Summer Movies Under The Stars

The Brooklyn Borough is hosting four movies under the stars at Long Meadow North in Prospect Park. The start time is approximately 7:00pm, with the movies beginning shortly after sunset:

·       Wednesday July 22^nd: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

·       Wednesday July 29^th: Where the Wild Things Are

·       Wednesday August 5^th: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 1)

·       Wednesday August 12^th: Happy Feet

All movies are free of charge, but bring your own blanket!

For further information contact the Borough Hall at 718-802-3777 or Programs@brooklynbp.nyc.gov

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UncommonFact: Brooklyn’s Prospect Park has also been the setting and location of various films including the Spike Lee Joint, Mo' Better Blues (1990), the Academy Award–winning Wonder Man (1945) starring Danny Kaye, and both Helen Hunt's character in As Good As It Gets (1997) and Meryl Streep's character in Sophie's Choice (1982) lived right by Prospect Park. Reportedly, parts of GoodFellas (1990) were filmed in the park too. (Source: http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/movies)

GrowNYC's Stop 'N' Swap

GrowNYC is hosting a Stop ‘N’ Swap event in Sunset Park:

When: Sunday, August 9 from 12pm-3pm

Where: Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Notre Dame Hall) 60^th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues).

Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, housewares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free! You don’t have to bring something to take something.

IDNYC

IDNYC is the new, free identification card for all New York City residents, which gives all of us the opportunity to show who we are—New Yorkers. As a government-issued photo identification card, IDNYC secures the peace of mind and access to City services that come from having recognized identification. IDNYC benefits every city resident, including the most vulnerable communities—the homeless, youth, the elderly, undocumented immigrants, the formerly incarcerated and others who may have difficulty obtaining other government-issued ID.

IDNYC cardholders can access services and programs offered by the City as well as by businesses. IDNYC helps enhance public safety, by serving as a recognized ID for interacting with NYPD. It also helps New Yorkers gain access to all City buildings that provide services to the public and is accepted as a form of identification for accessing numerous City programs and services. IDNYC also provides a dynamic series of benefits to cardholders, including a free one-year membership at many of the City's leading museums, zoos, concert halls, and botanical gardens.

In Sunset Park, we have an enrollment site located at 345 3^rd Street (between 3^rd and 4^th Avenue), Brooklyn NY, 11220. Visit www.nyc.gov to book an appointment for you or a friend/family member. Click here for more information on how to apply.

Free Legal Services via the New York Legal Assistance Group

The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) provides high quality, free civil legal services to New Yorkers who cannot afford attorneys. NYLAG provides the following:

• Help for victims of domestic violence to escape their abusers.
• Assistance for chronically ill and disabled patients to access lifesaving healthcare.
• Tools to enable immigrants to achieve their dreams of citizenship.
• Advocacy for elderly New Yorkers to receive the public benefits and home care they need to live dignified, independent lives.
• Help for children with special needs to attain school placements where they can learn and flourish.
• Ways to prevent foreclosure and eviction by advocating to keep people in their homes.

The NYLAG Mobile Legal Help Center - attorneys on wheels!

NYLAG has 125 community offices located in courts, hospitals, and community-based organizations in all five boroughs of New York City as well as Westchester, Rockland, and Long Island. Click Here to find out more information.