Announcements
BED-STUY/DOWNTOWN/SUNSET PARK – Tax Day is Monday, April 15. If you haven’t filed your taxes yet—and need help doing so—Food Bank For New York City [https://www.foodbanknyc.org/] has set up tax assistance sites across the five boroughs offering free tax preparation service to low-income
Cobble Hill
COBBLE HILL – Dozens of fourth graders at Success Academy Cobble Hill participated in the school’s first-ever Empty Bowls fundraiser to help feed hungry New Yorkers. Success Academy Cobble Hill Empty Bowls Event (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) Success Academy Cobble Hill Empty Bowls Event (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) Success Academy
Announcements
BED-STUY/DOWNTOWN/SUNSET PARK – Taxes are due Tuesday, April 17! The non-profit organization, Food Bank For New York City [https://www.foodbanknyc.org/], has opened sites across the five boroughs to provide low-income New Yorkers with free, full-service tax preparation assistance. Food Bank For New York City via Facebook [https:
Health
Today, the Food Bank for New York City released a new study that shows Brooklyn has the highest rate of food security of all five boroughs. The report, titled “Trade Offs at the Dinner Table,” examines the effect that 2013 cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) had on
Brewla Bars
Want to help fight hunger in the city (where about 2.6 million people experience difficulty finding food for themselves and their families each year) while eating Di Fara [http://www.difara.com/] and Wheated [http://wheatedbrooklyn.com/] pizza slices for $1? We can’t really imagine any answer other
change one thing
Making healthy food choices isn’t always as easy as we’d like it to be–or is it? That’s the question Food Bank for New York City [http://www.foodbanknyc.org]is taking on this summer as they make stops around the five boroughs in their Change One
agriculture
Name: Royal Age: 3 and a half Breed: Pit bull and boxer mix Katie Dinota, 26 and her husband Adam Linsalata, 27, adopted Royal when she was one year old from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals [http://www.mspca.org/] in Boston, while they were
AT&T
Doing their best to balance, a small group of dedicated slackline walkers meet each week in Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Antonia Massa)By Antonia Massa Strung out and suffering from mild anxiety, Fernando Ruiz fled his office job in London to travel the world. The inner balance he sought