Join the anti-poverty non-profit Expecting Relief on Friday, Aug. 25th, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 2832 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207, for a school supply distribution! Your child must be present to receive school supplies.

NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse is sponsoring a school supply and backpack giveaway on Sunday, Aug. 27th, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Highland Park (Lower Playground) located at Jackie Robinson Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11208. Sign up to attend at tinyurl.com/backpackD37. 

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone will be providing back-to-school supplies like backpacks and school materials at a fair on Wednesday, August 30, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Martin Luther Playground, 2nd Ave. and 55th St, Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The event will also provide health screenings and information, assistance from Empire

BlueCross BlueShield team with applications for health plan eligibility recertification, special entertainment for kids, demonstrations, and an adult activity area.

Also, on Wednesday, Aug. 30th, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the New Lots Library will host a back-to-school event with free crafts, snacks, community resources and giveaways. Children will receive free backpacks and books. There will also be a science show at 3:30 p.m. This event will take place at 665 New Lots Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207.

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Seeing a movie in New York City isn’t the cheapest activity, but a one-day-only offer will bring a major discount to cinemas across the boroughs.

Sunday, August 27, marks National Cinema Day, and with that, thousands of theaters nationwide will be participating in a $4 ticket sale. More than 3,000 theaters are participating, including chains like AMC and Regal, along with more local, independent theaters. The ticket price will be consistent for all formats and screenings. $8 for a Barbenheimer double feature isn’t bad! 

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This will be the second year of National Cinema Day, which took place in 2022 on September 3, with $3 movies around the country. 

Participating New York City theaters this year include the following: 

Manhattan:

• AMC 19th St. East 6
• AMC 34th Street 14
• AMC Empire 25
• AMC Lincoln Square 13
• AMC Loews 84th Street 6
• AMC Loews Kips Bay 15
• AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9
• AMC Orpheum 7
• AMC Village 7
• Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan
• Angelika Film Center 
• Cinema 123 by Angelika
• City Cinemas Village East Cinema
• Paris Theatre
• Regal Battery Park
• Regal E-Walk & RPX
• Regal Essex Crossing & RPX
• Regal Union Square ScreenX & 4DX

Queens: 

• Regal UA Kaufman Astoria & RPX, Astoria
• AMC Loews Bay Terrace 6, Bayside
• Regal Tangram 4DX, Flushing
• Regal UA Midway, Forest Hills
• AMC Fresh Meadows 7
• Jamaica Multiplex Cinemas
• Kew Gardens Cinemas
• College Point Multiplex Cinemas

Brooklyn:

• Alamo Drafthouse City Point
• Cobble Hill Cinemas
• Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas
• Regal UA Sheepshead Bay IMAX & RPX
• Williamsburg Cinemas

The Bronx:

• AMC Bay Plaza Cinema 13
• Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas

Staten Island:

• AMC DINE-IN Staten Island 11
• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – Staten Island
• Regal Bricktown Charleston

Visit nationalcinemaday.org for showtimes and to pre-book $4 tickets for Sunday, August 27. It’s looking like a rainy weekend, so you may want to have some indoor plans on the books. 

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New York State’s Office of General Services will host a surplus vehicle and equipment auction on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 9:30 a.m. at the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities – Staten Island, 930 Willowbrook Road, Staten Island.

For information about specific items up for auction, and terms of sale, visit ogs.ny.gov/nysstore or email state.surplus@ogs.ny.gov, or call 518-457-6335.

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Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week) will take place beginning on October 10th at the Town of Hempstead Pavilion, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York 11550.

MED Week offers a venue for minority-owned firms to access information, tools, and resources to grow their businesses both domestically and internationally through networking events, workshops, and forums. The events that compose MED Week are meant to raise awareness among minority business owners and the larger business community and support these businesses in their efforts to grow to scale.

The Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is asking those interested in participating in MED Week to register in advance so that they can get all updates for MED Week 2023.

Online registration is available at: https://liaacc.org/events-calendar/#!event/2023/10/10/minority-160-enterprise-160-development-160-week-160-medweek-set-for-oct-10th-2023-at-160-town-of-hempstead-pavillion-on-long-island

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