Plans are in the works for a facelift to the center and rear portions of Power Playground located at Avenue N, between East 49th Street and Utica Avenue, as announced by Community Board18 District Manager Sue Ann Partnow at the May 25th meeting of the

Amid the sounds of live steel drums playing in the background, a crowd gathered by a table by the Carmine Carro Center at Marine Park to join in on the Brooklyn Public Library’s 125th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, June 4th. “It’s a birthday celebration, but

The threat of clouds and a few drops of rain didn’t stop people from coming out and enjoying the Caribbean Dance & Music Festival taking place by the gazebo at Amersfort Park located at East 38th Street and Avenue I on Saturday, June 11th. Although

Marine Park Alliance and friends kicked off the summer by launching Just for Kids, a series of children’s events that began by bringing in experts at Double Dutch to teach parents and kids alike how to kick up their heels and learn the ropes at

At a time when unspeakable acts of horror and random acts of violence have been happening in schools across the country, students at P.S. 114 have been learning about kindness, feelings, positivity, spirit and teamwork, which was celebrated in the First Annual Spirit Week with

As the weather warms, so does the heat of gun violence and crime as statistics climb across the City, and the 63rd Precinct was no exception as was discussed at their Community Council meeting held on Wednesday, May 25th. NYPD 63rd Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy

Beautiful flowers and plants, and 265 bags of the City’s finest compost provided by the Department of Sanitation, were waiting to be picked up at Assemblywoman Jaime Williams 59th AD Annual Compost Giveaway on Sunday at the Marine Park parking lot, 3226 Avenue U. “I

Heavy fog and mist couldn’t stop a determined group of birders from joining together in front of the Park House at Seaview Avenue and East 88th Street for the World Migratory Bird Day Walk in Canarsie Park early Saturday morning. The free walk hosted by

After months of Zoom meetings, only a handful of people attended the first in-person 63rd Precinct Sector D Build the Block Meeting, but they worked well with police to address perplexing quality-of-life issues in the area. Residents living near the Flatbush Junction that borders the

There was no shortage of gifts for sale at the first ever Vendor Market Fundraising Event held at P.S. 312 on Saturday for the upcoming Mother’s Day or any other occasion. “It’s the first post-pandemic event where the families of the school can actually get

The Flatlands Flatbush Civic Group (FFCG) gathered for their monthly Zoom meeting on Thursday, April 21st,  seeking solutions to longstanding vehicular issues and what they got was a swift response from the NYPD 63rd Precinct. A major issue that has persisted for about six years

The President of the Flatlands Civic Club, Inc. (FCC) spoke of a number of goals that she would like to accomplish to increase membership and address longstanding, unaddressed issues in parts of Flatlands – despite numerous requests – at the group’s monthly Zoom meeting. “The

There was a sense of a return to normalcy when it was announced that Zoom and hybrid meetings would be discontinued for the latest gathering of the 63rd Precinct Community Council, but many who would have attended were busy preparing for the wake of the

There was music, dance, refreshments, games, treats for the kids and general merriment aplenty as community groups and neighbors from near and far gathered together by the gazebo in Amersfort Park, on Avenue I and East 38th Street, on Saturday to celebrate Earth Day and

Brightly colored flowers were in full bloom as P.S. 119 students, eager to grow their knowledge of living things, attended one of the first outdoor classroom lessons of the spring season at Serenity Community Garden on Thursday, April 14th. Some of the many flowers in