On Saturday, May 13th, members of the Haitian community gathered in “Little Haiti,” at the corner of New York and Foster Avenues, to celebrate Haitian culture at the annual Haitian Culture Day Parade and Street Festival. The Month of May is a very important month

The rainy weather did not deter groups of expectant mothers and couples from attending a baby shower in their honor on Saturday, April 29th. The Beraca Community Development Corporation (BCDC), a not-for-profit organization partnering with Beraca Baptist Church, 9602 Flatlands Avenue, held a community baby

Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse and environmental organization NYC H2O jointly held a cleanup event at Canarsie Park, located at the corner of Seaview and Remsen Avenues, on Saturday, May 13th. Members of NYC H2O and the Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB), volunteers and Narcisse’s Chief

The May 18th meeting of the Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association (MMHCA), held at the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park, gave residents an opportunity to voice concerns and share community updates, as a scheduled Parent & Teen Workshop on Understanding Teen Dating Abuse was cancelled

The Marine Park Nature Center and a possible, unconfirmed migrant camp at Floyd Bennett Field (FBF) were the main topic of conversation at the May 16th meeting of the Marine Park Community Association (MPCA), held at the Carmine Carro Center, at 3000 Fillmore Avenue. MPCA

Visitors gathered on Sunday, May 14th, at the Salt Marsh Nature Center at Avenue U and East 33rd Street for a hike along the Salt Marsh Nature Trail to observe, from a safe distance, ospreys in their habitat. Urban Park Rangers Melo and Chow guided

May 12th was another fun day for pre-K and 3-K students at P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School, 1500 East 92nd Street. In celebration of Mother’s Day, the staff hosted a Muffins With Mom event which involved the participation of the students and their “special ladies.”

On May 3rd, The Vandalia Older Adult Center, at 47 Vandalia Avenue, hosted the final exhibition of a new Brooklyn Arts Council SU-CASA Art Program. This video art program collaborated with 15 older adult participants to create one-of-a-kind and hilarious parody videos – and they

It’s spring, and you know what that means – time to do some spring cleaning and dispose of old papers and unwanted, confidential documents! A Shredding Event held in the Avenue U Parking Lot of Marine Park on Saturday, May 6th made that all possible, thanks

Over 200 mothers of all ages, and young children, showed up for a pre-Mother’s Day outdoor extravaganza hosted by State Senator Roxanne J. Persaud (SD 19) on Saturday, May 6th, at 1222 East 96th Street. The main attraction was the giveaway of a wide array

Even in a community as tight-knit as Bergen Beach, there exists a major divide between those who love and care for the neighborhood feral cat population and those who view them as a nuisance and want them gone. With one cat confirmed dead and two

Members of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22) held their monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, May 2nd via Zoom to discuss a number of very important matters, including potential school safety protocols and exciting new ELA and math initiatives. District 22 Superintendent Julia Bove

It was standing room only at P.S./I.S. 66, located at 845 East 96th Street, as the Community Education Council of District 18 hosted a Town Hall event, which was also live streamed to the public, with NYC Schools Chancellor David C. Banks on Monday, May

Marine Park Salt Marsh park rangers confiscated more than 50 handmade cat shelters without warning from the Gerritsen Beach stretch of the park last month, much to the frustration of community members. The shelters were built by Gerritsen Beach residents to serve the large stray