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Social Service Centers Coming to New Bushwick Location Across the Luxury Rheingold Development

New HRA center in Bushwick. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.BUSHWICK — A former industrial space in Bushwick has been revamped into a modern development, now housing a new multi-service Human Resources Administration (HRA) Center at 95 Evergreen Avenue (with an entrance at 2 George Street for clients), off the JMZ stop on

Boerum Hill

VIDEO: NYPD Violently Yanks 1-Year-Old From Mother At SNAP Office

BOERUM HILL – A video showing NYPD officers forcibly tearing a one-year-old child out of the arms of his mother [https://www.facebook.com/nyashia.ferguson/videos/2165023130216850/] during a physical altercation at the Human Resources Administration/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) office at 275 Bergen Street last Friday, December 7,

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Food Insecurity Highest in Brooklyn, Food Bank Report Finds

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

Bensonhurst

Mayor Signs Bill Requiring Lactation Rooms At Social Service Agencies Into Law

> “Our vision is to make life easier for families.” – Mayor @BilldeBlasio [https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio] #LactationStations [https://twitter.com/hashtag/LactationStations?src=hash] #BillSigning [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillSigning?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/MxdO0oQoGb [https://t.co/MxdO0oQoGb] — NYC Mayor’s CAU (@mayorsCAU) August 11, 2016 [https://twitter.com/

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To Settle Lawsuit, City Reopens Benefits Program For Disabled Sandy Victims

In order to settle a lawsuit against the city, the Human Resources Administration (HRA) announced Wednesday that it would reopen disaster-related food stamp benefits for disabled residents in Sandy-affected areas. People living in parts of Gerritsen Beach and Coney Island are eligible for the program, called the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition

2600 ocean ave

Don’t Go Hungry: Get Help Applying For SNAP Benefits

Source: foodbanknyc.orgStruggling to cover basic expenses? SNAP can put more food on the table! A team of SNAP specialists [http://www.cscs-ny.org/] will be at the Jay Harama Senior Center (2600 Ocean Avenue) tomorrow to help aging adults fill out and submit SNAP applications. The group will meet

1743 86 St

Don’t Go Hungry: Get Help Applying For SNAP Benefits At New Utrecht Library

New Utrecht Library (Google Maps)Struggling to cover basic expenses? SNAP can put more food on the table! A team of SNAP specialists [http://www.cscs-ny.org/] will be at the New Utrecht Library (1743 86th Street) next week to help aging adults fill out and submit SNAP applications. The

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Souls of Our Feet: People of Color Dance Festival at LIU’s Kumble Theater

Walter Rutledge and Alex Smith Jr., the artistic adviser and executive chairman of Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center, said that the program for Souls of Our Feet: People of Color Dance Festival, the organization’s annual event, spans multiple styles of dance and will appeal to everyone. (Photo by Philippe