This past Sunday, community members gathered after services at the Lady of Charity RC Church to talk about the Imani Garden, located on Schenectady Ave. between Dean and Pacific Streets. Members of Green Phoenix Permaculture facilitated a meeting where church members and others interested came together to plan the coming year of activities in the […]
CONTINUE READINGShirely Dor and Kathleen Riley, two members of our Leadership Training Institute, have been working hard with the 71st Precinct to organize a dance performance during the Unity Showcase Festival. They have arranged a group of students from PS 241 to perform a dance and step act from 3:30-4:00pm on the main parks department stage. […]
CONTINUE READINGDOROT is an organization that strives to enhance the lives of the elderly in the greater New York metropolitan area. DOROT hosts over 35 programs and services for seniors, caregivers, volunteers, and professionals. One important service they provide is the Homelessness Prevention Program, a transitional residence in Manhattan. This location offers safe, temporary housing, meals, […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Mediation Center Staff spoke to Lydia Hinton, a long-time community member, about her experiences with food in Crown Heights and her family’s favorite recipe: Creole Gumbo. Lydia’s family comes from North Carolina and St. Kitts in the British West Indies. Much of the food from those areas is similar, she explained, but cooked or […]
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