The source of persistent brown water, uncertain Assembly District lines and the status of the Salt Marsh Nature Center and Marine Park were among the unresolved topics discussed at the latest Marine Park Community Association (MPCA) meeting held on Tuesday, January 17th at the Carmine

NYC Parks declares Mulchfest 2023 a smashing success, with 58,309 trees collected for tree-cycling during this year’s event, setting a new Parks record – 50,934 were recycled during Mulchfest 2021 – doubling the average collection in years past! Mulchfest, part of New York City’s holiday tradition, encourages New

The Most Reverend Robert Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, ordained Mr. Samuel M. Mwiwawi to the transitional diaconate on Saturday, January 7th, at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, serving Bergen Beach and Mill Basin. Deacon Samuel M. Mwiwawi studied in Kenya and Uganda, attending

Members of the 69th Precinct Clergy Council, under the leadership of Rev. Cecil Moonsam, stopped by the 69th Precinct stationhouse, at 9720 Foster Avenue, on Friday, January 13th, for the precinct’s daily Roll Call. It’s not uncommon for the Clergy Council to visit the officers

Do you think you’re smarter than a fifth grader? Parents swarmed into the auditorium of Canarsie’s P.S. 115 on Wednesday, January 11th and rooted for their children during the Department of Education’s Brooklyn South Regional Spelling Bee – all abuzz with challenging words! Nearly 100

While strolling through the Holiday Train Show, held every year at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, a replica of the Hendrick I. Lott House was spotted among a display of over 190 replicas of New York buildings and landmarks, all created using

Gary Shulman’s poems about a Canarsie past have often graced the pages of this publication, evoking a sweet and moving nostalgia in those who experienced it as he did, in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, and now his work has been published as a collection,

As a new year begins, so does a new year for reading. Parents and their children gathered on Thursday evening, January 12th in the library of P.S. 109, located at 1001 East 45th Street, to hear author Keyona Reid read her newest book, The Day I Became a

The Department of Education (DOE) is constantly revamping their citywide culinary standards. As a testament to their ever-changing menu, a food and nutrition specialist spoke at the monthly School District 18 Community Education Council (CEC) meeting about updated guidelines and meal options that even judgmental Chef Gordon

Members of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22) convened virtually via Zoom on Tuesday evening, January 10th during which they discussed some of the most pressing facilities projects in their District. The most important function of a CEC is to visit the schools within their District,

The Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance and First Aid Corps (FVAC) has been helping the neighborhood for 47 years. Now, it’s looking for help itself. The organization serves a large geographic area, including Bergen Beach, Flatlands, Futurama, Georgetown, Marine Park, Mill Basin and Mill Island. The area

People file into the basement of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church on Farragut Road in Canarsie, taking turns signing their names into a logbook. Uniformed police officers greet them and hand out flyers about a toy drive or other community events. Deputy Inspector Khandakar Abdullah, Commanding

Imagine taking a shower before work and gray water comes out. Then, you make a pot of coffee, and water the color of coffee floods out. This has been the unfortunate experience of some Marine Park and Madison residents who have been complaining of discolored

On New Year’s Day, dozens of community residents visited the District 46 community office at 5827 Flatlands Avenue to take part in a Haitian New Year’s tradition with Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse. Haitians celebrate the New Year and their nation’s independence by indulging in Soup Joumou.

Even in pouring rain, seniors lined up outside the office of Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein for the convenience of taking care of their public transit needs on a parked city bus through the MTA Reduced-Fare MetroCard Program on Tuesday, January 3rd. Seniors can apply for the