RESOURCE GUIDE: Brooklyn Community Board # 3 Resources available in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area! Serving Zip Codes 11203, 11205, 11206, 11216, 11221, 11233 and 11238 Learn About… Schools and libraries in your neighborhood For More Information: Police and fire precincts NEBHDCo Main Office Health care resources 132 Ralph Avenue Local parks, gardens, and greenmarkets 718-453-9490 Local food programs and pantries Single Stop benefits supports centers Community Board #3 and its committees Revised October 2012 And much more! Table of Contents Map of CB3 ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Information about CB3 .................................................................................................................... 5 Committees, Council Members, Zip Codes Police Precincts ................................................................................................................................ 7 Fire Departments ............................................................................................................................. 8 Health Care ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Schools ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Libraries .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Emergency Food ............................................................................................................................ 22 Single Stop Centers ........................................................................................................................ 27 Financial Services, Legal Services, Immigration Services, Employment Aid Providers, Food Stamp Centers Employment Resources ................................................................................................................. 29 Child Care Resources ...................................................................................................................... 32 Homeless Prevention Services ....................................................................................................... 34 Local Parks and Pools ..................................................................................................................... 36 Gardens and Greenmarkets ........................................................................................................... 38 Senior Centers ................................................................................................................................ 42 Other Local Community Development Corporations .................................................................... 44 Sources/Bibliography ..................................................................................................................... 46 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This guide is one in a series of four community resource guides produced by NEBHDCo for our tenants. The guides are organized by the four New York City Community Boards in which our portfolio properties are located (Brooklyn 3, 5, 8 and 16). We would like to thank LISC Cashin Fellow Keren Abreu and New York City College of Technology Intern Lakeisha Fable for their diligent and detailed work in designing these guides and compiling the information by community board and zip code. Copyright © 2012 Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation, Inc. All rights reserved. Welcome To NEBHDCo! Brooklyn offers a wealth of resources and services to the community. This resource guide is a summary of what is available in your Community Board, and is provided as a service by NEBHDCo to our tenants and community members. Background Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation (NEBHDCo) was incorporated in January 1985 as a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. NEBHDCo’s mission is the preservation, development and management of affordable housing and homeownership opportunities; community and economic development initiatives and human services that effect social change in central Brooklyn. NEBHDCo provides services in four program areas: Affordable Housing, Property Management, Asset Management and Community Programs. Our mission is supported by the vision to rebuild sustainable communities through long-term community based assets. Central Brooklyn neighborhoods served include: Bedford-Stuyvesant (Community Board 3), Crown Heights (Community Board 8), East New York (Community Board 5), and Ocean Hill-Brownsville (Community Board 16). To date, NEBHDCo has planned, joint-ventured, and developed 2093 housing units of which 1082 are owned by the organization, and nearly 17,000 square feet of commercial space throughout the central Brooklyn neighborhood. Our Community Programs Department works across four areas: Healthy Food and Living, Tenant Supports, Youth Supports and Social Activities. Programming includes: Healthy Food and Living: Golden Harvest food pantry and other healthy food programs; gardens; play streets; support for local healthy food businesses Tenant Supports: Referral resources/public benefits supports; FTAP (Formal Trespass Affidavit Program); tenant meetings; winter coat drive Youth Supports: Youth aged out of foster care housing and supports; Finding Your Future educational scholarship; Hobby Quest camp program; Back to School supplies; holiday toy drive Social Activities: Family and senior trips; Thanksgiving community meal For more information, contact us at the main office at 718-453-9490 3 4 BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD #3 General Information For more information on CB3, visit http://cb3bedstuy.org/, call 718-622-6601,or contact the CB3 main office at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 1360 Fulton Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11216 Brooklyn’s Community Board #3 (CB3) represents the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of the borough, which stretches to include Stuyvesant Heights, Ocean Hill and Bedford. Comprised of seven zip codes, (11203, 11205, 11206, 11216, 11221, 11233 and 11238), CB3 has its boundaries on Flushing Avenue in the north, Broadway in the northeast, Saratoga Avenue in the east, Classon Avenue in the west and Atlantic Avenue in the south. Sometimes referred to as “Brooklyn’s Little Harlem,” Bedford-Stuyvesant has served as a home for many well-known artists such as Grammy-nominated singer Aaliyah, famous rappers Jay-Z and Mos Def, and actors Chris Rock and Vanessa Williams, among many others. CB3’s population consists largely of African American families, but also includes many other races, ethnicities and cultures. The landscape of the community is well known for its rows of brownstone style houses. Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation has been working in CB3 over 26 years. There are a wealth of assets and opportunities available in the neighborhoods of Brooklyn CB3. We hope that this guide will serve as a useful way for residents to find resources within their community - to fully access these opportunities, to know who to contact, and where to find more information. 5 Community Board #3 Committees For more information regarding CB3 committees, visit http://cb3bedstuy.org/ or call 718-622-6601 General CB3 Meetings Health and Social Services Every 1st Monday, at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Chairperson: Edna Johnson Plaza Meetings: Every 1st Tuesday, 6:30pm at the Board 1368 Fulton Street, Multi-Service Room (basement) Office Civic and Public Safety Housing and Land Use Chairperson: Kim Best Chairpersons: L. Joy Williams, C. Doris Pinn Vice Chairperson: Eddie Hampton Meetings: Every 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm at the Meetings: Every 1st Tuesday, 6:30pm at the Board Board Office Office Parks, Arts and Culture Economic Development Chairperson: Marion Little Chairpersons: Richard Flateau, Waleed Cope Meetings: Every 1st Wednesday, 7:00pm at the Meetings: Every 1st Thursday, 6:00pm at the Board Board Office Office Senior Services Education and Youth Services Chairperson: Gloria Boyce Chairperson: Renee Turner-Gregory Vice Chairperson: Marcella Simmons Vice Chairperson: Charles Coleman Jr. Meetings: As needed Meetings: Every 2nd Thursday, 6:00pm at the Board Office Religion Chairperson: Rev. Dr. Robert M. Waterman Infrastructure, Environmental Protection and Vice Chairperson: Rev. Ayanna Ajanuju-Vason Sanitation Chairperson: Nelson M. Stoute Landmarks Vice Chairperson: Gregory Glasgow Chairperson: Evelyn Collier Meetings: Every 2nd Tuesday, 6:30pm at the Board Vice Chairperson: Nelson M. Stout Office Meetings: 2nd Monday, 6:30pm at the Board Office Postal Chairperson: Beatrice P. Jones 6 POLICE PRECINCTS For immediate crime issues, call 911. For more information and other services regarding the New York Police Department, visit www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/home/home.shtml or call 311 79 th Precinct 263 Tompkins Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 718-636-6611 Community Affairs: 718-636-6626 Community Council President: Kim Best Community Meetings: Fourth Wednesday of every month, 7:00pm at 585 DeKalb Avenue 2nd Floor 81st Precinct 30 Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 718-574-0411 Community Affairs: 718-574-0433 Community Council President: Catherine Arline Community Meetings: Second Tuesday of every month, 7:00pm at 794 Monroe Street 83rd Precinct 480 Knickerbocker Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11237 718-574-1605 Community Affairs: 718-574-1697