News Hub: Recent Press
For Brooklyn Community Pride Center press releases or media enquiries, please
email Jere Keys, Development and Engagement Manager, or call (347) 991-8500.
News 12, 06/17/2020:
“You can change your story”: Brooklyn Organization Sends Care Packages to Transgender Women of Color
Latravious Collins started Brooklyn GHOST Project and is partnering with Brooklyn Community Pride Center to put together COVID-19 care packages for transgender women of color. Watch the News 12 clip.
Gay City News, 04/23/2020:
Borough Pride Centers Improvise to Serve During COVID Crisis
Some of the virtual programs offered by Brooklyn Community Pride Center include support groups, physical activity-related classes, social events, and a virtual resource hub providing help seven days a week. Read the GCN.com article.
Gay City News, 04/21/2020:
LGBTQ Centers, Strained by COVID, Ask Congress for Funding
More than 160 LGBTQ community centers and organizations, sent a letter to congressional leaders asking for funding boosts to help meet spikes in demand stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Read the GCN.com article.
Patch.com, 02/11/20
Brooklyn Community Pride Nears New HQ In Bedford-Union Armory
The new headquarters will provide mental health services, workforce help and community space for LGBTQ+ people. Read article at Patch.com.
News 12 Brooklyn, 02/11/20
Brooklyn Community Pride Center to open new HQ in Crown Heights
Brooklyn Community Pride Center is one step closer to officially having a permanent home in Crown Heights. Watch clip at News 12 Brooklyn.
Spectrum News NY1, 02/11/20
Brooklyn LGBTQ Center Signs Deal on Permanent New Home
With rainbow pens, Brooklyn Community Pride Center officials signed a 30-year lease for a new home this week. Watch the clip at NY1.
Gay City News, 02/11/20
Brooklyn Community Pride Center Announces New HQ
Elected officials, developers, and community leaders gathered to sign a 30-year lease on a new Crown Heights headquarter. Read at GCN.com.
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New York 2 CBS Local, 02/11/20
Brooklyn Community Pride Center Signs 30-Year Lease for new Crown Heights HQ
A decade-long dream is becoming a reality in Brooklyn. The borough’s first and only community pride center announced a major expansion Tuesday. Watch the clip at New York 2 CBS.
PBS Newshour, 06/24/19:
Why Stonewall represented a sea change for LGBTQ rights
LGBTQ+ Trailblazer Karla Jay and intern Mya Padilla reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Watch the report on PBS.org.
News Hub: Recent Press
For press releases or media enquiries, please email Jere Keys, Development and Engagement Manager, or call (347) 991-8500.
News 12, 06/17/2020:
“You can change your story”: Brooklyn Organization Sends Care Packages to Transgender Women of Color
Latravious Collins started Brooklyn GHOST Project and is partnering with Brooklyn Community Pride Center to put together COVID-19 care packages for transgender women of color. Watch the News 12 clip.
Gay City News, 04/23/2020:
Borough Pride Centers Improvise to Serve During COVID Crisis
Some of the virtual programs offered by Brooklyn Community Pride Center include support groups, physical activity-related classes, social events, and a virtual resource hub providing help seven days a week. Read the GCN.com article.
Gay City News, 04/21/2020:
LGBTQ Centers, Strained by COVID, Ask Congress for Funding
More than 160 LGBTQ community centers and organizations, sent a letter to congressional leaders asking for funding boosts to help meet spikes in demand stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Read the GCN.com article.
Patch.com, 02/11/20
Brooklyn Community Pride Nears New HQ In Bedford-Union Armory
The new headquarters will provide mental health services, workforce help and community space for LGBTQ+ people. Read article at Patch.com.
News 12 Brooklyn, 02/11/20
Brooklyn Community Pride Center to open new HQ in Crown Heights
Brooklyn Community Pride Center is one step closer to officially having a permanent home in Crown Heights. Watch clip at News 12 Brooklyn.
Spectrum News NY1, 02/11/20
Brooklyn LGBTQ Center Signs Deal on Permanent New Home
With rainbow pens, Brooklyn Community Pride Center officials signed a 30-year lease for a new home this week. Watch the clip at NY1.
Gay City News, 02/11/20
Brooklyn Community Pride Center Announces New HQ
Elected officials, developers, and community leaders gathered to sign a 30-year lease on a new Crown Heights headquarter. Read at GCN.com.
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New York 2 CBS Local, 02/11/20
Brooklyn Community Pride Center Signs 30-Year Lease for new Crown Heights HQ
A decade-long dream is becoming a reality in Brooklyn. The borough’s first and only community pride center announced a major expansion Tuesday. Watch the clip at New York 2 CBS.
PBS Newshour, 06/24/19:
Why Stonewall represented a sea change for LGBTQ rights
LGBTQ+ Trailblazer Karla Jay and intern Mya Padilla reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Watch the report on PBS.org.
City Limits, 03/21/19
TLC Rules Threaten Equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers
“In a city as progressive as New York is today, it’s difficult to imagine that sexual orientation or gender identity could make something as simple as hailing a cab a traumatic experience.” Read Floyd Rumohr’s op-ed article at citylimit.org.
NBC New York, 03/09/19:
NYPD Brooklyn North is taking the fight to the community
“NYPD reaching out in the way that they’re doing will help broaden their message they they’re here to serve the community and protect us.” said Floyd Rumohr, Chief Executive Officer. Watch the report on NBC News 4.
Gay City News 01/08/2019:
Brooklyn Council Member’s Quiet Anti-LGBTQ Crusade
Brooklyn Community Pride Center calls on Council Member Deutsch to join us in building a network of support for LGBTQ+ Brooklynites in face of criticisms that he engages in anti-LGBTQ politics. Read the article