“When a Hat is Not Just a Hat" Dear Editor: I was recently walking near the McDonald’s on Rockaway Parkway and Conklin Avenue when I came across a lonely hat sitting by itself on a sidewalk.  I would have passed it by except that I

Fire prevention and cooking safety were the burning topics of interest for Nieuw Amersfort Community Association (NACA) members during National Fire Safety Month at their October 24th meeting, held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 3913 Avenue J. “October is usually our Fire Safety Month, so

Another senseless act of gun violence left a community in shock once again; now they are asking for justice and pleading for change.  A longstanding dispute and arguments over noise led to the double homicide of a father, Bladimy Mathurin, 47, and his stepson, Mode

Not even the pouring rain could keep fans from visiting their hooked beak and sharp-clawed avian friends at the sixth annual Raptorama Festival held at the Salt Marsh Nature Center on Avenue U on Sunday, October 29th. Over 100 people surrounded the roped-off area where

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The Canarsie Merchants Association’s Pop-Up Shop Series, a cross-marketing effort designed to introduce new customers to existing businesses and bring more foot traffic to established places, is hosted from September to December at local venues in Canarsie. On Saturday, October 21st, five small businesses shared their