Trusts became the main topic of interest at the April 25th Nieuw Amersfort Community Association (NACA) meeting in the basement of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 3913 Avenue J. “Trusts and wills are coming up a lot for most of us here,” NACA president Steve

About 43 teenagers gathered to read, dance, play and eat at the third Teen Takeover event, held at the Canarsie Library, 1580 Rockaway Parkway, on Friday, April 28th. Teen Takeover events are held in various Brooklyn Public Library locations, after the library closes, and are

On Saturday, April 23rd, a Memorial Ride was held for fallen Police Officer Michael Ellis, 34, who tragically passed away in February 2020 from injuries sustained in an off-duty car crash six weeks earlier. The NYPD officer, who served in the 63rd Precinct, was driving in

The 63rd Precinct has seen a 60% spike in crime over the past month, Commanding Officer Rachael Kosak reported at the monthly Community Council meeting, held on April 26th at the Kings Plaza Community Center on Flatbush Avenue. Last year, there were about 20 major

Deputy Inspector Khandakar Abdullah is moving to the 81st Precinct, and Captain Jared Badillo will serve as the new commanding officer of the 69th Precinct.  Community Council President Gardy Brazela made the announcement at the April 25th meeting, where he thanked Abdullah for his service

Did you know that it might cost you a pretty penny if you don’t adhere to the new garbage collection rules set forth by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY)? Some lesser-known facts about enforcement and fines were hashed out at the April Flatlands Flatbush Civic

Working with elected officials, public and private partners, and the National Parks Service, the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) and The City University of New York Science and Resilience Institute Jamaica Bay (SRIJB) convened a community planning event to gather input on future plans for

In honor of Earth Week, a group of 12 interns from the Jamaica Bay Wetlands Fellowship, along with Fresh Creek Civic Association President Maria Garrett and two civic members, cleaned up some overgrown areas behind residents’ homes and along the waterfront on Flatlands 7th Street,

Many more trees are now growing in Brooklyn thanks to another coastal resiliency project that was accomplished on Wednesday, April 26th, at the Fresh Creek Nature Preserve at East 108th Street and Avenue M. The venture entailed reforesting a plot of land that was excavated

Thompson Newkirk at the Blue Skate Outdoor Roller Rink free community event. Photos courtesy of Blue Skate Southern rock artist Thompson Newkirk Photo courtesy of Thompson Newkirk Bergen Beach – Southeast Brooklyn Gets a Dose of Southern Rock From Rising Star Thompson Newkirk Crowds were

As part of their observation of Earth Day 2023, the Rockaway Parkway Merchants Corridor Association (RPMCA) undertook the cleanup of three blocks of Rockaway Parkway from Farragut Road to Flatlands Avenue on Thursday, April 20th. The exercise was part of the group’s ongoing efforts to

Nicholas Edelson, a lawyer and guest speaker at the April 20th meeting of the Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association, spoke to residents about end-of-life legal documents. Planning ahead is important, and Edelson told attendees that some of the most important documents are the will, power of attorney, healthcare

Are you facing challenges as we navigate the “new normal” lifestyle? This was the theme at a Family Wellness Resource Event, held at the South Shore Educational Complex, 6565 Flatlands Avenue, on Wednesday, April 19th. The event was organized by Assemblywoman Jaime Williams and the

The Canarsie Street Team, a local organization dedicated to improving the environmental health of Canarsie, got a head start on Earth Day 2023 celebrations, one week early. Working in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the group implemented a “beautification project” that spanned