Community

A group of smiling people stand together in an office.

Addiction and Substance Abuse Services

Banking and Financial Services

Bank of America

Gateway Center

  • Financial Center
  • 24-Hour ATM Services

Citibank

Liberty Avenue

Starrett City Branch

Phone: (347) 289-7994
Website: https://www.citi.com/

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

United States Government Agency

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau makes sure that banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly.

Mail a complaint:

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
P.O. Box 2900
Clinton, IA 52733-2900

Mail all other correspondence:

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Childcare and Developmental Services

Alpha & Omega Kids Developmental Services, LLC

Early Learn Child Care Center #1

This location has head-start, childcare services, and Universal Pre-K available.

Friends of Crown Heights Educational Services, Inc. (FOCH)

Nonprofit childcare and early educational service

Phone: (929) 234-2870
Phone: (929) 234-2850
Phone: (929) 234-2866
Phone: (929) 234-2955

Mitchell Learning Center Education (Preschool)

St. Malachy Early Childhood Development Center

Age range of 0 – 5 years (Early Start and Head Start programs).

Urban Strategies Georgia McMurray Early Learn

This location has childcare services and Universal Pre-K available.

Urban Strategies Mona Green Early Learn #3

This location has childcare services and Universal Pre-K available.

Community and Advisory Boards

Brooklyn Community Board 5 (CB5)NYC Agency/Municipal Body

Contact: Melinda Perkins, CB5 District Manager

Brooklyn Neighborhood Advisory Board 5NYC Government Agency

Community Service Organizations

CAMBA, Inc.

TDD/TTY number for individuals with hearing impairments: (800) 662-1220

Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens

CitizensNYC (Citizens Committee for New York City)

Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation

New Economy Project

St. John’s Bread & Life

United Community Centers, Inc.

Education

Brooklyn Public Library

Central Library

Arlington Branch

Phone: (718) 277-6105
Website: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/arlington

Cypress Hills Branch

Phone: (718) 277-6004
Website: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/cypress-hills

New Lots Branch

Phone: (718) 649-0311
Website: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/new-lots

Spring Creek Branch

Phone: (718) 257-6571
Website: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/spring-creek

New York City Department of Education

Grades K-12 Cornell University Cooperative Extension/New York City

3-K and Pre-K
See CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES

Contact: Cynthia Fouyolle, Community Educator

Elected Officials

New York City Council District 37 (Cypress Hills, Bushwick, City Line, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East New York) Darma V. Diaz

New York City Council District 42 (East New York, New Lots, Remsen Village, Spring Creek, Starrett City) Inez Barron

New York City Office of the Mayor Bill di Blasio

New York State Assembly District 55 Latrice Walker

New York State Assembly District 60 Charles Barron

New York State Senate District 18 (Bushwick, Cypress Hills, Greenpoint and Williamsburgh, with parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville and East New York) Julia Salazar

New York State Senate District 19 (Canarsie, East New York, Brownsville, Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay, Bergen Beach, Marine Park, Flatlands, Mill Island, Georgetown, Ocean Hill and Starrett City) Roxanne J. Persaud

Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams

Fax: (718) 802-3778

The Honorable Hakeem S. Jeffries Representing the State of New York’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Nydia M. Velázquez Representing the State of New York’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives

United States Senator for New York Charles Schumer (Senate Majority Leader)

United States Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand

Phone: (212) 688-6262
Website: https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/

Faith-Based Organizations

Christian Cultural Center Brooklyn Campus

Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church

New Creation Community Health Empowerment Inc.

Office of Faith-Based Initiatives/Office of the Brooklyn Borough President City Agency

Shepherd’s House Open Bible Church

St. Paul Community Baptist Church

The International Pentecostal City Mission Food Program Inc.

Government Agencies

New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal

New York State HOPELine

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene/Pest Control

NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY)

NYC Department of Transportation

Contact the Borough Commissioner:
https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/contact/contact-form.shtml?routing=bk

Contact: Keith Bray, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner
(646) 892-1350

NYC Well Mental/Behavioral Health Service

Health and Wellness Services

Healthy Start Brooklyn – Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center NYC Government Agency

Indulge Facial Clinic and Spa

LiveOn NY

Medicare Rights Center

Homelessness Services

Coalition for the Homeless

*The Coalition for the Homeless Resource Guide is the most comprehensive catalog of emergency services in New York City. The guide can be found at https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/resource-guide/

NY Project Hope New York State Agency

Free, confidential, anonymous Emotional Support Helpline: (929) 201-5513

Housing Services

Brooklyn Neighborhood Services

MHANY Management, Inc.

Tenant Help NY

Getting Started:
https://tenanthelpny.org/get-started/
Information for NYC Tenants:
https://tenanthelpny.org/new-york-city/

Urban Homesteading Assistance Board

Immigration Services

Legal Aid Society Brooklyn

Legal Hand – Jamaica Neighborhood Storefront Center

Make the Road New York

Fax: (718) 418-9635

Insurance Services

Healthfirst Insurance Company

Virtual Community Office:
https://hfrepdirectory.healthfirst.org/

TTY English: (888) 542-3821

TTY Spanish: (888) 867-4132

Law Enforcement

New York Police Department 75th Precinct

Precinct

Community Affairs

Phone: (718) 827-3529

Crime Prevention

Phone: (718) 827-3650

New York State Attorney General The Honorable Letitia James Office of the Attorney General

The Capitol

General Helpline: (800) 771-7755
TDD/TTY Toll Free Line: (800) 788-9898
Healthcare Hotline: (800) 428-9071
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: (212)417-5397

Brooklyn Regional Office

Phone: (718) 560-2040

The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office The Honorable Eric Gonzalez

DA’s Action Center

Phone: (718) 250-2340

Domestic Violence

Phone: (718) 250-3300

Elder Abuse

Phone: (718) 250-5299

Human Trafficking

Phone: (718) 250-2770

Public Integrity

Phone: (718) 250-2747

Immigrant Affairs

Phone: (718) 250-3333

Labor Fraud

Phone: (718) 250-3770

Teen Dating Violence

Phone: (718) 250-3321

Family Justice

Phone: (718) 250-5111

Victim Services

Phone: (718) 250-3820

Hate Crimes

Phone: (718) 250-4949

Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. A

Legal Aid Society Brooklyn

Legal Hand – Jamaica Neighborhood Storefront Center

Medical and Dental Services

Black Diamond Dental

BMS Family Health Center/BMS Dental @Ashford

Community Healthcare Network

Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center

(718) 277-8303 (this number can be used for 24/7 access to a CHN provider)

Fax: (718) 277-4795

East New York Integrated Health Hub

Phone: (718) 277-8303
Website: https://www.chnnyc.org/locations/enyhub/

Doral Health & Wellness

Emergency Medical Services (FDNY)

Gotham Health East New York New York City Health + Hospitals

General Information: (718) 245-3325
Appointments: (844) NYC-4NYC

Institute for Community Living East New York Health Hub

Mount Sinai Institute for Liver Medicine Health System

My Optical Family Eye Care

New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center/East New York Child & Family Mental Health Center

One Brooklyn Health/Brookdale

Family Care Center-Eastern Parkway

Family Care Center-Linden Boulevard

Phone: (718) 240-8600
Website: https://www.brookdalehospital.org/brookdale-family-care-center-linden-boulevard.html

Family Care Center-New Lots Avenue

Phone: (718) 240-8950
Website: https://www.brookdalehospital.org/brookdale-family-care-center-new-lots-avenue.html

Family Care Center-Pennsylvania Avenue

Phone: (718) 649-5519
Website: https://www.brookdalehospital.org/brookdale-family-care-center-pennsylvania-avenue.html

University Hospital Medical Center

Phone: (718) 240-5000
Website: http://brookdalehospital.org

One Brooklyn Health/Interfaith Medical Center Hospital

One Brooklyn Health/Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center

Parks and Recreational Activities

Breukelen Ballfields

The park contains baseball fields, dog￾friendly areas, playgrounds, handball
courts, spray showers, and bathrooms.

City Line Park

City Line Park is close to the East New York High School of Transit Technology which offers vocational training and prepares its students for work in the subway transit system. The school makes use of the park’s ball fields and handball and
basketball courts.

New York Warriors

Youth Football Organization

Shirley Chisholm State Park

The Forest Park Trust

Nonprofit organization that partners with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and the community to support, maintain and program Forest and Highland Parks.

Senior and Older Adult Services

Alzheimer’s Foundation NYC Chapter

American Society on Aging

Transportation

Access-A-Ride Paratransit Service

NICE (Nassau Inter County Express) Transportation Service

Able-Ride is a shared-ride, door to door, paratransit bus service for people with
disabilities.

Unions, Professional Organizations, and Job Training

Black Nurses Consortium of NYC

Health Care Support Group

Community Health Worker Network of NYC

Nonprofit that trains and supports Community Health Workers (CHWs)

NPower

Nonprofit that trains and employs Youth and Veterans

Veterans Services

National Association of Black Military Women

Nonprofit association of women located throughout the country who are veterans or current members of the United States Armed Forces.

NPower

Nonprofit that trains and employs Youth and Veterans

US Department of Veteran Affairs/Brooklyn Vet Center

Youth and Family Services

Carlton Locksley Bennett Foundation, Inc.

Nonprofit

Good Shepherd Services

Nonprofit organization that serves families and children

Power of Two

Nonprofit that supports parents with young children

The Child Center of NY

Nonprofit that serves families and children

The Lois E. Rochford Foundation

Tomorrow’s Leaders NYC

Nonprofit