On the evening of Thursday, December 19th, over 75 neighborhood residents from the Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy communities joined in merriment for the 2019 Neighbors in Action Holiday Party. Families that attended ranged in size, stated faith, and nation of origin – but they all connected over good food, table games, and Motown holiday tunes. […]
CONTINUE READING →On a Friday evening, tears were shed, and stories were shared among the group – some strangers, some connected. They shared stories of smiles and good times, but also of loss and the trauma. On Friday, December 6th, community members convened at Beulah UMC Fellowship Hall in Crown Heights for the Third Annual Save Our […]
CONTINUE READING →On the evening of Wednesday, October 15, 2019, staff from Neighbors in Action (NIA) and Save Our Streets (S.O.S) Brooklyn rallied with residents of Crown Heights across the street from the scene of a mass shooting that left four men dead and five others gravely injured. The tragedy left many in the neighborhood shaken, but […]
CONTINUE READING →On August 28th, while S.O.S. Clergy Organizer Revered Jones was away on vacation, he received a text from Rev. Chris Burton, a faithful SOS Clergy member. Rev. Chris Burton was reaching out about the slashing of a 13 year old boy in front of P.S. 140 (141 Macon Street). It is also the location that […]
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