At 7 p.m. on a frigid Wednesday night, people filtered into the John Malone Community Center at 2335 Bergen Avenue to attend the 63rd Precinct Community Council meeting. The meeting, held on February 22nd, updated attendees on the state of crime within the precinct, which

The Mill Basin Civic Association held its first meeting of the New Year on Monday, February 13th at Mary Queen of Heaven Roman Catholic Church in Old Mill Basin, where the board discussed developments within the organization and upcoming community events. As attendance at all

The February 15th meeting of Community Board 18 (CB18) centered around a disapproving letter from the board to the mayor over his proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget and a heated debate over the co-naming of a stretch of Utica Avenue to “Guyana Avenue.” Held

The first Build the Block meeting of the year for the 69th Precinct’s Sector David featured discussions between residents and local officers about common crimes and quality of life issues. The meeting, held on Thursday, February 16th at the Hebrew Educational Society, 9502 Seaview Avenue,

Usually a holiday of chocolates and roses, this Valentine’s Day is also a holiday of lights. That’s because Brooklyn’s Home for the Holidays, located at 1102 East 72nd Street at the corner of Avenue K, boasted the biggest of its annual Valentine’s Day displays yet.

An iguana sits high on a thin branch. Schools of small, silver fish dart around a wide tank. And two North American turkeys stroll around a backyard pen. This is the backdrop that students who visit the Genovesi Environmental Study Center (GESC), 7151 Avenue T,

People file into the basement of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church on Farragut Road in Canarsie, taking turns signing their names into a logbook. Uniformed police officers greet them and hand out flyers about a toy drive or other community events. Deputy Inspector Khandakar Abdullah, Commanding

Imagine taking a shower before work and gray water comes out. Then, you make a pot of coffee, and water the color of coffee floods out. This has been the unfortunate experience of some Marine Park and Madison residents who have been complaining of discolored

Two New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) representatives visited the December meeting of Community Board 18 (CB18) for a public hearing on the department’s plan to install parking meters on Quentin Road between Marine Parkway and East 37th Street in Marine Park. The December

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso stopped by the December meeting of the Marine Park Community Association to discuss the hotly-contested Department of Transportation (DOT) initiative to install parking meters on Quentin Road. The community association also celebrated with a holiday party at its final meeting

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso stopped by the December meeting of the Marine Park Community Association to discuss the hotly-contested Department of Transportation (DOT) initiative to install parking meters on Quentin Road. The community association also celebrated with a holiday party at its final meeting

Several elected officials dropped by the final Mill Basin Civic Association meeting of 2022 on Tuesday, December 13th to apprise roughly 45 residents of recent issues, including state redistricting and an MTA proposal to reroute local bus lines. The meeting was held at Congregation Beit

The Mill Island Civic Association (MICA), which serves the Mill Island portion of the Mill Basin neighborhood, discussed illegally parked vehicles and scams during its last meeting of 2022 on Thursday, December 8th, at Temple Sholom, 2075 East 68th Street. The meeting also served as