families
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
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
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
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
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
congregation beth elohim
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
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/