City of Yes for Housing Opportunity: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Issues Formal Public Review Recommendation

Reynoso Recommends Strategies to Promote Larger Increase in Housing Supply, Including Redefined Inner and Outer Transit Zones, Addition of Core Transit Zones, Higher Density Allowances, and Maximum Dwelling Unit Factors Reynoso Declares Support for City of Yes is Contingent Upon the Inclusion of Proposal to Legalize Accessory Dwelling Units “My Read more…

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month With Drag and Cheer Performances at Brooklyn Borough Hall

Co-Hosted by Brooklyn Pride, Inc., Celebration Featured Routine by Gotham Cheer, Inc. and Drag Performance by Jus Jahlisa ***PHOTOS & VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (June 6, 2023) – Last night, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, co-hosted by Brooklyn Pride, Inc., celebrated LGBTQIA+ Pride Month at Brooklyn Borough Hall. The Read more…

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Hosts Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration With Evening of Music and Dance at Brooklyn Borough Hall

Paying Special Tribute to the Southeast Asian Cultures of Brooklyn, Celebration Featured Performances by Violinists at the Brooklyn Raga Massive, Dancers from the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts, and the First Graders of P.S. 153 Brooklynites Dined on Indian and Hawaiian Dishes From Jalsa Grill & Gravy in Brooklyn’s Little Read more…

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Rejects Weakening of Right-to-Shelter, Calls on the Mayor, City, and State to Advance Real Solutions to Housing and Shelter Crisis

Reynoso Last Week Proposed Legal Pathways for the City Council and Mayor Adams to Compel Landlords to Lease Tens of Thousands of Vacant Apartments to the City at Market Rate to Address the Housing Crisis Reynoso Also Called on Governor Hochul to Mandate Nearby Municipalities to Contribute Dignified Shelter for Read more…

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Proposes Immediate Legal Opportunities for Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, and City Council to Address Migrant and Homelessness Crisis in New York

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…

WEDNESDAY: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Hosts Tenants’ Rights Information Session With the Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit

***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 Borough President Antonio Reynoso Calls on Real Estate Community, Suburbs, and Biden Administration to Step Up in Solving the Migrant Crisis in Wake of Weakening of Right-to-Shelter

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…

THIS FRIDAY: BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT ANTONIO REYNOSO PARTNERS WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGING TO BRING RESOURCES TO OLDER ADULTS IN SUNSET PARK

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…

Nearly 200 Brooklynites Join Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso for Second Annual Ramadan Iftar at Borough Hall

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…

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Celebrates Women Storytellers With the Brooklyn Comedy Collective and The Laundromat Project in Honor of Women’s History Month

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…