NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES, SERVICES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONS (LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITES OR MENUS)

Listing a business, service, or organization, or institution on this blog is neither stating nor implying personal experience or familiarity with the business, service, organization, or institution nor is the listing an endorsement.

--------------------------------
ANIMALS 
   Adoption, Rescue, No-kill Shelter
   Animal Hospitals, Veterinarians
   Dog Grooming
    Dog Walkers
   Pet Supplies
   Pet Training
APPLIANCES
ART, ARTS AND CRAFTS, ARTISTS
BARS
 BOOKSTORES
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
 CIVIC, CULTURAL, AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • Albemarle Neighborhood Association (bounded by Caton Avenue, Ocean Parkway, Beverley Road, and McDonald Avenue)
  • Brooklyn Citizens (women survivors' support and advocacy, headquartered in Windsor Terrace)
  • Casa Cultural ("build an understanding and appreciation of the many cultures within the Latin American community by sharing our story and traditions through poetry, music, storytelling and folk art.")
  • Freedom Fridays (weekly outdoor protest at Church Avenue/Ocean Parkway) 
  • Kensington Culture (community events presented by the Kensington Cultural Council and partners at Avenue C Plaza, Kensington Plaza, playgrounds, schools, and more) 
  • The Kensington Stewards ("introduce Kensington's many communities to one another so that they may discover others' traditions and cultures")
  • Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid ("neighbors helping neighbors cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing inequality")
  • Learnwear NYC  (provides clothes and books to the homeless in New York City)
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives ("exists to gather and preserve records of Lesbian lives and activities")
  • Occupy Kensington
  • People in Need (PIN)
  • Singing Winds ("activating public spaces in a multilingual community")
  • Terrace Visibility Brigade ("Providing physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that resistance is possible") 

 COMMUNITY GARDENS
DANCE
 DESIGN
  • Steppe NYC (interior design services, vintage furniture, rugs, home goods)
EDUCATION
  • One World Project (community center with Spanish immersion programming for all ages) 

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
 
FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALING
FLORISTS, NURSERIES
FOOD
    Bakeries
    Catering
  • Mukti's Kitchen (Indian food catering service, cooking lessons: Mukti Banerjee)
    Coffee Shops
     Food Co-ops
     Greenmarkets and Farmstands
   Grocery Stores, Bodegas, Deli,                Supermarkets    Restaurants: Eat-in or Take-out 
   Restaurants: Take-out Only
HARDWARE
JEWELRY
KNIFE SHARPENING
LIBRARIES
LIQUOR STORES
 MUSICIANS, MUSIC TEACHERS
PAINT
PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND PLAZAS
Prospect Park (includes playgrounds and other recreational facilities)
 
SENIOR SERVICES

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)