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Feb
08
Kensington Shelter For Homeless Families Nearly Full

Kensington Shelter For Homeless Families Nearly Full

Kensington Family Shelter (Photo: Google Maps)Almost 65 homeless families now call Kensington home. The Kensington Family Shelter [/home/dhs-announces-homeless-shelter-opening-on-mcdonald-avenue/
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Jan
26
Neighbor Asks For Help Clearing Snow Mountain In Manhattan Beach

Neighbor Asks For Help Clearing Snow Mountain In Manhattan Beach

The Department of Sanitation has created a snow mountain at Shore Boulevard and Irwin Street. (Photo: Audrey Brown)It appears
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Jan
26
Volunteers Chip Away As Over 2,546 ‘TreeCycled’ During MulchFest 2016

Volunteers Chip Away As Over 2,546 ‘TreeCycled’ During MulchFest 2016

Photo Credit: Daniel Avila/NYC Parks208 volunteers, fresh pine, and hot chocolate. Members of the Park Slope community gathered in
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Jan
25
Volunteers Distribute Hot Food To Neighbors Stranded By The Winter Storm

Volunteers Distribute Hot Food To Neighbors Stranded By The Winter Storm

Volunteers prepare the food packages at City Councilman Chaim Deutsch’s office. (Photo: Councilman Chaim Deutsch [https://www.facebook.com/
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Jan
19
Donations Being Accepted At The New Shelter On McDonald Avenue

Donations Being Accepted At The New Shelter On McDonald Avenue

Photo via Google MapsThere has been an outpouring of support from the community for The Kensington [/neighbors/the-spirit-of-the-season/], the new
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Jan
15
What’s Going On In Brooklyn This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

What’s Going On In Brooklyn This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg].Whether you plan to spend Martin Luther King,
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Jan
14
Community Board 2 Application Goes Online, Is Due February 15

Community Board 2 Application Goes Online, Is Due February 15

Start the new year by starting a new volunteer role as a Brooklyn Community Board 2 member. Fortunately, the application
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Jan
07
What A (Great) Drag! Treecycle On 4th Avenue This Sunday

What A (Great) Drag! Treecycle On 4th Avenue This Sunday

Trees from 2015’s Treecycle on 4th Avenue event. (Photo courtesy of S.J. Avery) Want to make sure your
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Jan
07

What A (Great) Drag! Treecycle On 4th Avenue This Sunday

Trees from 2015’s Treecycle on 4th Avenue event. (Photo courtesy of S.J. Avery) Want to make sure your
2 min read
Jan
05
Volunteer With Compost For 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.
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