Posts tagged coneyisland

Last week, #ConeyRecovers and some of the collaborative members participated in a brainstorming session on long term recovery planning.

“Making Good Health MY Reality” Brooklyn Townhall - Sat 9-7-2013

You’re invited to join  “Making Good Health MY Reality” in Brooklyn on Saturday, September 7th at Thomas Jefferson H.S. Campus, 400 Pennsylvania Ave, 1st floor, Brooklyn, New York 11207

 Hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Health Braintrust, this event is free and open to the public. Come learn about key information you will need to make effective use of critical provisions in the Affordable Health Care Act that go into effect in October 2013.

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Grant Reminder: Health Services (Deadline: 8/30)

Sandy Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) funds are available for human service providers and clients impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The funds will address various health-related needs, including services for individuals, and repair, renovation, and rebuilding projects for health and social service facilities. For more information and to apply, click here.

Video: Coney Island’s Williams Candy Carries On After Sandy (Bensonhurst Bean)

New York Career Fair

Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM 

Register and find out more.

Free Disaster Legal Services for Homeowners & Tenants

Legal Services NY and Brooklyn Jubilee Presents

Free Disaster Legal Services for Homeowners & Tenants

Do you have questions about FEMA benefits?
Build It Back Program? Homeowner or Flood Insurance?
Need Repairs? Problems with your Contractor?

Saturday, August 17, 2013 
2:00pm – 5:00pm…
Brook Club Condominium Community Room
8100 Avenue L, Brooklyn 11236

No appointment needed
Interpreters Available for Any Language
Questions? Call Brooklyn Jubilee at 718-249-6359

Ruth, our #ConeyRecovers Community Coordinator at Reaching Out Ministries’ event “Salsa Con Sentido” this afternoon.

Collaborative Coney Island Statement Regarding the Unfortunate Event Surrounding the Jackie Robinson Statue

CONEY ISLAND, August 7, 2013 – As has been widely reported in local and national media, the statue of Jackie Robinson and teammate Pee Wee Reese, located at MCU Park on Surf Avenue, was vandalized with racist epithets.  The incident is under investigation by the local authorities.

The Alliance for Coney Island, along with local officials, community leaders, and business stakeholders, react with statements denouncing the incident.

“Coney Island is an incredibly diverse, historically-significant, and wonderfully eclectic Playground for all New Yorkers, as well as home to tens of thousands of residents from all walks of life.  We join others in the community in denouncing last night’s defacing of the Jackie Robinson statue, a source of pride in our neighborhood and a symbol of our Borough’s treasured history,” said Dennis Vourderis, Chairman of the Alliance for Coney Island.

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