News 12 Brooklyn Numbers & Links for August 2022

News 12 Staff

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Aug 1, 2022, 4:00 AM

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Updated 1,172 days ago

Aug. 31

City Harvest:
Website

Last MTA public hearing on congestion pricing plan:
More information

Emblem Health virtual town hall on monkeypox outbreak:
More information

Titanic: The Exhibition coming to NYC in the fall:
Buy tickets

Aug. 30

RSVP to join U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for a public Brooklyn Town Hall today:
More information

Aug. 29

National Cinema Day:
More information

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month:
More Information

Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery:
Storm Recovery website

Free COVID tests:
COVID.gov website

Aug. 26

The Real Deal:
FREE Student Loan Counseling for those who either live or work in NYC- NYC Financial Empowerment Centers
FREE Student Loan Counseling for New York state residents - Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP)
News 12 guide - what you need to know about student loans

MTA public hearings on congestion pricing plan:
More information

Aug. 25

MTA public hearings on congestion pricing plan:
More information

Aug. 24

FREE Student Loan Counseling For those who either live or work in NYC
DCA - Consumers - Manage Money - Get Free Financial Counseling (nyc.gov)

FREE Student Loan Counseling For New York State Residents
EDCAP Helps New Yorkers With Student Loans and Debt - EDCAPNY.org

Aug. 23

Primary day - Poll Site Search, Voter Registration, and Absentee Ballot Tracker:
New York State Board of Elections

Aug. 22

Public hearing on City Council redistricting:
Live Stream for hearing

Aug. 23 primary election information:
Find my poll site/view sample ballots

MTA public hearings about congestion pricing:
Click here for info on how to register

Aug. 19

OPEN ARMS Families Seeking Asylum: Comprehensive Support Plan:
More information

Aug. 18

Gluten Free Bar issues allergy alert for The GFB 1.2oz Dark Chocolate Coconut Bites:
More information from Food & Drug Administration

Broadway Week returns:
More information

Aug. 17

#VaxtoSchool Relaunch:
NYC Vaccine Finder

Mindful:
Website

Aug. 16

STEAM Education Center:
S.T.E.A.M. Champs

4moms swing recall:
More information

New York Comedy Festival:
More information

Aug. 15

Congestion Pricing Assessment:
MTA

Aug. 12

Obstetrics & Gynecology:
NYC Health + Hospitals

Luna Park livestream:
Weblink

Lyons Magnus Expands Voluntary Recall to Include Additional Nutritional and Beverage Products:
More information from Food & Drug Administration

Fair Fares Outreach:
Fair Fares NYC website

Aug. 11

DOE's panel of education policy virtual meeting:
Register here

Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary application info:
CAURD | Office of Cannabis Management (ny.gov)

Paley Weekend Showcase:
Paley Center website

Aug. 10

The New Normal:
The Billion Dollar Question report
ConnCAN database of COVID-relief funding by town

Brooklyn Academy of Music August Film Series:
Intimate Epics
Animation Block Party

Donate blood:
New York Blood Center

Brooklyn Botanic Garden:
More information

Aug. 9

Deportation Defense Manual
More information

Aug. 8

Siete Foods contest:
More information

Casper Professional Napper
Jobs

Spotted Lanternfly:
More information

Aug. 5

National flood insurance program:
FloodSmart

Aug. 4

Monkeypox information in NYC:
NYC Health

Flooding Risk:
People can look up insurer's through FEMA
Historical flood risks and costs from FEMA
Story from NOAA about it being a pretty difficult hurricane season
New storm water flood maps drawn by the city to show risk levels for by area
Information from NYCOEM on what to do if there's flooding
Q&A from the NYDEC about getting flood insurance in NY

Aug. 3

Monkeypox vaccine appointments:
NYC Health

Monkeypox town hall by Equality New York and state and city health departments:
More information

Lyons Magnus LLC Recall:
More Information

Aug. 1

Register for free mobile civil legal services provided by CM Alexa Aviles and NYLAG:
More information

Real Deal:
Care by Wally