Non-Profit & Community

Paul Mitchell, the lead pastor of Changing Lives Christian Center in East New York and the president of a Brooklyn day care, pleaded guilty for tax evasion and using funds from both organizations to pay for clothing, jewelry, luxury accessories and life insurance.

Monitor Point, a mixed-use development at 40 and 56 Quay St., will now have 40% of all homes — approximately 460 apartments — as permanently affordable units.

Brooklyn Org has committed $1.5 million in new multi-year grants to 16 nonprofits providing food access, immigrant support, mental health care, youth programs and senior services across the borough.

Controversy grows over a proposed skyscraper above Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church, with supporters citing housing needs and opponents warning of facadism.

GoFundMe’s 2025 report names Brooklyn one of the nation’s most generous communities amid a record year of global giving and local impact.

VNS Health distributed more than 200 free rotisserie chickens at its Brooklyn Chinatown Community Center, supporting older adults and celebrating a beloved holiday tradition.

The Weeksville Heritage Center gained "Fanal – Fè Limyè," a 10-foot installation inspired by fanal, the Haitian holiday lantern, by Artist Fitgi Saint-Louis.

The annual list of 100 standout books spans fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoirs and more.

Flatbush residents and students beware!

Indian Larry is preparing to close its doors on Wythe Street by the end of the year. One elected official is thrilled, as Greenpoint continues to shed its punkier past.