Car issues reigned supreme at the 63rd Precinct Sector A Build the Block meeting, held on Thursday, March 23rd at Temple Sholom, 2075 East 68th Street. Sector A covers Mill Island, Mill Basin and Bergen Beach. Car thefts were one of the top crimes in

Irish culture was celebrated in honor of St. Patrick’s Day in Marine Park last week. Organized by the Marine Park Community Association (MPCA), the O’Malley Irish Dancers provided residents with traditional Irish dancing and music at the Carmine Carro Community Center on Tuesday evening, March

Shop Homecrest, a recently published online directory of Homecrest small businesses, was discussed at the March 16th meeting of the Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association, held at the Carmine Carro Community Center. Created by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Services, Shop Homecrest is a

The Bergen Beach Civic Association held its first meeting of 2023, which also happened to be its first meeting since November 2022, at the Hudson River Yacht Club on March 14th to give updates on community construction, crime and more. The 110,000-square-foot Falco-Tully construction and

Two NYPD drug recognition experts (DREs) spoke about driving while high at the 63rd Precinct Community Council’s March 22nd meeting at the John Malone Community Center in Bergen Beach. Inspired by an incident reported at the February meeting in which a food delivery driver was

Board members voted against a proposal to co-name a section of Utica Avenue to “Guyana Avenue” at the March 15th meeting of Community Board 18 (CB18). At the February 15th meeting, a vote on the proposed co-naming of Utica Avenue, from Eastern Parkway to Avenue

Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse (46th District) chose not to stay in the City Council’s Progressive Caucus in early February in response to a strict pledge that caucus leadership expected all members to sign. “I consider myself to be a progressive person,” she said in an interview.

Yep…Brooklyn’s Small Business of the Year is located right here in Canarsie! Congratulations to TriniJam BK’s team and thank you @jaimer.williams, @randypeers718 @brooklynchamber (team), @moniquechandlerwatermanad58 and @roxannej.persaud for your continued support and the commitment to building a better community for all. Calvin Sennon TriniJam Roti, Bar

The Brooklyn Public Library wants to encourage Brooklyn teenagers to visit and utilize their local libraries, so it started the Teen Takeover program in several pilot locations, including the Canarsie Library, at 1580 Rockaway Parkway. Teen Takeover events are held after the library closes and

In celebration of Purim, which took place on March 6th to 7th, the Chabad of Canarsie and Starrett City held a feast at the Young Israel of Canarsie, 1265 East 108th Street.  Men, women and children enjoyed a delicious hot buffet.  The mitzvos were performed, and

On Friday, March 17th, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of P. S. 109 The Glenwood Academy, located at 1001 East 45th Street, hosted a “Pajamas With Books” event, as part of the school’s Women’s History Month celebration. It featured female author Ruth Fleury who read

The Marine Park Alliance (MPA) teamed up with NYC Audubon, Outdoor Afro (OA) and NYC Parks on Sunday, March 12th for an outdoor birding event at the Marine Park Salt Marsh to explore not just birds, but also some local history, the outdoors in a

On Wednesday, March 8th, in commemoration of International Women’s Day, State Senator Roxanne Persaud (SD 19) hosted a virtual chat with “four dynamic women” in her constituency, “who are making great strides in their respective fields.” The conversation focused on issues of equality, diversity and

Paerdegat Basin Park Forest Restoration alongside the stewardship team hosted a cleanup on Saturday, March 11th, in preparation for the spring season. The cleanup was completed by removing mugworts, which are invasive plants, to make way for the trees to flourish during the spring.