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…
Black and Brown Neighborhoods to the North and South of the BQE’s Triple Cantilever Were Bisected by the Corridor and Continue to Face Poor Air Quality, High Rates of Asthma, and Fractured Communities “If we miss this opportunity to address the harms of the past, make no mistake: New York Read more…
City Agencies, Nonprofit Organizations, Cultural Institutions, and Public Schools Are Eligible to Apply Applications Close on February 23, 2023, at 5pm ET ***APPLICATION AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (February 9, 2023) – Applications are now open for Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Funding. The New York Read more…
***PHOTOS AND VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (February 2, 2023) – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Tuesday hosted a Lunar New Year celebration in partnership with Homecrest Community Services and UA3 to welcome in the Year of the Rabbit and the Year of the Cat alongside all of Brooklyn. Read more…
***PHOTOS & VIDEOS AVAILABLE HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (January 27, 2023) – Yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted a ‘Children’s Winter Village’ at Brooklyn Borough Hall featuring arts & crafts, Lego building, face painting, and even a read-aloud of a couple of books, including Bark, George, by Jules Feiffer. Over Read more…
400 of the School’s First, Second, and Third Graders Received Gifts Through Partnership with the National Supermarket Association ***PHOTOS & VIDEOS AVAILABLE HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (January 17, 2023) – Last week, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Council Member Alexa Avilés teamed up with the National Supermarket Association to bring the Read more…
In Year One, the Reynoso Administration Made History with Bold Maternal Health Agenda and the Launch of Brooklyn’s First Comprehensive Planning Effort 2023 Agenda Includes Nonprofit Space Ownership Fund, Solarizing Low-Income Housing, Brownsville Small Business Incubator, and Community Board Reform ***VIDEO RECORDING HERE & FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (January Read more…
Food distribution will support 100 local Brooklyn nonprofits’ holiday programming Partners of the distribution included Aetna, Hispanic Federation, Hunts Point Produce Market, National Grid, National Supermarket Association, New York City Hospitality Alliance, Ponce Bank, and Wegmans BROOKLYN, NY (November 18, 2022) – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, in coordination with his city-affiliated Read more…