- Office Address: 475 Riverside Drive Room 600 New York, New York 10115
- (212) 242-1100
Travis Smith
Field Service - Brooklyn - Field Director
Jeffrey Tejada
Field Service - Brooklyn - District Director
Gina Gerhart
Field Service - Brooklyn - District Executive
Robert Vite
Field Service - Brooklyn - District Executive
About Brooklyn Council
How Sweet It Is!
The Brooklyn Council encompasses the Lenape Bay and Breukelen districts and serves 2,500 youth in 95 volunteer-led units. We strive to ensure the young men and women participating in our inclusive programming are “Prepared for Life”.
From weekly Pack and Troop meetings to annual borough-wide events like the Pinewood Derby, Brooklyn Conservation project, Cook-o-Ree, Emergency Preparedness Day, and more, Brooklyn Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Venturers become engaged community leaders through leadership development, physical fitness, service learning, STEM, environmental sustainability, and the list goes on!
We offer exceptional programs with dozens of area companies and organizations to give Scouts the unique opportunity to take their Merit Badge and advancement work outside the traditional unit meeting and into the real world. This allows Scouts to learn about the topics that interest them most from experts out in the field.
Our partnerships include One World Observatory, the Intrepid Air and Space Museum, the City of New York Department of Environmental Protection, the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, CNN, Metal Shop Fantasy Camp, Dime Bank, Too Moos, and the list continues to grow! Find out on the Merit Badge Pro Series page more about our current partners, where to sign up for upcoming events, and how to get involved!
Adventure Awaits—Join today! Interested in learning more or finding a unit? Click over to CubScouts.nyc/Brooklynpacks to find a local Cub Scout Pack. Are you interested in starting a new Pack (or have a child older than fifth grade)? Contact Brooklyn Field Director Greg Mustoe to get the ball rolling!
Don’t Fuhgeddaboudit! Discover what’s happening in Brooklyn Scouting today by subscribing to our weekly eBlast. Fill out the New York City Scouting Email Sign Up Form and select one of the three Brooklyn choices.
An Important Update on GNYC Camps, Shops, and Scout Meetings
Scout Leaders, Parents and Friends of Scouting: As a leadership organization, we want to do our best to assist with any potential spread of Coronavirus and keep our Scouting family and community healthy. We are following the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), New York State Department of Health, New Jersey Department of Health [...]
Continued Monitoring of Covid-19 by GNYC
Dear Greater New York Councils Scouting and Exploring Family, For the safety of all, based on the guidance from a number of experts and proper authorities, effective immediately the Greater New York Councils Scout Service Center at 475 Riverside Drive in Manhattan is closed. This suspension will remain in effect, evaluated daily. Many of our staff [...]
Greater New York Councils – COVID 19 Update
Dear Scouting Family, As always, your safety and the safety of all our members, volunteers, and employees is our top priority. We know there are questions and concerns about how COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, could affect local Scouting programs in the Greater New York Councils. Please know that we are monitoring developments regarding COVID-19 [...]
Camping Update: Weekend Events Planning and Summer Camp Individual Deposits
Dear Friends, As you are likely aware, the tri-state area, and largely the entire country, is preparing for an outbreak of the Coronavirus COVID-19. The Greater New York Councils staff are monitoring the situation closely. We are operating as usual but are also working on contingency plans for programming and other events to be prepared [...]
