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…
$250,000 campaign features English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole informational ads in bus and train stations in key Brooklyn neighborhoods to reach Black and Brown communities facing crisis-level maternal mortality rates Black pregnant people in Brooklyn are 9.4 times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than their white counterparts, with Read more…
As Black and Brown communities face crisis-level maternal morbidity rates, Reynoso advances historic maternal health agenda with $100,000 allocation to launch “Born in Brooklyn” initiative for new parents ***SELECT PHOTOS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE*** BROOKLYN, NY (November 1, 2022) – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Met Council today announced their pilot Read more…
BROOKLYN, NY (July 28, 2022) Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso today announced his administration has allocated $15.625 million to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County to help renovate the facility’s newborn intensive care unit (NICU) and Mother-Baby units. The upgrades will convert both units into family-friendly spaces, providing comfort and privacy Read more…