Community Board 9 Brooklyn

Join us on Saturday, July 11, 2026, from 12 PM – 5 PM for a free day of health, wellness, resources, and fun for the whole family!

📍 Lefferts Blvd between Bedford & Washington Avenues, Brooklyn, NY

Enjoy:
✅ Free health screenings
✅ Health insurance access & support
✅ Information and resource tables
✅ Cooking demonstrations
✅ Pop-up pantry
✅ Tai Chi, Line Dancing & Yoga
✅ Music, raffles & giveaways

Bring your family, friends, and neighbors—we look forward to seeing you there!

Recap of CB9’s Annual Community Fair! 🎡🎉 Thank you to all of the organizations, community partners, vendors, and residents who joined us for this year’s Annual Community Fair! Your participation helped make the event a wonderful celebration of community, connection, and resources. We appreciate everyone who came out and look forward to seeing you again next year! 💙🧡

Community Board 9 June 2026 Committees/ General Board Calendar

Join Brooklyn Community Board 9 for our Annual Community Fair on Saturday, June 6, 2026! 🎉

Bring your family, friends, and neighbors for a morning filled with community resources, entertainment, and opportunities to connect with organizations that support our neighborhood.

Location: St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf 260 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026
Time: 9 AM – 12 PM

Learn about:
✨ Government agencies
✨ Local businesses & merchants
✨ Mental health & health care resources
✨ Education & employment opportunities
✨ Housing assistance
✨ Youth & senior services
✨ Transportation, utilities & more!

This event is FREE and open to the public!

Brooklyn Community Board 9 will be holding a Town Hall on the proposed shelter on May 12, 2026, at 6:30 PM, at M.S. 61 (400 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11225).

Brooklyn Community Board 9 has been informed by the NYC Dept. of Social Service, the city will be placing a temporary shelter sited on Empire Blvd near Bedford Avenue.
• Capacity/population: Single adult men (140 beds)
• Nonprofit service provider: Project Renewal
• Contract Commencement: Summer 2026

If you wish to learn more about the placement or wish to voice your own sentiments, you are welcome to attend. Seating will be first-come, first-served for the public.

The Town Hall will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. For more information, email [email protected] or call (718) 778-9279.

Community Board 9 May 2026 Committees/ General Board Calendar

Community Board 9 May 2026 Committees/General Board Calendar

Brooklyn Community Board 9 would like to formally thank: Council Member Rita Joseph, Medgar Evers College President Dr. Patricia Ramsey, District 17 Superintendent Shenean Lindsay, D17 Parent Coordinator Mr. Patrick Sykes-Craig and D75 Assistant Principal & CUNY Professor Ms. Yolanda Beaton for joining our Educators’ Town Hall this past Saturday, April 25th.

Your perspective as a leader in education added immense value to the conversation. It was an honor to have such an elite group of educators share their expertise with our community. We look forward to future opportunities for collaboration!