It was standing room only at the “Annual Unity in Action Holiday Celebration and Award Ceremony,” on Sunday, December 21st, in honor of four extraordinary individuals who were recognized by The Bridge Multicultural and Advocacy Project (The Bridge MCP) for their remarkable achievements and unwavering

Stargazers gathered at the Salt Marsh Nature Center, at East 33rd Street and Avenue U, on Sunday evening, December 21st, to observe the night sky on the Winter Solstice. Throughout the last quarter of the year, the Marine Park Alliance (MPA) celebrated several Festival of

Marine Park Alliance's annual Festival of Lights series continued on Saturday, December 13th, with Kwanzaa Drumming at the Carmine Carro Community Center, at 3000 Fillmore Avenue.Local families and MPA's Teen Leaders joined together to use conga, djembe and shakers to celebrate Kuumba (Creativity) – one of

'Tis the weeks before Christmas, and right here in Bay Ridge,Free photos with Santa abound, and cost not even a smidge!!!That's right, folks! For the fourth year in a row, one local business here in the heart of Bay Ridge offers photographic meet-and-greets with Santa Claus

Christmas spirit was in full swing at the Carmine Carro Community Center, at 3000 Fillmore Avenue, on Saturday, December 6th, where hundreds of children lined up for their photo with Santa — along with arts and crafts, holiday activities and plenty of festive treats. At

Ari’el Stachel won a Tony award for his performance in the 2018 hit musical, The Band’s Visit, about an Egyptian band stranded in Israel. He was cast as a romantic lead, playing a trumpet and singing a song with one of the show’s leading ladies. Now

Members of the Salt Marsh Alliance (SMA) and the Urban Park Rangers welcomed the community into the Salt Marsh Nature Center, located at 3302 Avenue U, on Saturday afternoon, December 6th, to celebrate their silver jubilee in a very special way: a gallery viewing. Since

On Tuesday, November 25th, Melting Pot Restaurant, located at 4914 Avenue H, served Thanksgiving dinner days early, by hosting its Fourth Annual Thanksgiving Free Meal Appreciation Giveaway. The restaurant gave free meals to anyone who walked through its doors and ordered one. A light rain

On Monday, November 24th, the Brooklyn Canarsie Lions hosted its 43rd Annual Brotherhood Service, “A Community Praying Together Before Thanksgiving,” at Canarsie Ascend, Holy Family School Auditorium, located at 9719 Flatlands Avenue. The event was emceed by Canarsie Lion, Joan Alexander-Bakiridden, who recited the Lions

Although the year is coming to an end, the Regina Opera Company kicked off its 56th season, from November 2025 to May 2026, with a stellar performance of Giacomo Puccini’s legendary 1896 opera, La Bohème, on Saturday, November 15th. Residents and opera lovers gathered at

Residents packed the Salt Marsh Nature Center, at 3302 Avenue U, to hear Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger recount Brooklyn’s 1898 merger with New York City at an event sponsored by the Salt Marsh Alliance, Inc. on Sunday, November 2nd. Schweiger, a former science teacher,

By Tony Lindsay, President, New York Homeowners Alliance Corp. Intro 948A has nothing to do with tenants or housing stock  —  it’s a targeted reform to protect private-dwelling homeowners who actually live in their homes from politically driven attacks disguised as “tenant protection.” New Yorkers

Old things are new again at Triple Promise Academy for the Performing Arts in the heart of Bay Ridge!The canon of American musical theatre dates back nearly a century. But this heritage is too often ignored in education, which tends to repeat just the flashiest

The Carmine Carro Community Center, at 3000 Fillmore Avenue, was awash in green and purple t-shirts as the Marine Park Alliance (MPA) held its fifth annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on Saturday, November 8th, for its teen leaders, who wear green, and frequent volunteers, who wear

It may have felt like summer, but the spirit of fall was in full swing as hundreds of families gathered for Assemblywoman Jaime Williams’ Annual Family Fall Festival at the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park on Sunday, October 26th. Despite the unseasonably warm