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Brooklyn Organizations & Projects

Collected by: Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library

Archived since: Feb, 2018

Description:

Websites of neighborhood and community organizations in Brooklyn.

Subject:   Society & Culture

Page 1 of 1 (6 Total Results)

Title: Brooklyn Neighborhood Improvement Association (BNIA)

URL: http://thebnia.org/

Description: BNIA’s service area spans Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Ocean Hill/Brownsville and the adjacent neighborhoods. The boundaries are Flatbush Avenue (west) East New York Avenue (east), Atlantic Avenue (north), Eastern Parkway (south). Both Community Boards 8 and 16 and the contiguous areas can be characterized as communities which are ethnically diverse with African Americans being the largest ethnic group. According to U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Data, these areas are reported to be populated with low and moderate income earners with incomes that are below the citywide average. BNIA’s mission is to empower low and moderate income residents of Central Brooklyn and its surrounding areas; to encourage and support leadership, neighborhood development and community participation in order to address the housing and economic development needs of the area.

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Subject:   Prospect Heights ,  Crown Heights Brownsville Ocean Hill Neighborhood Organizations Community Organizations

Title: Diaspora Community Services

URL: http://www.diasporacs.org/

Description: Diaspora Community Services is a social support service agency that empowers families and individuals to maximize their abilities to succeed through culturally sensitive health promotion, family support services and advocacy.

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Subject:   Community Organizations Bedford-Stuyvesant Crown Heights East New York Brownsville Flatbush East Flatbush Canarsie Bushwick,  Prospect Heights ,  Sunset Park Red Hook Gowanus Fort Greene

Title: Equality for Flatbush

URL: http://www.equalityforflatbush.org/

Description: Equality for Flatbush does affordable housing, anti-gentrification and police accountability organizing in Brooklyn. We’ve organized “No Eviction Zones” in 9 neighborhoods in Brooklyn — including Bedford-Stuyvesant/Clinton Hill, Bushwick, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, East New York, Flatbush, Park Slope, Prospect Heights and Sunset Park.

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Subject:   Bedford-Stuyvesant Clinton Hill Bushwick Crown Heights East Flatbush East New York Flatbush Park Slope,  Prospect Heights ,  Sunset Park Community Organizations

Title: Fifth Avenue Committee

URL: http://www.fifthave.org/

Description: The mission of Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. (FAC) is to advance economic and social justice in South Brooklyn principally by developing and managing affordable housing and community facilities, creating economic opportunities, organizing residents and workers, providing student-centered adult education, and combating displacement caused by gentrification.

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Subject:   Sunset Park Community Organizations Red Hook Gowanus,  Prospect Heights ,  Carroll Gardens Park Slope

Title: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC)

URL: http://www.phndc.org/

Description: The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC) assesses and represents the needs and concerns of the Prospect Heights community in terms of housing, economic development, physical environment, safety and security, and social services.

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Subject:   Prospect Heights ,  Neighborhood Organizations

Title: Cultural Row Block Association on Eastern Parkway (CuRBA on EP)

URL: https://curbaonep.org/

Description: A block association for the blocks between Plaza Street East and Washington Avenue along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Neighborhood Associations Neighborhood Organizations,  Prospect Heights

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