Dec. 2, 2024 By Robert Pearl ‘Tis the season for holiday giveaways and turkey dinners. Council Member Inna Vernikov and her team hosted a Thanksgiving food giveaway outside her Sheepshead Bay headquarters on Nov. 18. Under the bright and sunny November sky, residents and neighbors formed lines that wrapped around the block to receive…
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All hands on deck! Volunteers beautify Coney Island on City of Water Day
Jul. 16, 2024 By Jada Camille
All in this together!
Meet the volunteer cleanup crew making a ‘transformative impact’ on Crown Heights streets
Apr. 18, 2024 By Lauren Rapp
On a recent spring Sunday morning, a volunteer group met up at Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway at 11 a.m., assembling to form the Clean Up Crown Heights crew. Their goal is to make their neighborhood streets a little cleaner.
Deep-rooted Bed-Stuy community garden won’t have to move, thanks to city agreement
Mar. 26, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Since it opened in 2012, the stewards and members of the Myrtle Village Green have known they might someday need to start again from scratch.
Giving thanks and giving back: Where to volunteer in Brooklyn this Thanksgiving
Nov. 15, 2023 By Augostina Mallous Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means organizations across Brooklyn stand ready for volunteers eager to make a difference! From creating festive art to packaging and delivering meals, there are many avenues for Brooklynites to come together give back to their community. Here are a variety of opportunities…
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