Families Enjoyed OneCrownHeights Festival

Hundreds of Crown Heights residents participated in a day of family activities at One Crown Heights this past Sunday.

The day included a puppet show by Small Wonder Jewish Puppet Theater; live music and performances by Brooklyn artists; all the featured exhibits of Brooklyn Children’s Museum; kids’ activities with Jewish Children’s Museum, art, crats and street games; a music workshop, and more.

Museum visitors were able to design a roller coaster car in the ColorLab art studio, inspired by artist EJ Hill and build and test earthquake-resistant skyscrapers in the Nature’s Engineers STEM makerspace.

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joined in an animated discussion about community issues at the ‘Community Conversations Tent: Neighbors to Neighbors, Can We Talk,’ where local residents were invited to engage in discussions in a safe space to hear directly from their neighbors.

Dozens of young people joined the basketball pick-up game 5v5 challenge by Love Hoops NY on the courts in Brower Park.

The day was coordinated by Crown Heights Jewish Community Council, and funded by the NYCity Mayor’s Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes. The activities were joined by City Council Members Crystal Hudson and Rita Joseph.

About OCH:
The mission of One Crown Heights is to bring people together, to foster an environment of understanding and appreciation for different cultures, and to inspire positive change. It received funding and organizing support from its inception, from JCRC-NY, in its role as an anchor agency of the Mayor’s Office on the Prevention of Hate Crimes, Partners Against the Hate (PATH) initiative.
One Crown Heights Community Festival is a partnership of: Crown Heights Jewish Community Council, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Jewish Children’s Museum, together with ADL New York/New Jersey, American Jewish Committee (AJC), Brooklyn FAM: Festival of Arts and Music, Brooklyn Hospital Center, Community Boards 8 & 9, Crown Heights Community Council, Crown Heights North Association, Friends of Brower Park, Interborough Developmental & Consultation Center (Connect-IDCC), Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC-NY), Local Development Corporation of Crown Heights, Love Hoops NY, Mayor’s Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, The Neighborhood BK, NYC Commission on Human Rights, Repair the World, Shua Strong, Simon Wiesenthal Center, 77 Community Precinct Council, UJA-Federation, The Office of the Mayor, NY City Council Members Crystal Hudson, Rita Joseph, Chi Osse, and Darlene Mealy, Congress Members Yvette D. Clarke and Hakeem Jeffries, NYS Senator Zellnor Myrie, NYS Assembly Members Brian Cunningham and Stephanie Zinerman, and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.