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#BedStuyStrong – A New Kind Of Mutual Support Community

A flyer for #bedstuystrong. Courtesy of Phil Ortiz.Like much of the country, Brooklyn has had to react quickly to the coronavirus pandemic and the enormous strain it’s placed not only on our infrastructure [/there-are-not-enough-ventilators-not-enough-beds-officials-worry-as-pandemic-grows/] but on our daily lives. Daily errands have become a safety risk, and we’

Announcements

Help Clean Up The Floyd Bennett Field Coastline This Saturday

Photo via Kristine Paulus, Flicker Creative Commons.BARREN ISLAND – Want to celebrate Mother’s Day a day early? Like a clean beach? Help clean up Floyd Bennett Field [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Floyd+Bennett+Field/@40.5928423,-73.8984197,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x31e3536e533a6d2a!8m2!3d40.5910174!

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Register now for the 9th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run (9/9/2017)

Via T.E.A.L.Join Tell Every Amazing Lady [http://www.tealwalk.org/site/c.ajITK8NHLdJ2E/b.6444947/k.A2DA/Our_Mission.htm] About Ovarian Cancer for our 9 [http://9th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run (9/9/2017)]th Annual Brooklyn [http://9th Annual Brooklyn

Bensonhurst

Giving Back In Bensonhurst: Where To Donate And Volunteer This Thanksgiving

The food donated to City Harvest will go to more than 500 soup kitchens, food pantries and other programs across the city. Photo via City Harvest [https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestNYC/photos/pb.29095531180.-2207520000.1431020404./10153066434261181/?type=3&theater] New York Cares, New York City’s largest volunteer network,

Nonsponsored

Volunteers Needed For CBE And CAMBA Homeless Shelter

Photo via flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattwootton/4562590442/in/photolist-7Xbtbs-5S9Lcp-bZkMRS-ErZn-8D7Kq-5uULun-ngHJCk-ikXNVC-bVKZj1-kYgYGT-8GZBpr-aEgovE-bVKX71-8BsGhr-4t4T5i-dPgUNq-kvnaDL-hmEZZX-chiKT1-bVKYfW-kYgzxZ-bpwmw-7X8eSx-dPgUB3-25GXf-7Xbtdq-5uZ7Tm-dPgV95-kYh8pT-8GZL4p-7XbvsY-9dKCy2-8D7Kt-8D2N3-6ZicSh-8D7Kr-kYgqtX-dYB272-8c2hX8-kYgqHp-4BLAbv-kYh7eX-8H3pfd-96m5ib-h737KQ-8c2mxV-8H3Hdf-DDuVm-5A1R8C-jhtXgn] Congregation Beth Elohim [http://congregationbethelohim.org/] will soon op

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Help Wanted: Volunteer For A Cleanup Crew At Marine Park

Marine Park. (Photo: Tanya Pavl [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=529561133874755&set=br.AbpCuqXtemnrIsl0VX5eWrhAuoybx863uM_Y20Fr7YQ0sCWpmyNxypxiVsIOuyHHGJohLfi_8st8D0svwpjF4Wyr1yyfxDlVSnOr8O4o5qjBYUVasSqRt9x5x4hO8O07pPCJVNsLGTgy9e9qWJ3EC4AS&type=1&theater] / Facebook)Get your hands dirty cleaning up one of New York City’s largest parks. In honor of Earth Month [http://www.earth-month.org/], volunteers are invited to join

Central Brooklyn

Volunteer With Compost For Brooklyn

Looking for ways to give back in the new year? Local organization Compost for Brooklyn is looking for new volunteers. Margaret Dunn-Carver, volunteer coordinator, writes, > Give back in the new year by volunteering with us! We have open spots for experienced and new volunteers. The commitment is only 2 hours

Nonsponsored

Register To Volunteer For Mulchfest 2016 In Prospect Park!

Photo via parkservice [https://www.instagram.com/p/xof8_tqE3W/?tagged=mulchfest2015]Since the holidays are in full swing, Christmas trees have taken over the neighborhood. And while the thought of taking them down seems far away, recycling those trees will begin soon enough. But the Prospect Park Alliance [https:

bake sale

Donate Your Old Books For The Friends Of Cortelyou Library Book Sale

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerBook lovers mark your calendars, the Cortelyou Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/cortelyou] Friends Annual Book Sale is approaching! The sale will be Saturday, November 7 from 11am-4pm in the plaza in front of the library at Cortelyou and Argyle roads. But if you have

2015

Register Now To Volunteer For The New York City Marathon

Photo via the New York City Marathon [https://www.facebook.com/nycmarathon/photos/pb.71638113323.-2207520000.1439264876./10153411310358324/?type=3&theater] If you want to be part of the world’s biggest marathon but don’t feel like running 26.2 miles, you can still be a part of the

green

New ‘Friends Of The End’ Group Cleans Up Albemarle Road, Plans To Keep Beautifying Our Neighborhood

Photo courtesy Friends of the EndIf you’ve walked past the dead end where the subway tracks cut through Albemarle Road recently, you’ve probably noticed how much nicer it’s looking these days — which is thanks to a new group of neighbors who just formed the “Friends of the

Ditmas Park

Volunteers Needed For Cortelyou Library Friends’ Third Annual Butterflies, Bulbs And Bookmarks

Photo via Cortelyou Library Friends [https://www.facebook.com/cortelyoulibraryfriends/photos/a.555910051127649.1073741828.135876953130963/555910417794279/?type=3&theater] The Cortelyou Library Friends [https://www.facebook.com/cortelyoulibraryfriends] group and The Farm On Adderley [http://thefarmonadderley.com/] are gearing up for their third annual Butterflies, Bulbs and Bookmarks event on

families

Hey Musicians! PS 139 Needs Your Help

Neighbor Valeriya Kostinenko let us know parents are putting together a concert fundraiser for PS 139 [http://ps139.org/], and they’re hoping to have some local musicians volunteer to play at the event. All the proceeds from the event will go directly to PS 139. Any musician who’s

animal rescue

Want To Explore The Neighborhood? Do It With A Furry Friend!

Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://nyanimalrescue.org/] is looking for volunteers to walk their dogs, at either of their locations in Windsor Terrace or Sunset Park. “Are you lacking energy? The will to explore your neighborhood? The inspiration to leave your apartment or workplace?” the animal rescue group (which, if

CBE Feeds

Honoring The One Year Anniversary Of Hurricane Sandy

Today marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival in New York City. While most of the visible damage [/blog/news/sandy-aftermath-neighborhood-damage] here in South Slope has been repaired, many in the harder hit areas around Brooklyn and beyond are still dealing with the devastation left in the

bandshell

Join The Spring Cleaning Effort At Prospect Park On May 18

Grab a rake, shovel or broom and head over to the Prospect Park Bandshell (9th Street/Prospect Park West entrance) on Saturday, May 18 to help give the grounds a much deserved spring clean for It’s My Park Day [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/its-my-park-spring]. It’s My

auxiliary police

Help Keep Prospect Park Safe as an NYPD Auxiliary Officer

Following reports of an increase in crime in Prospect Park [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130227/park-slope/robberies-lead-surge-crime-prospect-park-data-shows] last year — 40 crimes, compared to 27 in 2011 — the NYPD is recruiting new Auxiliary Police [http://www.prospectpark.org/about/community-news-updates-post/auxiliary-police] to volunteer to help patrol the park: > Auxiliary Police

congregation beth elohim

Help CBE Deliver Food Today

Good morning, South Slope. Congregation Beth Elohim [http://congregationbethelohim.org/] (274 Garfield Place) is looking for both drivers and passengers who can take food down to Coney Island and the Rockaways this morning at 11am. If you’re available and looking to lend a hand, email sandy@cbebk.org. Photo

volunteer

Gateway Needs You For Service and Celebration

If you leave your house, if you take the subway, if you watch TV, if you do anything other than sit in a dark bunker closed off from the world – then you know Ken Burns’s new documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea [http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/