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Announcements

• Food Assistance Through Community Food Connection (CFC)

  Need to find an active food pantry near you? Look it up with the new, interactive Food Help NYC Map! You can also download a list of NYC Food Pantries and Community Kitchens, or call 311 to help find a location nearest to you. Agents are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  In addition, the NYC Unity Project's has also compiled a list of food pantries and soup kitchens that have explicitly self-reported their desire to welcome LGBTQ community members.

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• P-EBT Food Benefits

  https://otda.ny.gov/programs/snap/

  For more information about SNAP, contact your local department of social services or call the toll-free OTDA Hotline: 1-800-342-3009.

   

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• Free NYC Museum and Zoo Days

  Look up venues that offer free admission or "pay what you wish" options at  Mommy Poppins.

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• Fair Fares NYC

  Fair Fares NYC allows financially eligible New York City residents to receive discounted transportation costs through the MTA.

  Using the Fair Fares NYC MetroCard, participants can receive a 50% discount on subway and eligible bus fare https://www.nyc.gov/site/fairfares/index.page

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• Brooklyn Cyclones Summer Reading Challenge

  The Brooklyn Cyclones are hosting a FREE Summer Reading Challenge! 

  Read your way to free Brooklyn Cyclones Tickets courtesy of our Home Run Readers Program!
  
  Step 1 Read Four Books of Your Choosing
  Step 2 Tell US About The Books You Read using the online form 
  Step 3 Get 2 FREE Tickets to a 2025 Brooklyn Cyclones Game
  
  Become a Home Run Reader this season and earn FREE tickets to a 2025 Cyclones game!
  
  From now until August 15th, read four books and provide some brief details about each one. By doing so, you'll qualify for two (2) FREE tickets to a Brooklyn Cyclones home game in 2025.
  
  When submitting the date of birth below, YOU MUST SUBMIT PARENT / GUARDIAN D.O.B.
  
  Submissions with birthdates under the age of 18 will not be valid and will need to be re-entered.
  

  CLICK HERE:  Home Run Readers | Cyclones (milb.com) to fill out the questionnaire and your tickets will be emailed to you within 10 days after submitting the 4 books that you have read.

  HAPPY READING!! 

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• Community Organization Bensonhurst COJO

  General Information on Services offered in Bensonhurst include:

  Shuttle Bus Service – Bensonhurst/ Boro Park
  Hanokov Private Bus Transportation
  Bus Runs on Bay Parkway. Stops at Bay Parkway and 86th Street:
  Schedule: 20 minutes before the hour and 20 minutes after the hour

  Public Transportation
  Everyone over the age of 65 and those with disabilities may ride all NYC Transit Authority subways and buses, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at a reduced fare. Proof of age identification is needed for the reduced fare MetroCard. Acceptable identification includes: Medicare Card, NYC Department for the Aging Temporary Reduced Fare Card Access-A-Ride identification card, Call us at (718) 333-1834 or (718) 243-4999 for information on obtaining a reduced fare MetroCard.

  Access- A- Ride
  Access-A-Ride is available for people who are unable to use the bus and subway systems because of a physical disability. An application must be completed and can be obtained by calling (877) 337-2017. The staff at Bensonhurst COJO is available for assistance with completing the application.

   

  For more information go to: Bensonhurst COJO

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• Attendance shout outs to the following Grades for having the TOP attendance percentages for the month of April

  1st Place:  5th Grade: 95.77%                                  Every child received an individual prize of their choice 

  2nd Place: 2nd Grade: 95.23%

  3rd Place: 1st Grade: 92.48% 

  Our overall attendance for the month of April is 92%

  Help us reach our schoolwide attendance goal of 95% and remember every student every day COUNTS!

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• FREE events for May at the New Utrecht Brooklyn Public Library

  • 05 May 25 Adult Calendar.pdf
  • 05 May 25 Children Teen Calendar.pdf

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• In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, lets celebrate our incredible teachers by giving them a SHOUT OUT!

  In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week lets celebrate our incredible teachers by giving them a SHOUT OUT! 

  • Use the DOE All-Stars tool, to send a note of gratitude to recognize teachers

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• Translation of the NYC Public Schools' Website

  The NYC Public Schools' website can be translated by selecting your language on the top part of any of its public pages. This feature has been enabled for your convenience using translation software powered by Google Translate. Please note, however, that automated translation is not intended to replace human translators and is provided as a service to visitors of the website. No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, reliability, or correctness of any translation made from English into any other language. Some content (such as images, videos, Flash, etc.) may not be accurately translated due to the limitations of the translation software.

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