Members of the Fresh Creek Civic Association (FCCA) held their monthly meeting on Saturday afternoon, February 25th during which they discussed an array of important issues, including deed theft, women’s health and transportation issues. FCCA President Maria Garrett invited the Honorable Sherveal Mimes to advise

Members of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22) held their monthly business and calendar meetings virtually, on Tuesday evening, February 7th, via Zoom, with more than 40 participants in attendance. When CEC 22 President Oluwaseun Salako asked for a moment of silence in memory

Members of Community Education Council 18 (CEC 18) held their monthly calendar meeting via Zoom, on Monday evening, February 6th, during which they placed a major focus upon school budgeting procedures. District 18 Superintendent Celeste Terry shared a special presentation with the group, offering them

Members of the Fresh Creek Civic Association (FCCA) held a virtual meeting on Saturday afternoon, January 28th to discuss a number of issues, many of which pertained to their primary mission of improving storm resiliency in the neighborhood. After being hit particularly hard by Superstorm

Gary Shulman’s poems about a Canarsie past have often graced the pages of this publication, evoking a sweet and moving nostalgia in those who experienced it as he did, in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, and now his work has been published as a collection,

Members of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22) convened virtually via Zoom on Tuesday evening, January 10th during which they discussed some of the most pressing facilities projects in their District. The most important function of a CEC is to visit the schools within their District,

Members of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22) met virtually on Tuesday evening, December 6th via Zoom for the much-anticipated presentation of the proposed 5-Year Capital Plan (2020-2024) given by Yvette Knight of the School Construction Authority (SCA). The SCA performs major capital improvement

Members of the Fresh Creek Civic Association (FCCA) have long been stewards of the Fresh Creek Nature Preserve and have taken particular care of the section at East 108th Street and Avenue M, conducting conservation and cleanup efforts several times each year. The group braved the

When Martin Lewis Blumberg published his popular memoir, My Brooklyn, My Way, a collection of short stories and poems about growing up in Brownsville and Canarsie in the 1940s and 50s (see “Memoir Of Old Brooklyn a Hit,” Canarsie Courier, February 25, 2021), he hoped it would

Members of the District 22 family logged onto Zoom on Tuesday evening, November 1st for the monthly meeting of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22), led by its recently-appointed President Oluwaseun Salako, whose calm, patient demeanor and hands-on approach have proven beneficial to the group

Bergen Beach residents suspect that the Democratic Party is behind the removal of scores of lawn signs promoting their political rival, New York Congressman and Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin. Though it has yet to be confirmed, some members of the community believe a local

An unveiling ceremony was held at the intersection of Avenue W and East 73rd Street in Bergen Beach, which was co-named “Patrick Solomita Way” on Saturday morning, October 22nd, in honor of the late Patrick Solomita, an initiative first proposed by Paul Curiale at a meeting

Brooklyn is at its spookiest this time of year with incredible Halloween decorations just about everywhere you look. Some homes – in Bergen Beach, Georgetown and Marine Park – feature enormous inflatables, while others have creepy graveyards with zombies and skeletons crawling out from the

More than 50 members of the District 22 community, including parents and faculty, logged onto Zoom on Tuesday evening, October 11th to participate in the monthly meeting of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22), a very interesting one to be sure. There were a number

Members of the Fresh Creek Civic Association (FCCA) logged into Webex on Saturday afternoon for a very interesting and timely virtual meeting, during which FCCA President Maria Garrett placed a focus on the upcoming 10-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Although some who suffered at the