Residents packed the Salt Marsh Nature Center, at 3302 Avenue U, to hear Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger recount Brooklyn’s 1898 merger with New York City at an event sponsored by the Salt Marsh Alliance, Inc. on Sunday, November 2nd. Schweiger, a former science teacher,

After two postponements in April due to rain and nearly another one on Saturday, May 17th, with threatening clouds overhead, the sun finally came out for a perfect Family Fun Day at Amersfort Park, located near the gazebo on the corner of Avenue I between

The Brooklyn Line Dancers, friends and supporters gathered at the Millennium Development Mill Basin Older Adults Center, at 2075 East 68th Street, on Friday, May 16th, to celebrate the group’s “Sweet 16” anniversary commemorating 16 memorable years of line dancing, fun and friendship. And what

Delight and amazement were words to describe reactions to what was taught at a Chinese Paper Cutting Art Workshop at the Flatlands Library, 2065 Flatbush Avenue, on Friday, May 9th, by a uniquely talented master artist. Young children and adults alike had the good fortune

An afternoon of song, dance and experiencing the natural wonders of the great outdoors took place in the back courtyard of the Salt Marsh Nature Center (SMNC) on Sunday, April 27th, to celebrate Earth Day and the Nature Center’s 25th anniversary at 3302 Avenue U.

A talented group of wood carvers have been meeting and creating beautiful works of art at the United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay, at 3087 Ocean Avenue, since February and shared some of their latest creations with the Canarsie Courier on Saturday, April 26th. “Brooklyn

After daily brush fires ravaged nearly six acres of Marine Park during some of the driest months last fall amid drought conditions and wildfires citywide, help came in an announcement from the nonprofit City Parks Foundation on March 11th, announcing grant funding to help with

Gateway National Recreation Area visitors were treated to a park ranger talk sponsored by the National Park Service (NPS) on Sunday, February 16th, to learn about Howard Hughes, his many careers and his connection as a record-breaking historical figure who made aviation flight history right