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

The Marine Park Pickleball Associates (MPPBA) are gaining more pickleball courts in southern Brooklyn, thanks to the sport’s continued popularity and their passionate advocacy for it. In late November, the club gained their first indoor playing space in Canarsie after partnering with the Hebrew Educational

Can a new year mean a new and improved quality of life for New York City residents? Most likely not, according to Public Advocate Jumanne Williams who recently unveiled a list of the 100 most egregiously negligent private landlords in NYC. A press release from

There was good news of lower weekly crime rates, Cop of the Month awards and a small year-end celebration at the final meeting for 2022 of the 63rd Precinct Community Council held on Wednesday, December 28th at the John Malone Center Captain Darryl Smallwood, who was

Congratulations to Khandakar Abdullah, Commanding Officer of the 69th Precinct, on his promotion from Captain to Deputy Inspector on December 23, 2022. Deputy Inspector Abdullah joined the 69th Precinct (for the second time in his career!) in September 2021 as Commanding Officer under the title of

The Coney Island Polar Bears have nothin’ on these brave guys who took a New Year’s Day plunge into the frigid waters of Shell Bank Creek, located at the “Point” in Gerritsen Beach, on Sunday! Abi, Joe and Nick (pictured) participated in the annual event,

Residents of Marine Park gathered on Thursday evening, December 22nd to celebrate the sixth day of Chanukah at the Carmine Carro Community Center, as they learned of its beginnings and significance. Organized by the Marine Park Alliance (MPA), the celebration of Chanukah is part of

As 2022 reaches its end, residents gathered at the Carmine Carro Community Center on Wednesday evening, December 28th to observe the final event of Marine Park Alliance’s (MPA) Festival of Lights, Kwanzaa. Organized by the MPA, Brooklyn College’s Department of Africana Studies and its Linguistics

Two New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) representatives visited the December meeting of Community Board 18 (CB18) for a public hearing on the department’s plan to install parking meters on Quentin Road between Marine Parkway and East 37th Street in Marine Park. The December