As 69th Precinct Community Council President Gardy Brazela was on a well-deserved vacation, Vice President Melba Brown ran the council’s May 30th meeting, where she welcomed Captain Jared Badillo, the new commanding officer of the 69th Precinct. Captain Badillo, who previously served as executive officer of the

Students from P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary School marched in the school’s second annual Emoji Parade on Thursday, June 1st, while waving handmade emojis on paper plates that depicted their feelings.  The event took place in the schoolyard, at 1077 Remsen Avenue, and was the finale

After a long, hard day of schoolwork, kids just wanna have fun!  And fun they did have at an Afterschool Kids Carnival Fun day, held on Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road, near the “L” train, on Wednesday, May 24th. The event, which was sponsored by

After a long, hard day of schoolwork, kids just wanna have fun! And fun they did have at an Afterschool Kids Carnival Fun day, held on Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road, near the “L” train, on Wednesday, May 24th. The event, which was sponsored by

The Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Annual Memorial Day Parade has been a Canarsie tradition for decades, and it was back bigger and better this year! Members of the Canarsie community, elected officials, community organizations and activists, along with local students, paused on Saturday, May 27th, to

The Science Department of Marine Park JHS 278,located at 1925 Stuart Street, held a Science Expo on Friday, May 19th, where young scientists had all sorts of projects on display at their demonstration tables, including Slimy Science, Health Care, Gardening, Hydroponics, Urban Advantage, Hockey, Earth

New York City has over 7,000 miles of sewer, and it’s the job of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to maintain and operate this massive sewer system. All that wastewater goes through a pumping station – there are 96 in the city – which

The NYPD and the Mayor’s Community Affairs units, with the help of the 63rd Precinct, hosted the first ever NYC Kids Festival Brooklyn in Marine Park on Monday, May 15th. Approximately 1,300 public school kids, including students from P.S. 276 and P.S. 115 in Canarsie, attended