Brooklyn Community Board 9 serves the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Wingate, and North Flatbush

Brooklyn Community Board 9

Community E-blast

Brooklyn Community Board 9 welcomes you to our community e-blast. Our community e-blast is distributed on a weekly basis and consist of Brooklyn Community Board 9 Committee and General Board meeting information, Community Board programming and events, community advisories, community events, and information from government agencies, nonprofits, and small businesses on: health and social services, employment, employment trainings, volunteer opportunities, childhood and adult education, affordable housing, cultural and arts programming, financial literacy, property management, youth services and more.

Brooklyn Community Board 9 committee and General Board monthly meetings are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!! If you would like to speak during the public comment period during the monthly General Board meeting, please call the Board Office at 718-778-9279 or email BK09-1@cb.nyc.gov no later than 3PM on the day of the meeting to register in advance.

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Executive Officers:

Fred Baptiste

Chair of the Board

Ethan Norville

First Vice Chair

Felice Robertson

Second Vice Chair

Linda Watson-Lorde

Executive Secretary

Mayna Legoute

Treasurer

Nicolas Almonor

Member-at-Large

Binyomin Rosenberger

Member-at-Large

Board Office Staff:

Dante Arnwine, MPA

District Manager

Mia Hilton

Assistant District Manager

Khalid Jemmott

Community Associate

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COMMITTEE & BOARD CALENDAR

All Brooklyn Community Board 9 meetings are livestreamed via YouTube and completely open to the public. To view a meeting's livestream in real-time, please visit our YouTube page HERE or by clicking the YouTube icon below.

BOARD EVENTS & NOTICES

PUBLIC HEARING & COMMUNITY NOTICES

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Medgar Evers College

EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, TRAININGS, ADULT EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, & SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES

City of New York Jobs

State of New York Jobs

Green Industry Job Training for NYCHA Residents

Green City Force’s Service Corps training program, New York City public housing residents (ages 18-24) are exposed to careers in the green economy such as urban agriculture, as well as resident education and action campaigns. Participants acquire hands-on experience and certifications such as OSHA-40. Additional benefits include a monthly stipend, unlimited MetroCard, and the AmeriCorps Segal Education Award upon training completion. To learn more, register online for an upcoming virtual info session or call the REES hotline at (718) 289-8100 to RSVP.

Health & Hospitals - Kings County Hospital

HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES RESOURCES

The Jewish Children's Museum

HOUSING & PROPERTY MANAGMENT RESOURCES

NYC Housing Connect

NYS Homes and Community Renewal, NYS HCR - Tenant/Owner Forms

NYC DEP Water Debt Assistance Program Customer Participation Form

NYC DOF Propert Tax Payment Agreement Application

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Housing Development Corporation (HDC) offer rental and homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income households through lotteries.

You can search housing opportunities by borough/neighborhood, minimum/maximum rent, and more through the Housing Connect Portal.

Check out the housing options in the open lotteries, create your account, and submit your applications at on.nyc.gov/HousingLottery.

NYC Landmarks Map is a great resource for looking up NYC’s designated individual, interior, and scenic landmarks, and historic districts. The map links to LPC designation reports where you can read about each property’s cultural, historical, and architectural significance: https://bit.ly/3ntOJta