‘I Wanted to Do All I Could to Continue My Education’
Learn more about the Civic Council’s scholarship program with a new video created for our upcoming Food for Thought fundraiser.
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Community
Park Slope Library: Now Open and Ready for ‘Friends’
You can help make sure that the library remains a beloved space and an important resource for Park Slope.
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Library Update: Reopening This Week, Ready for ‘Friends’
After an extensive renovation, the Park Slope Library is at long last ready to reopen its doors on Thursday, Sept. 13!
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Mass Transit Update: A Petition for the B71, and More
Assemblymember Joan Millman has just started a petition to bring back the B71 bus along Union Street. Also: the G train, extended permanently, and the B69 restored.
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Honors for Serving Our Community in Need
“I think we are all responsible for each other,” Sister Mary Maloney said recently, “and that we are all our brothers and sisters.” This deeply felt belief has helped Sister Mary lead Park Slope Christian Help — better known as CHIPS — for a quarter-century.
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Slope Library to Reopen in September
Park Slope residents have been waiting three years for renovations to the Park Slope branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street to be completed. It might seem even longer, as the initial reopening date last fall came and went.
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Celebrating a Good Civic Year
The Park Slope Civic Council honored the work of organizations, volunteers and professionals, and students to keep our community great, at this year’s General Meeting on June 7.
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A Community Court Transforms a Neighborhood
For more than a decade, a court for people who live in and around Red Hook has emphasized problem-solving over jail for many criminal offenders. Its success has helped change the neighborhood for the better.
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Giving Grows in Brooklyn
“Do Good Right Here” is a deceptively simple notion with huge implications, now being put forth by the Brooklyn Community Foundation. The motivation is simple: to make Brooklyn better.
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