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

Though Halloween is months away, spookiness filled the air as P.S. 207 students performed their production of The Addams Family: The Musical in all its gothic, gloomy comedic glory. On May 24th and 25th, there were four outstanding performances of The Addams Family with two

National Police Week has been recognized nationwide annually, and this year it was celebrated from May 14th to 20th. First Responders Lions Club hosted its first anniversary celebration on May 18th to recognize and highlight the tireless work first responders and advocates do to support

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

Don’t just jump – launch! If you’re looking for a fun and unique indoor park – that’s not too far from Brooklyn – where you and your kids can hop around for hours, head over to Launch Trampoline Park in Howard Beach, Queens. Located at

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

Incidents of shootings, mass or otherwise, in cities across America have propelled lawmakers into implementing tougher measures to curb what some deem to be an epidemic on the rise. From time to time, law enforcement authorities hold gun buyback events where individuals voluntarily bring in

May is National Nurses Month, and Nurses Week was May 6th to 12th. This year’s theme, “Nurses Make a Difference: Anytime, Anywhere – Always,” honors the unwavering commitment of nurses to their patients. On Friday, May 12th, One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale Hospital held a special

Heartless and sneaky thieves drove their vehicle into the Resurrection Roman Catholic Church parking lot at Whitney and Gerritsen Avenues under the cover of night and stole an equipment trailer belonging to Boy Scout Troop 396 around 1 a.m. on May 15th. The trailer was

The May 24th meeting of the 63rd Precinct Community Council marked an overall decline in crime within the precinct since the previous month. “Overall, the work that the officers are doing out there seems to be working,” Deputy Inspector Rachael Kosak said. “Hopefully that stays

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 heavy downpours on Saturday morning, May 20th, did not prevent scores of Canarsie residents from attending the annual plant, flower and herb giveaway held by the Canarsie Community Development Incorporated (CCDI), a local non-profit. The event took place at 9299 Schenck Street, a spot

Residents of Brooklyn and Queens are up in arms, after learning that state government intends to construct and operate temporary shelters for illegal immigrants at Floyd Bennett Field (FBF) in coming weeks. Those who attended the May 16th meeting of the Marine Park Community Association

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

For the fourth time since February, the Canarsie Library, 1580 Rockaway Parkway, was the scene of another Teen Takeover event. The program was instituted by the Brooklyn Public Library and funded by the office of the Mayor as a means of luring local teenagers into