Colorful holiday window displays in Southeast Brooklyn are beginning to rival those in Manhattan, as artist Joe Indart has been painting many of the businesses in the area for the upcoming holiday season. “You make the neighborhood shine,” said one of his many fans on

Commanding Officer Captain Rachael Kosak and Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) were called away from the monthly meeting of the 63rd Precinct Community Council, held at the Flatlands Reformed Church, 3931 Kings Highway, on Wednesday night, November 30th, to assist at a horrific crime scene nearby.

Members of the NYC School Construction Authority (SCA) and District 22 (D22), along with community leaders, planners, elected officials, area students and representatives from the Mayor’s Office, joined together on Wednesday, November 16th to break ground on a long-awaited and much anticipated $15 million state-of-the

Community leaders gathered at The Bridge Multicultural & Advocacy Project on Friday, November 4th to announce the distribution, in partnership with the NYC Department of Social Services, of emergency relief clothing and supplies for asylum seekers housed at the Highland Park Shelter in East Flatbush

Nieuw Amersfort Community Association (NACA) President Steve Yamin welcomed back area residents at a packed first general meeting, after an over two-year hiatus, on Tuesday, October 25th in the basement of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 3913 Avenue J. After a moment of silence in memory

Frustrated residents aired their concerns about the constant barrage of crimes that they perceived as happening after listening to the monthly crime report at the 63rd Precinct Community Council meeting held on Wednesday, October 26th at the John Malone Center. Commanding Officer Captain Rachael Kosak reported

There is a saying, “Build it and they will come,” and that certainly was the case with the NYC Parks construction of the Jacob Joffe Fields Adult Fitness Area, included in the plans for the reconstruction of the basketball and handball courts at Jacob Joffe

With close proximity to the end of the 2/5 subway line at the Flatbush Junction, many of the unhoused have been frequenting the area without access to the basic services that many of us take for granted; it can be heartbreaking for some to see,

What would you do with up to $1 million to spend on your neighborhood was the question posed at an October 5th Flatlands Participatory Budgeting (PB) Neighborhood Assembly held by Councilwoman Farah Louis for Council District 45 at The Bridge located on Flatbush Avenue. “Participatory

After the summer break, community members were introduced to the new commanding officer of the 63rd Precinct who presented Cop of the Month awards at their Community Council meeting held on Wednesday, September 28th at the John Malone Center. Community Council President Greg Borruso welcomed Commanding Officer

Sector A Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) Ioana Matiuta and Nicholas Ringelspaugh discussed rising crime and their plans to address the abandoned car problems and other neighborhood concerns at their quarterly Build the Block meeting on Thursday, September 29th via Zoom. Matiuta and Ringelspaugh joined Sector A

As the summer ends, a new season begins, and so it was with the changing of the guard as new president Rob Mazzuchin replaced Bob Tracey at the first general Marine Park Community Association (MPCA) meeting held in their 96th year as a civic on Tuesday,

Whether they came by car, plane, bus and trains, or attended virtually, people came in droves – all for the same reason – to raise awareness about the growing threat of Esophageal Cancer (EC) at the 4th Annual 5K Esophageal Cancer Run/Walk event that took

Hundreds of seniors came out from all across State Senator Roxanne Persaud’s District 19 and beyond on Thursday, September 8th to join in on the annual Senior Resource Day activities taking place in the spacious courtyard behind the District Office located at 1222 East 96th

There was basketball, fun and games at the 63rd Precinct Commissioner’s Day of Play on Wednesday, August 31st at Fox Playground, but it was really more about building trust and strengthening good community relationships between neighborhood youth and police. Officers Carter and Guerrero find it