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Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who represents Long Island City, was elected last week by the House Democratic Caucus to lead the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

The veteran pol fills the vacancy created the passing of late Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland.

Out of 219 ballots cast, Maloney received 133 votes, while Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly got 86 votes.

The House Oversight Committee will play a key role in the impeachment proceeds of the president.

“It’s an extraordinary honor,” Maloney said. “I never expected that I would ever achieve such an honor.”

Maloney was a teacher before being elected to the New York City Council, where she served for 10 years.

She was first elected to Congress in 1992, and represents the east side of Manhattan, parts of north Brooklyn and sections of western Queens.

On Saturday, November 23 at 3 p.m., El Puente is hosting an event entitled “Breaking Bread.”

The event will feature free resources, giveaways and performances. It all goes down at the Moore Street Market, located at 110 Moore Street in East Williamsburg.

“Let’s break bread together while learning about community health!” the flier reads.

North Brooklyn nonprofit groups are getting into the giving spirit this holiday season.

Until December 18, St. Nicks Alliance, School Settlement Association and the Conselyea Street Block Association are hosing a holiday food drive.

The donations will go to the food pantries and collections at Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation and Most Holy Trinity churches.

You can donate your canned and non-perishable goods at the following site:

• 211 Ainslie Street (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
  • Note: Canned food and gently-used children’s clothing up to 7 years old
• 2 Kingsland Avenue (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
  • Canned food only
• 120 Jackson Street (12 to 2 p.m.)
  • Canned food only until November 14

On Wednesday, November 20, at IS 71 in South Williamsburg, Community Education Council (CEC) for District 14 is hosting its first annual Thanksgiving Food Project.

The food drive will collect non-perishable and canned foods, package them into Thanksgiving baskets and provide them to impacted families.

According to Town Square, 70 percent of District 14 students qualify for free or reduced lunch because their families live near the poverty line.

CEC 14 will assemble the bags and baskets on November 20.

Here are suggested items to donate:

• Canned veggies/fruit (yams, greens, beans, corn, pineapples, apples, peaches)
• Canned milk
• Gravy, broth
• Dry beans
• Stuffing
• Bread/muffin/cake mix
• Dry pasta (macaroni, lasagna, penne)
• Frosting
• White/brown sugar
• Juices, soda or cider
• Seasoning and spices

Borough President Eric Adams has earmarked $15 million in capital investments to nearly 60 Brooklyn schools for STEAM programs.

The funding will help construct multiple hydroponic labs, computer labs and tech labs in those schools.

Six schools in north Brooklyn received funding as part of this allocation from Borough Hall:

• Automotive High School (Williamsburg): $100,000
• JHS 291 Roland Hayes (Bushwick): $300,000
• IS 347 School of Humanities (Bushwick): $300,000
• Brooklyn School for Social Justice (Bushwick): $250,000
• PS/IS 45 Horace E. Greene (Bushwick): $350,000
• Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology (Bushwick): $240,000

Town Square is hosting its annual Santa Brunch on Sunday, December 8 at the Polish and Slavic Center, located at 176 Java Street.

There will be seatings at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The brunch is $20 per person online or $30 at the door, if there are any seats available, that is! It includes a delicious homemade pancake brunch, fun crafts, live music, Queen Elsa, and of course, photos with Santa.

A cash bar with delicious holiday drinks will be available for mom and dad.

Bring your camera and take photos with Santa for free at the brunch.

It’s a fun, relaxing way to kick off your holiday season.

Last year, tickets sold out, so gets yours before it’s too late!

It’s My Park season is back!

On Sunday, November 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Clean Bushwick Initiative and Maria Hernandez Dog Run P.A.C.K. are hosting It’s My Park Day at Maria Hernandez Park.

Volunteer to help plant daffodil bulbs and more to beautify the Bushwick green space.

The event is free and open to the public. Meet at the park house at 10 a.m.!

For one night only, world-acclaimed pianist Paul Bisaccia will perform a special concert, “From Chopin to Gershwin: For Our Freedom & Yours, Za Wolnosc Wasza i Nasza.”

The concert of classical and jazz music celebrates the struggle for freedom and equality in Poland and America.

It takes place on Thursday, November 14 at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Tickets are $25 for general admission and $15 for seniors and children.

Proceeds will help support much-needed capital improvements at St. John’s Lutheran Church and programming like his one by Town Square.

For more information and to purchase tickets, see here.

This Saturday, October 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 50 Kent at Bushwick Inlet Park will play host to its first-ever Halloween Fest.

Enjoy an afternoon full of free performances, festivities and more, including musical performances by the Shinbone Alley Stilt Band.

There will be art-making workshops for kids, face painting by Smudge Pudge, spooky musical puppet theater by Fairy Tale Marionettes, and other games by the Parks Department.

The Urban Park Rangers will also make a special appearance.

Following the afternoon of fun, catch a free open-air screening of Tim Burton’s 1998 classic comedy-horror, “Beetlejuice!”

For more information, see the Facebook event here.

In PropertyShark’s latest report on the most expensive neighborhoods in New York City, Greenpoint placed 11th overall, just outside the top ten.

The area saw a 26 percent year-over-year increase. Based on 50 transactions in the third quarter, the neighborhood had a median sale price of $1,319,134.

That makes Greenpoint the third most expensive neighborhood in Brooklyn behind Cobble Hill ($1,795,000) at 7th overall and Carroll Gardens ($1,431,250) at 10th overall.

Williamsburg ended up tied at 24th place in Q3, with a median sale price of $999,000 based on 134 transactions – the most on the list. It saw a 5 percent increase in year-over-year change.

According to the report, Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens all had a decrease in the number of transactions year-over-year, with Queens dipping by 1.4 percent.

Here are the top 10 neighborhood by median sale price in Q3:

See the full PropertyShark report here.