overview of Services Available to Help Brooklyn’s 480,000 Older Adults Age in Place ***FLYER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (April 18, 2023) – On Friday, April 21, from 10:30am – 12pm, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s Department of Constituent Services will host the third Read more…

Evening of Prayer and Traditional Foods From Plov to Samsa Brings Brooklyn’s Muslim Community Together in Observance of the Holiest Month of the Year ***PHOTOS AVAILABLE HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (April 10, 2023) – Last Wednesday, nearly 200 Brooklynites joined Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso for his second annual Ramadan iftar Read more…

Comedians Chanel Ali and Sara Hennessey From the Brooklyn Comedy Collective Performed Stand-Up Comedy Sets Artist Kira Joy Williams From The Laundromat Project Led Brooklynites in a Storytelling Micro-Workshop Honoring the Radical History of Black Women Storytellers and Craft-Workers Who Used Quilting to Preserve Cultural Memory ***PHOTOS AVAILABLE HERE*** BROOKLYN, Read more…

Rev. Council Will Serve as an External Surrogate for the Borough President, While Also Leading Faith-Based Work and Other Special Projects for the Administration Council’s Appointment is Effective April 17, 2023 ***PHOTO OF REV. COUNCIL AVAILABLE HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (March 31, 2023) – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso today announced Read more…

From Better Housing Options to Safer Sidewalks and Intersections, Age-friendly Brooklyn Task Force Outlines 10 Steps the City Can Take to Facilitate Improved Health, Happiness, and Opportunities for Older Adults Across the Borough Brooklyn is Home to 352,000 Adults Ages 65 and Older ***READ THE FULL REPORT HERE // PRESS Read more…

In Partnership with Eric Edwards and the Cultural Museum of African Art, “Brooklyn is Africa: Survival + Persistence = Resistance” Exhibit is Free and Open to the Public 2/24/23 – 3/3/23 Exhibit Features 35 Rare Pieces of Art and Artifacts from the Eric Edwards Collection Dating Back Hundreds of Years and Read more…

Inaugural Session Presented by the NYC Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services Will Discuss Resources for Cash Assistance, Employment Services, Child Support Services, Homelessness Prevention, and More ***FLYER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE*** BROOKLYN NY (February 14, 2023) – Next Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s Department of Constituent Services will Read more…