An East Flatbush man was fatally shot in front of 283 East 39th Street, between Snyder and Church Avenues, last week. Police said the victim, Gotty Jeanty, 42, sustained multiple gunshots wounds throughout his body around 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6th. EMS responded to

A 15-year-old male was arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon on Tuesday, August 29th in connection to the homicide of an East New York man. Abdolaye Ba, 24, was shot in the head at 640 Blake Avenue around 3:25 p.m. on

East New York author Shenita Ramos is the definition of a champion, a woman who, when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges, reached within and pulled herself out of the darkness. Her newly published book, The Sun Still Rises: A Journal for Living (available on Amazon), is designed

Jamaica Bay covers 18,000 acres of wetland estuary, sitting between Rockaway Peninsula, Brooklyn and Queens. The total acreage of the bay is almost as large as that covered by Manhattan. It is one of the city’s last wild places, described by an attorney for NRDC

When longtime Brooklynite Jerry Del Priore composed his first article for the Canarsie Courier in 1995 – a health and fitness piece he volunteered to write while working at an outpatient substance abuse clinic in the neighborhood – he had no idea he had embarked

Adults have really enjoyed the free outdoor concerts in Marine Park this summer, but it was time for the kids to “jump, wiggle and shake” with The Fuzzy Lemons last week. The Fuzzy Lemons, “the juiciest family-friendly rock band ever,” got kids of all ages