Summer Movie Nights

Assemblywoman Latrice Walker and the Pitkin BID have come together to provide movies for the Brownsville Community! 4, Movies, 4 locations, all beginning when the sun sets!  Bring your own chairs and Blankets!! Showings: 8/10 - The Woman King - Langston Hughes Houses @ The Circle 8/17 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Howard Houses @ The Basketball Court 8/24 - The Wiz - Van Dyke Houses @ The Hole 8/31 - Madea: A Family Funeral - Mt. Ararat BC Parking lot

Free

The Brownsville Initative

Weeksville Heritage Center 158 Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join the Kashif Incubator as the celebrate and showcase the work of their filmmaker's incubator! Local talent have completed workshops honing their skills in film. The work will be showcased at the Weeksville Heritage Center on 8/18 @ 6PM.

Affordable Housing Career Fair

Department of Labor Office 250 Schermerhorn St., NY, Brooklyn, NY, United States

We are pleased and excited to share with you employment opportunities becoming available in our residential housing portfolio. This is a Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) project. The goal of PACT is housing preservation which entails the renovation and rehabilitation of 1700 units. Our particular portfolio spans across four neighborhoods: East New York, Brownsville, Crown Heights, and East Flatbush. We are interested in sharing these employment opportunities, which include property management, construction, and maintenance, with our stakeholders and the community.

Free

Brownsville Partnership BBQ

The Greg Jackson Center for Brownsville 519 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Please join the Brownsville Partnership as we come together to fire up the grill for 519 Rockaway tenants BQ lunch in our courtyard. This BQ will also be an opportunity to get to know the new BP Executive Director, Anita Luckett. This event is for 519 tenants and special guest.

Free

Summer Movie Nights

Assemblywoman Latrice Walker and the Pitkin BID have come together to provide movies for the Brownsville Community! 4, Movies, 4 locations, all beginning when the sun sets!  Bring your own chairs and Blankets!! Showings: 8/10 - The Woman King - Langston Hughes Houses @ The Circle 8/17 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Howard Houses @ The Basketball Court 8/24 - The Wiz - Van Dyke Houses @ The Hole 8/31 - Madea: A Family Funeral - Mt. Ararat BC Parking lot

Free

Nutrition & Health Workshop Series

The Greg Jackson Center for Brownsville 519 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

America Works has partnered with Cornell University to host their Nutrition & Health program at our office on 8/25/23. It is a 6 series workshop and opened registration up now! Classes are hands on so expect to plan and cook healthy meals! Classes will be held on the second floor of the Greg Jackson Center for Brownsville every Friday at 9:30AM.

Back to School Bookbag Drive

Brownsville Community Culinary Center 69 Belmont, Brooklyn, NY, United States

RiseBoro will be hosting a Back to School: Book bag Drive at the Brownsville Community Culinary Center on Friday, August 25th from 3-6pm.    Book bags (School Supplies Included) will be given out on a first come first serve basis. All participants must either have their child present with them or show some form of identification for their child to receive a book bag. This is to ensure that the book bags and supplies are given to those who need it most. 

Free

Virtual Job Fair

Virtual

Presented by NYCHA REES - See Flyer

Family Fun and Community Fair

Christopher Avenue Community School 51 Christopher Avenue, Brookllyn, United States

Join the Christopher Avenue Community School for a day of fun and family as they welcome students of the neighborhood back to school

Free

Skills Training Fair

NYCHA REES Office 787 Atlantic Ave, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, WY, United States

Free skill training in construction, administration, finance and more with NYCHA REES. Join them on 8/31 at their office on 787 Atlantic Avenue!

Free

Summer Movie Nights

Assemblywoman Latrice Walker and the Pitkin BID have come together to provide movies for the Brownsville Community! 4, Movies, 4 locations, all beginning when the sun sets!  Bring your own chairs and Blankets!! Showings: 8/10 - The Woman King - Langston Hughes Houses @ The Circle 8/17 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Howard Houses @ The Basketball Court 8/24 - The Wiz - Van Dyke Houses @ The Hole 8/31 - Madea: A Family Funeral - Mt. Ararat BC Parking lot

Free