Early on Saturday, July 12th, a group of more than 40 birders, nature-lovers and locals gathered at the Salt Marsh Nature Center, at Avenue U and East 33rd Street, for a special Waterbird Walk in honor of City of Water Day. City of Water Day

A few years back, a 15-year-old girl in the community was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Both of her parents quit their jobs to take care of their daughter and to spend as much time with her as possible. To support the family, the Brooklyn

The IHOP in Sheepshead Bay, located at 2951 Avenue U, is known for its comforting food and inviting atmosphere — but also for its community events. The restaurant hosted its most recent event, a fundraiser for P.S. 312 Bergen Beach, on Monday, March 10th. Between

Editor’s Note: Amanda Salazar is the editorial assistant and a reporter for the Canarsie Courier. She is writing this article as a first-person account. It is not sponsored or an advertisement. Happy guests shriek as they plummet down a 52-foot drop. Children excitedly interact with

The deadline for the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy’s (JBRPC) annual Wetlands Fellowship application is fast approaching on Friday, March 7th. JBRPC is a nonprofit dedicated to caring for and educating people about “10,000 acres of public parklands throughout Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway peninsula, 18,000