Elliot Ma has childhood memories of often visiting Marine Park with his family as a kid, driving there in his dad’s old Toyota Sienna from their home in Bensonhurst. Now, he’s working to support the park and what it can offer to other families who

The Regina Opera Company’s 56th season came to a close after four performances of Carmen. The legendary opera opened on Saturday, May 9th, in the auditorium of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, at 5902 6th Avenue, where the audience not only laughed but

Second-graders at P.S. 207 have been rehearsing their lines since February for Jungle Book – and it showed! The young actors had a spectacular performance of the beloved Disney classic on Friday, May 8th, in the P.S. 207 auditorium at 4011 Fillmore Avenue. Directed by

As the weather gets warmer, people are anxious to get out of the house — on Saturday afternoon, May 2nd, visitors gathered at the Carmine Carro Community Center, 3000 Fillmore Avenue, in Marine Park, for the first event of the spring/summer season. The Dancing into

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A sizeable crowd gathered at the corner of East 92nd Street and Conklin Avenue on Friday, May 1st, for the 2nd Annual Jane’s Walk — a global festival of volunteer-led community tours, in partnership with the Canarsie Merchants Association and the Canarsie Historical Society. Current

The annual “Pre-Mother’s Day Clothing and More Distribution for Women,” hosted by State Senator Roxanne Persaud, took place on Saturday, May 2nd, at her District Office, 1222 East 96th Street. The event brought together Senate District 19 community — friends, families, moms — who enjoyed

Marine Park Alliance (MPA) has been awarded a $75,000 grant through the Hudson River Foundation’s (HRF) “Advancing Habitat Restoration with Community” initiative to develop a community-driven restoration framework for Marine Park. According to the April 30th award announcement, the project will guide future restoration of

Under a chilly spring sky, dozens gathered on Sunday morning, April 19th, at Holocaust Memorial Park, at West End Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, for the annual “March of the Living: Walk to Remember,” a solemn and powerful tribute marking Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). Participants,

Liberty Hall Cathedral of Praise, located at 1387 East 96th Street, was packed with clergy leaders and other guests who attended the 3rd annual Prayer Breakfast, hosted by Consuming Fire Ministries International Inc. (CFMII), on Saturday, April 25th. The prayers offered were as liberal as

The cafeteria at I.S. 68 Isaac Bildersee, located at 956 East 82nd Street, was all abuzz on the evening of Friday, April 17th, with families, students and teachers who got together and welcomed spring with a Multicultural Celebration and Community School Forum that showcased their

Sixty-five years ago, on the Canarsie Courier’s 40th anniversary, Walter S. Patrick, who, on April 22, 1921, established the Courier together with Lester J. Stillwell, returned to Canarsie to commemorate the occasion. He and his successors, Edward M. Herrschaft, Joseph B. Samitz and Robert M.

By Ira M. Kluger  Co-President, Canarsie Historical Society  Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Canarsie Courier’s 100th anniversary edition, which was published on April 22, 2021. On the occasion of the Canarsie Courier’s 91st anniversary, I prepared a history of Canarsie’s early newspapers, which preceded the

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