Community leaders gathered at The Bridge Multicultural & Advocacy Project on Friday, November 4th to announce the distribution, in partnership with the NYC Department of Social Services, of emergency relief clothing and supplies for asylum seekers housed at the Highland Park Shelter in East Flatbush

Longtime Marine Park resident Jim Buchanan is one of several local veterans whose photo and rank is being displayed throughout Community Board 18 (CB 18) to recognize the dedicated airman’s service. The banner honoring Buchanan is on display at two locations: The intersection of Avenue

Grant House Unity Corp. is fulfilling a mission that started during the pandemic – “to provide human service support to alleviate hunger caused by food insecurity as well as other social services that help low-income and homeless individuals increase efficiency that will lead to self-sufficiency.” Grant

On Monday, November 7th, the 69th Precinct Clergy Council held its monthly Prayer Vigil on the corner of Rockaway Parkway and Glenwood Road, near the “L” train station. The group offered supplications for world peace and also for fair elections the following day. Clergy Council

Voter turnout at the General Election, held on Tuesday, November 8th, was high, as local voters cast their ballots, electing the first female Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul. Several incumbents were reelected, and four ballot proposals were overwhelmingly approved. Hochul beat Republican contender, Congressman

Assemblywoman Jaime Williams hosted the Second Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Celebration outside the Carmine Carro Community Center in Marine Park on Saturday, November 5th to honor local veterans. Community members and organizers gathered outside the center to watch Williams recognize seven veterans, who live within

For 50 years, Gateway National Recreation Area has provided New Yorkers with the national park experience, and on Saturday morning, New Yorkers honored its golden anniversary by participating in a cleanup. Organized by the National Park Service (NPS), the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC), Assemblywoman

Nieuw Amersfort Community Association (NACA) President Steve Yamin welcomed back area residents at a packed first general meeting, after an over two-year hiatus, on Tuesday, October 25th in the basement of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 3913 Avenue J. After a moment of silence in memory

Subway crimes are soaring all over New York City. Plans to put more police officers on trains – and stay posted at various stations – are sporadic. However, due to the shortage of Transit Police citywide, precincts across the board are scrambling to assign their

Frustrated residents aired their concerns about the constant barrage of crimes that they perceived as happening after listening to the monthly crime report at the 63rd Precinct Community Council meeting held on Wednesday, October 26th at the John Malone Center. Commanding Officer Captain Rachael Kosak reported

When Martin Lewis Blumberg published his popular memoir, My Brooklyn, My Way, a collection of short stories and poems about growing up in Brownsville and Canarsie in the 1940s and 50s (see “Memoir Of Old Brooklyn a Hit,” Canarsie Courier, February 25, 2021), he hoped it would

Members of the District 22 family logged onto Zoom on Tuesday evening, November 1st for the monthly meeting of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22), led by its recently-appointed President Oluwaseun Salako, whose calm, patient demeanor and hands-on approach have proven beneficial to the group

Bergen Beach residents suspect that the Democratic Party is behind the removal of scores of lawn signs promoting their political rival, New York Congressman and Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin. Though it has yet to be confirmed, some members of the community believe a local

An unveiling ceremony was held at the intersection of Avenue W and East 73rd Street in Bergen Beach, which was co-named “Patrick Solomita Way” on Saturday morning, October 22nd, in honor of the late Patrick Solomita, an initiative first proposed by Paul Curiale at a meeting

A man was killed and a woman is in stable condition following a shooting outside the NYCHA Sheepshead Bay Houses on Halloween night. Officers from the 61st Precinct and PSA1 arrived at 2932 Avenue V around 5:10 p.m. on Monday, October 31st where they found both