Runners, volunteers and neighbors celebrate at the Rooted in East New York Community Week 5K in Highland Park. (Photo: Deric Johnson/The East New York Times)
About 50 runners joined Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation’s second annual community 5K, organized by its junior board to fund scholarships for East New York youth pursuing trade school, two-year and four-year degrees. Read the story →
A late-night virtual vote named the 60th District Assemblywoman party chair. Reformers say it broke a court order, and a judge is weighing contempt.
At a half-acre urban farm in Brooklyn, teen interns weed garlic beds, make compost and stock a farmers’ market with crops familiar to the neighborhood’s immigrant families.
The 56-year-old died after a tree struck him in an East New York parking lot Saturday; residents remember his service to the development.
Students learned that Black innovation is not only history, it is part of their future.
Assemblywoman Nikki Lucas and DJ Keith Watkins’ annual East New York Concert + Wellness Series returned for its fourth year with four days of music, health screenings, food vendors and community resources.
Residents of 2342 Atlantic Ave. rally with Council Member Sandy Nurse and Deputy Borough President Kim Council, demanding HPD action against a landlord with 1,148 lifetime violations across the property.
About 60 residents of a 24-unit rent-stabilized building — some there more than 30 years — say Plaza Management fixes the surface and leaves the cause. One tenant who helped organize says the response was a 14-day eviction notice.
A closed vote in Mill Basin expanded the party’s executive committee from 42 to 68 members “by narrow margins.” Reformers backing Julio Peña III said they would refile suit Wednesday morning.
The Kings County Democratic Party’s executive committee votes tonight on a 10-amendment package that would expand its own membership to more than 68 voting members before this fall’s chair election.
East New York co-names the block where three teenagers became hip-hop history. Only one of them lived to see it.
A tenants association president who served half a century at Essex Terrace is now the name at Linwood Street and Hegeman Avenue.
Elected officials, community leaders and residents rallied outside Broadway Junction to demand increased neighborhood hiring on the MTA’s major accessibility project.
The East New York council member said funding alone will not solve NYCHA’s problems and argued that traditional public housing must be preserved.
Director of Community Engagement Dominique Alexandre hit the streets to explain how Council Member Sandy Nurse’s office helps residents navigate housing, sanitation, and city bureaucracy.
Captain Lori Perez told CB5 she wants to restore the 127 Pennsylvania Avenue center and bring youth programming back so young people have somewhere real to go.
At CB5’s last general board meeting of the session, Chair Alice Lowman warned that attendance, committee work, and leadership roles would shape who remains active on the board in September.
At Community Board 5’s final meeting of the session, Assemblymember Nikki Lucas walked residents through how state budget and legislative fights are landing directly in East New York, Starrett City and Brownsville.
At CB5’s final meeting of the season, Sandy Nurse pressed for housing vouchers, NYCHA repairs, and homeownership pathways while East New York’s next Assembly member, Christian Celeste Tate, watched from the audience.
Christian Celeste Tate unseated nine-year incumbent Erik Dilan 62–38 in the Assembly District 54 Democratic primary. Here is what changes for Bushwick, Cypress Hills, and East New York.
Polls open until 9 PM. The AD54 race covers East New York directly. Find your poll site, know your ballot.
Wednesday June 24 at 6:30 PM, 127 Pennsylvania Ave. Last chance to raise issues before the summer recess.
Coverage for members at 200–250% FPL extended from June 30 to August 30. Here is what to do now.
The General Board meeting is June 24 at 6:30 PM at 127 Pennsylvania Ave. This is the last CB5 meeting before the summer recess. Here is the full committee calendar and how to show up.
AMI is set using income data from Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam Counties. Not East New York. Here is why that matters for every housing lottery in the neighborhood.
Hundreds turned out Saturday for the parade and festival, marching from Gotham Health to Gershwin Park for live performances, a fashion show, and community.
CM Sandy Nurse is refusing to vote for any budget without rental voucher expansion. June 30 deadline. Here is what it means for East New York tenants.
The B20 and B83 run on Pennsylvania Avenue every day. The FY2027 budget fight over Fair Fares and free buses lands directly on those stops.
Susan Leyden, 68, was last seen entering an apartment on Pennsylvania Avenue in February 2022. Harvey Marcelin, 88, was sentenced to life without parole on June 10, 2026.
A policy writer responds to our coverage of Councilmember Chris Banks’s warning on PACT, and points to the federal monitor that ends the moment a building converts.
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Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation’s junior board hosted its second annual 5K to fund scholarships for East New York youth.
A late-night virtual vote named the 60th District Assemblywoman party chair. Reformers say it broke a court order, and a judge is weighing contempt.
At a half-acre urban farm in Brooklyn, teen interns weed garlic beds, make compost and stock a farmers’ market with crops familiar to the neighborhood’s immigrant families.
The 56-year-old died after a tree struck him in an East New York parking lot Saturday; residents remember his service to the development.
Students learned that Black innovation is not only history, it is part of their future.
Assemblywoman Nikki Lucas and DJ Keith Watkins’ annual East New York Concert + Wellness Series returned for its fourth year with four days of music, health screenings, food vendors and community resources.
Residents of 2342 Atlantic Ave. rally with Council Member Sandy Nurse and Deputy Borough President Kim Council, demanding HPD action against a landlord with 1,148 lifetime violations across the property.
About 60 residents of a 24-unit rent-stabilized building — some there more than 30 years — say Plaza Management fixes the surface and leaves the cause. One tenant who helped organize says the response was a 14-day eviction notice.
A closed vote in Mill Basin expanded the party’s executive committee from 42 to 68 members “by narrow margins.” Reformers backing Julio Peña III said they would refile suit Wednesday morning.
The Kings County Democratic Party’s executive committee votes tonight on a 10-amendment package that would expand its own membership before this fall’s chair election.
East New York co-names the block where three teenagers became hip-hop history. Only one of them lived to see it.
A tenants association president who served half a century at Essex Terrace is now the name at Linwood Street and Hegeman Avenue.
A policy writer responds to our coverage of Councilmember Chris Banks’s warning on PACT and focuses the debate on enforceable accountability.
Elected officials, community leaders and residents rallied outside Broadway Junction to demand increased neighborhood hiring on the MTA’s major accessibility project.
The East New York council member said funding alone will not solve NYCHA’s problems and argued that traditional public housing must be preserved.
Director of Community Engagement Dominique Alexandre hit the streets to explain how Council Member Sandy Nurse’s office helps residents navigate housing, sanitation, and city bureaucracy.
Captain Lori Perez told CB5 she wants to restore the 127 Pennsylvania Avenue center and bring youth programming back so young people have somewhere real to go.
At CB5’s last general board meeting of the session, Chair Alice Lowman warned that attendance, committee work, and leadership roles would shape who remains active on the board in September.
At Community Board 5’s final meeting of the session, Assemblymember Nikki Lucas walked residents through how state budget and legislative fights are landing directly in East New York, Starrett City and Brownsville.
Christian Celeste Tate unseated nine-year incumbent Erik Dilan 62–38 in the Assembly District 54 Democratic primary. Here is what changes for Bushwick, Cypress Hills, and East New York.
At today’s City Council hearing, NYCHA admitted it has moved just 14 families while nearly 5,100 face losing their housing assistance by November.
Harvey Marcelin, 88, was sentenced to life without parole for the 2022 murder of Susan Leyden on Pennsylvania Avenue. He had been convicted of murder twice before.
About 450,000 New Yorkers lose Essential Plan eligibility July 1. The deadline to avoid a gap is today.
HPD launched the Supportive Preservation Program the same week 5,100 NYCHA families faced losing their Emergency Housing Vouchers. Two agencies, two programs, one crisis.
The B20 and B83 run on Pennsylvania Avenue every day. The FY2027 budget fight over Fair Fares and free buses lands directly on those stops.
The Knicks are champions for the first time in 53 years. East New York celebrated with the rest of the city — loud, proud, and all the way in.
Groups previously protected from SNAP work rules lost their automatic exemption in March. Here's what they need to do now.
Part 2: New York got more time. Exemptions are broad. ENY may qualify for the high unemployment exception. Your full action checklist.
Starting in 2027, adults on Medicaid must prove they're working — or risk losing coverage over paperwork. Part 1 of a 2-part series.
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! opened its 2026 season with a free outdoor night of funk, rock, soul, and R&B at the Lena Horne Bandshell.
Exam dates, school closures, and rating days for District 19 students. Three no-school days in June families need to plan around now.
Without a quorum, CB5's cannabis committee moved toward a summer fair after an unsupported claim about youth marijuana use raised questions about evidence and influence in the planning.
Federal work requirements take effect June 1. 43,500 NYC residents at risk of losing SNAP benefits starting Monday. Here's what to do before it's too late.
Attendees raised concerns about dumping, traffic safety, delayed street repairs and a complaint system many said is failing their neighborhoods.
CB5 members raised concerns about District 19's absence from the city's initial 2-K rollout, uncertainty around Head Start after June 30.
A CB5 Aging, Health and Social Services Committee meeting focused on the emotional toll carried by community service workers.
Residents' complaints, a business owner's distress, and the limits of community board authority collided at a tense Public Safety Committee meeting.
The East New York cannabis committee voted 6–1 to support the Bud City dispensary renewal after a tense discussion about community engagement.
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A policy writer responds to our coverage of Councilmember Chris Banks’s warning on PACT, and points to the federal monitor that ends the moment a building converts.
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Sign up for the City of New York’s free emergency communications program to get weather and other emergency notifications. Register through the Notify NYC mobile app, online, by calling 311, or by following @NotifyNYC on X.
First file a 311 complaint for weather-related problems on your block or elsewhere in the community. Then email the 311 complaint number to Melinda Perkins at Brooklyn Community Board 5 with the subject line “Weather CB5.”
Brooklyn Community Board 5 is sharing public documents related to the proposed 17–21 Wharton Place rezoning project. Review the project materials and email questions or comments with the subject line “17-21 Wharton Place Public Hearing.”
A resource fair focused on construction jobs, business opportunities, and workforce connections in and around East New York. New Hope Family Worship Center is at 817 Livonia Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207.
East New York Restoration LDC hosts its 12th annual East Brooklyn 5K, a community road race taking place rain or shine at Spring Creek Park at Gateway Mall. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. and the race starts at 9 a.m. Registration is available through the event link or the QR code on the flyer.
New Lots Library will host notebook-decorating kits, YA-book giveaways, library-card signups, a photobooth station, and button-making while supplies last. The library is at 818 Schenck Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207.
The NYC Health Department will provide an update on changes that may affect immigrant New Yorkers’ access to health care, including the public-charge rule, Temporary Protected Status, Medicaid, Medicare, and the Essential Plan. The session will be conducted in English. No registration is required.
NYC mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and general contractors can apply for free, customized one-on-one business-development support focused on the growing building-electrification market. Selected businesses work with technical experts from Energy Infrastructure Partners to review their operations and develop a tailored strategic-growth roadmap. The program requires an estimated 8–10 hours from the owner or principal over about three months. After the first-round deadline, applications are considered on a rolling basis through December.
Attend an online information session about the NYC Civic Engagement Commission’s opportunity for organizations to implement winning People’s Money projects.
The NYC Civic Engagement Commission is seeking community-based organizations to implement 20 capital-expense projects selected through Cycle 4 of The People’s Money, New York City’s participatory-budgeting process. Selected organizations may receive between $165,000 and $235,000 to implement projects.
A recruitment session for young people interested in joining the Brooklyn Robotics League and learning about Lego robotics projects and challenges.
Storytime with songs and rhymes for infants and caregivers.
Stories and activities designed to encourage brain development and early learning.
A monthly committee meeting focused on education and youth-service issues affecting the district. The meeting is in the first-floor Aviation Room at 127 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207.
The full board meeting where residents can hear agency updates, community presentations, and votes affecting the district. The meeting is on the third floor at 127 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207.
The Opportunity Hub farm stand runs every Thursday through November 19 at 1390 Pennsylvania Avenue, near the ice cream truck and the B83 stop. Fresh produce with cash, credit, EBT, and FMNP all accepted.
While the Arlington Library is closed for renovation, a bookmobile parks outside the library through November 17, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., keeping books and library services within reach for the neighborhood.
The Arlington Library team sets up at the Cypress Hills Community Center on Mondays and Wednesdays, offering content creation, 3D printing, digital literacy, and podcasting, plus monthly community outreach.
The Arlington Library team is at the Cypress Senior Center on Thursdays for computer-based classes, along with monthly tabling to connect seniors with library services.
The People’s Kitchen now operates out of the New Hope Worship Center on Livonia Avenue. Neighbors who rely on the meal program can find it at its new home.
A guided birdwatching program around Ridgewood Reservoir with materials provided to participants. Meet at 10 a.m. in the upper Highland Park parking lot; the program begins at 10:15 a.m. and heads to Ridgewood Reservoir.
Library staff and the Bookmobile will bring books and library services to Highland Park Community Garden.
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