Community News

Job Opening: Community Associate

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Available Housing as of 2/28/25

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The BPL offers programs for immigrants in multiple languages. From citizenship classes to English conversation groups, family cultural events and adult literacy courses, BPL’s branches are welcoming spaces for all Brooklynites. Library programs are free and open to the public.

Click the link for more information: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/learn/immigrants

In addition to free citizenship classes, cultural programming and targeted career help, the library does partner with two organizations — ActionNYC and Immigrant Justice Corps — to provide: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/learn/immigrants/legal-services

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Housing Information Classes

Complete your New Year’s Resolution – get your NYC housing answers from Housing Information Classes. Any questions you have can be found there and below.

Presented by the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in partnership with NYC Public Schools’ Parent University.  

All classes are free and taught over Zoom. 

Live interpretation in Spanish, Chinese, and Bangla available for classes in bold below! 

Learn from experts about housing resources you can access for free. From pest removal to responding to violations to navigating Housing Court. Our classes are taught by the housing experts that renters and homeowners need to work with.   

We’re ready to help everyone with three sets of classes:  

General NYC Housing Classes:  

  1. February 11 at 6pm – NYC Housing Connect: The Affordable Housing Lottery – REGISTER HERE 
  2. February 13 at 12pm – NYC Housing Connect: The Affordable Housing Lottery – REGISTER HERE
  3. February 19 at 6pm – Financial Empowerment to Access Housing – REGISTER HERE 
  4. February 20 at 12pm – Housing Court: What to Expect – REGISTER HERE 
  5.  February 24 at 6pm – Housing Court: What to Expect – REGISTER HERE 
  6. February 27 at 12pm – Pests: Eliminate Rodents, Bedbugs, and Roaches Using Integrated Pest Management – REGISTER HERE 
  7.  March 4 at 12pm – Financial Empowerment to Access Housing – REGISTER HERE 
  8. March 5 at 6pm – Pests: Eliminate Rodents, Bedbugs, and Roaches Using Integrated Pest Management – REGISTER HERE 

Tenants Classes: 

  1. March 11 at 6pm – Rent Stabilized & Rent Control Tenants: Know Your Rights – REGISTER HERE 
  2. March 13 at 12pm – Tenants: Know Your Rights – Market Rate Apartments and Good Cause Protections – REGISTER HERE 
  3. March 18 at 6pm – Rental Housing Discrimination and Harassment – REGISTER HERE 
  4. March 20 at 12pm – Rent Stabilized & Rent Control Tenants: Know Your Rights – REGISTER HERE 
  5. March 25 at 6pm – Tenants: Know Your Rights – Market Rate Apartments and Good Cause Protections   – REGISTER HERE 
  6. March 27 at 12pm – Rental Housing Discrimination and Harassment – REGISTER HERE 

Classes for Homeowners: 

  1. April 2 at 6pm – Owning a Home in NYC – REGISTER HERE 
  2.  April 3 at 12pm – Department of Buildings: Rules, Permits, Summons, and More – REGISTER HERE 
  3. April 8 at 12pm – Lead-Based Paint Basics for Homeowners – REGISTER HERE 
  4. April 10 at 6pm – Avoiding Deed Theft: A Homeowner’s Guide – REGISTER HERE 
  5. April 15 at 12pm – Avoiding Deed Theft: A Homeowner’s Guide – REGISTER HERE
  6.  April 17 at 6pm – Department of Buildings: Rules, Permits, Summons, and More – REGISTER HERE 
  7. April 22 at 12pm – Owning a Home in NYC – REGISTER HERE 
  8. April 24 at 6pm – Energy Efficiency and Solar Power for Homeowners – REGISTER HERE 

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Park and Beautification Committee Survey 

Hello! The Parks and Beautification Committee invites you to complete a 2- minute survey to help improve our parks in Community Board 17. Your feedback is crucial to us!
For any Questions or concerns, you are welcome to reach out to Chair Antoine or Co-Chair Louison at bkcb17parksandbeautification@gmail.com.
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Learn more about the Shirley Chisolm Recreation Center

 

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CEASE AND DESIST ORDER – HOMEOWNER COMPLAINT FORM

Brooklyn Homeowners:
The above links to a form that should be completed by homeowners who have already registered to be included on a cease-and-desist zone registry.
(click here to register),
and received unwanted solicitation(s) to place their property for sale.
(click here for registration guidelines)
Please return the completed form, ALONG WITH EVIDENCE OF THE SOLICITATION YOU RECEIVED. For each business or person you are complaining about, please complete a new form.
PLEASE MAIL THE COMPLETED FORM TO:
CEASE AND DESIST, P.O. BOX 22001, ALBANY, NY 12201