Legendary singer and actor, Bobby Rydell, passed away on April 5, 2022 at the age of 79. One of the Golden Boys out of Philadelphia, along with Frankie Avalon and Fabian, Bobby Rydell became a teen idol in the late 1950s and early 1960s, with

FCCA President Maria Garrett Members of the nature-minded Fresh Creek Civic Association (FCCA) convened virtually on Saturday afternoon, April 9th via Webex for an informative meeting chock-full of exciting updates for the spring season. FCCA President Maria Garrett announced that as point person and community

  Kids and adults enjoyed an Easter Family Arts & Crafts Day at the Carmine Carro Community Center, 3000 Fillmore Avenue, in Marine Park on Saturday.  Instead of the traditional Easter Egg Hunt festivities, the hosts of this event – Millennium Development, Marine Park Alliance

Express Health is offering free Rapid COVID tests, Nasal PCR and Flu Tests outside the Canarsie Library.  At home services, including Rapid/PCR testing and Monoclonal antibody treatments, are also available. Walk-ins are welcome; no appointment is necessary. Location: 1580 Rockaway Parkway, near Avenue J. Hours

A Chassidic Farbrengen (Gathering) CELEBRATING THE REBBE’S 120’TH BIRTHDAY *Special Guest Speaker: Rabbi Levi Reitzes from Kharkov, Ukraine *Report from the front line. LOCATION: Spring Creek Rehab Center 660 Louisiana Avenue DATE:  Monday, April 11th, 6 p.m. *Musical Entertainment by Yaakov Tzfasman *Hot Soup and

CEC 22 President Jessica Byrne discusses vacancies on the Board Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22) held a virtual Town Hall meeting with Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks on Tuesday evening, April 5th via Zoom. Chancellor Banks, who was appointed by

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Glass of water When Bergen Beach Civic Association President Sal Calise received word of a potential problem with the neighborhood’s drinking water back in January (see “Residents Worried About Their Drinking Water,” Canarsie Courier, January 27, 2022), he reached out to the Department of Environmental

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On Tuesday, March 29th, Mayor Eric Adams announced a new vocational training and apprenticeship program that will provide professional opportunities to youth, ages 16 to 24, in foster care. The Administration for Children’s Services’ (ACS) new V-CRED program will support youth in their education, career

Festive music and the sounds of barking dogs gave an air of excitement to the hustle and bustle of people looking for a forever furry friend to bring home at a pet adoption event sponsored by Assemblywoman Jaime Williams at the Jacob Joffe Fields on

The Canarsie Safety Alliance held a four-day event, where many organizations reached out to the community, with the goal of “We are One, Making the Community Whole Again!”  Booths lined Flatlands Avenue from East 80th Street to East 82nd Street on Wednesday, March 23rd through

It takes various members of the NYPD, all with very different – but equally important – roles, to fight crime across the city.  Captain Khandakar Abdullah, commanding officer of the 69th Precinct, recognized these dedicated officers and awarded four of them with Cop of the