On Monday, December 12th, representatives from NYC Kids RISE (NYCKR), the Mayor’s Office of Equity, Department of Education, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) and the Gray Foundation convened at P.S. 276 The Louis Marshall School, located at 1070 East 83rd Street, to

On Friday night, December 16th members of the Kings Plaza Canarsie Kiwanis Club and Millennium Development held their Winter Wonderland event at the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park, located at 3000 Fillmore Avenue. Kids were greeted with a holiday movie, The Grinch, on a big

With the nights drawing in, the temperature dropping, and holiday plans already being finalized, it’s the time of year when many of us just want to hibernate. Getting out and about in the blistering cold might be the last thing on your agenda, but there’s

A rainbow of diversity filled the room on Sunday night, December 11th as hundreds of guests dressed in colorful and festive attire gathered to celebrate a decade of building bridges between their communities at the Unity in Action 10th Anniversary Gala held at The Bridge

The 69th Precinct Clergy Council has a lot to be thankful for over the past year. They celebrated the year’s accomplishments, while looking forward to a safer New Year and stronger bonds with the NYPD and the community, at the Council’s End of Year Report &

Students from nearby P.S. 119 brought their best artists, decorators, singers and dancers to Amersfort Park on Friday, December 9th to join in on the community holiday lighting event near the gazebo located on East 38th Street and Avenue I.    There was hot chocolate

The last thing Breukelen Houses tenant Wendy McClarin expected to find in her Canarsie kitchen was a creature whose home is normally a cave or desert – maybe even the attic of a house located deep in Upstate New York. “One day in October, I

Members of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22) met virtually on Tuesday evening, December 6th via Zoom for the much-anticipated presentation of the proposed 5-Year Capital Plan (2020-2024) given by Yvette Knight of the School Construction Authority (SCA). The SCA performs major capital improvement

Firefighters battled an all hands house fire in a three-story brick home in Canarsie on Thursday, December 8th. Units arrived at the attached private residence located at 982 East 88th Street, off the corner of Avenue J, around 9 a.m., where there was heavy fire

A Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was held on Thursday, December 8th, inside the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park, kicking off the 2022 Festival of Lights, the first of five holiday events held by Marine Park Alliance and NYC Parks. Talented students from P.S.

The second floor of a private dwelling at 1270 East 38th Street, between Avenue L and Flatbush Avenue, caught on fire around 7 p.m. on Sunday. One person was treated for minor injuries. The Red Cross assisted those who were displaced by the fire.

The Mill Island Civic Association (MICA), which serves the Mill Island portion of the Mill Basin neighborhood, discussed illegally parked vehicles and scams during its last meeting of 2022 on Thursday, December 8th, at Temple Sholom, 2075 East 68th Street. The meeting also served as

Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman gathered with members of the community at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Assembly District 58 office, located at 903 Utica Avenue, on Monday, December 5th.  The ribbon-cutting was followed by the illumination of “One Love Little Caribbean” Holiday Lights, representing love and

Santa and his elves have been busy decking the halls of the seventh floor at 875 Pennsylvania Avenue! He had some help from Elizabeth Figueroa, a longtime resident of the Penn-Wortman Houses, who has been spreading Christmas cheer to her friends and neighbors at the

There’s no doubt that graffiti in any form is typically frowned upon in our community. However, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has been raising awareness for catch basin cleanliness – and keeping pollution out of New York’s waterways – by installing white stencil signs