Residents have become aware of the increase in smoke shops in our community. However, if you traverse other neighborhoods in Brooklyn – and the entire city – you’ll find that these “unsavory” businesses are popping up everywhere! What many consider “shady” and “crime-inducing” shops was

Suggestions for the 2024 budget and a presentation on Phase 2 of the Power Playground reconstruction were on the agenda at the October 19th meeting of Community Board 18 (CB18), held at the board office, 1097 Bergen Avenue, and virtually. Each year, community members, civic and

On Saturday, members of the East 59th Street United Block Association remembered the 15 residents from their block who have died since the COVID pandemic began by giving them the memorial service they have not been able to receive. The 15 residents honored in the

Brooklyn is at its spookiest this time of year with incredible Halloween decorations just about everywhere you look. Some homes – in Bergen Beach, Georgetown and Marine Park – feature enormous inflatables, while others have creepy graveyards with zombies and skeletons crawling out from the

On Tuesday, October 18th, State Senator Roxanne Persaud hosted the 2022 Power 19 Awards Ceremony at the Paerdegat Squadron Yacht Club in Canarsie. Twenty-four people from Senate District 19 were presented with this distinguished award based upon their exceptional work in the communities in which

The Rockaway Parkway Merchants Association (RPMA) hosted its grand opening along the Rockaway Parkway corridor with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, October 12th. After several years of attempting to restore the merchant association along the Rockaway Parkway corridor, the vision is now complete. Alongside

On Sunday afternoon, a steady stream of Senate District 19 constituents showed up at 1222 East 96th Street to participate in a paper shredding and electronic-waste recycling event hosted by State Senator Roxanne Persaud. Some came after church, others after preparing Sunday dinner, but Canarsie

More than 50 members of the District 22 community, including parents and faculty, logged onto Zoom on Tuesday evening, October 11th to participate in the monthly meeting of Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22), a very interesting one to be sure. There were a number

Members of the Fresh Creek Civic Association (FCCA) logged into Webex on Saturday afternoon for a very interesting and timely virtual meeting, during which FCCA President Maria Garrett placed a focus on the upcoming 10-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Although some who suffered at the

On Monday, October 10th, production crews were back on East 95th Street, between Avenues K and L, for the filming of the third season of the popular TV series, Godfather of Harlem, which premiered on Epix in September 2019. Workers could be seen leaving props in

There is a saying, “Build it and they will come,” and that certainly was the case with the NYC Parks construction of the Jacob Joffe Fields Adult Fitness Area, included in the plans for the reconstruction of the basketball and handball courts at Jacob Joffe

Hundreds of excited students at P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School came together on Friday, October 14th to celebrate and kick off the plethora of programs that give them pride in their education. Parents gathered in the gymnasium at the Canarsie school, 1500 East 92nd Street,

With close proximity to the end of the 2/5 subway line at the Flatbush Junction, many of the unhoused have been frequenting the area without access to the basic services that many of us take for granted; it can be heartbreaking for some to see,

On Sunday, October 9th, constituents of Senatorial District 19 were treated to a fun afternoon with a puppet show that was held in Canarsie Park. The event was sponsored by State Senator Roxanne Persaud and City Parks PuppetMobile and supported by Millennium Development and Tropicalfete.