For 50 years, Gateway National Recreation Area has provided New Yorkers with the national park experience, and on Saturday morning, New Yorkers honored its golden anniversary by participating in a cleanup. Organized by the National Park Service (NPS), the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC), Assemblywoman

Residents of Marine Park celebrated Halloween a little early at an Autumn Festival held near the Carmine Carro Community Center on Sunday, October 30th, where games, candy and fun activities were available for children of all ages. “This is our second annual Autumn Festival and

As winter approaches, birds migrate south for warmer weather, but several raptors paid one more visit to Marine Park. Residents gathered on Saturday morning outside the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park for the annual Raptorama! event. The locals got up close and personal with

Residents gathered on Sunday evening at Canarsie Park for the 2nd Annual Flossy Day, named after Canarsie’s nickname, The Floss, for a basketball tournament season championship game. Organized by Ramel Young with the help of various organizations and individuals, spectators came to watch two games,

It is important to have plenty of water by your side especially during the hot days of summer, and a rain barrel sure comes in handy for all your aquatic needs. Organized by Assemblywoman Jaime Williams in conjunction with the Marine Park Alliance (MPA), with

Painting a new coat on fences. An old snake getting new skin! Danielle Mastrion spray painting the snake of Lenape Playground. A fresher and brighter bench. Running through the Labyrinth. Volunteers gathered at Marine Park on Saturday morning to help clean up, repaint and refurbish

Despite the intense heat, locals gathered on Saturday afternoon in the parking lot near State Senator Roxanne Persaud’s District Office, 1222 East 96th Street, to continue their spring cleaning of unwanted papers and electronics. Residents attended the Paper Shredding and E-Waste Recycling Event, with shredding

Despite the limited visibility from the fog, volunteers’ sense of duty shined through as they cleaned up Plumb Beach on Saturday morning. NYC H2O, in collaboration with the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, held the cleanup event with the help of volunteers from various organizations, such

Enduring strong wind, harsh rain and cold weather, volunteers rallied together on Saturday to beautify and clean up the shoreline around Canarsie Pier. In collaboration with Assemblywoman Jaime Williams, the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) joined Bloomberg Services, a volunteer group of Bloomberg employees and

Spring is here, and it’s time for New Yorkers to embrace spring cleaning, air their grievances and get a free health checkup. On Saturday afternoon, residents took part in the Congress on Your Corner, Health Fair and Spring Cleaning Shredding Event, hosted in collaboration with