Michael Selden, a student at LIU, was presented with a $1,000 scholarship check from the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association last week. Selden, 18, a resident of Bergen Beach, attended Edward R. Murrow High School and is now a freshman at LIU. His father, Jay, is a

After the summer break, community members were introduced to the new commanding officer of the 63rd Precinct who presented Cop of the Month awards at their Community Council meeting held on Wednesday, September 28th at the John Malone Center. Community Council President Greg Borruso welcomed Commanding Officer

Scores of Canarsie residents turned out for the monthly meeting of the 69th Precinct Community Council on Tuesday, September 27th, at St. Albans Episcopal Church, located at 9408 Farragut Road. Commanding Officer of the 69th Precinct Captain Khandakar Abdullah welcomed everyone, then introduced a “special

Sector A Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) Ioana Matiuta and Nicholas Ringelspaugh discussed rising crime and their plans to address the abandoned car problems and other neighborhood concerns at their quarterly Build the Block meeting on Thursday, September 29th via Zoom. Matiuta and Ringelspaugh joined Sector A

On Thursday, Hester Street, the planning and design company contracted by the Brooklyn Public Library to renovate some of its branches, conducted a second community engagement workshop at the Canarsie Library, located at 1580 Rockaway Parkway, to further determine the needs and expectations of the

Mill Avenue, between Avenue U and Strickland Avenue, was co-named “Frank Scollo Way” on Wednesday, September 21st. Family and friends gathered at the intersection to fondly remember the beloved neighborhood icon and owner of Pizza D’Amore. Frank Scollo passed away on March 30, 2020, at

Hundreds gathered on Wednesday, September 28th, at Tropical Breeze, 1367 Utica Avenue, to honor the commanding officer of the 67th Precinct, Deputy Inspector Gaby Celiba, for his exemplary service in the East Flatbush community. Celiba is the highest ranking Haitian officer in the NYPD. Several Haitian community organizations

In observation of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, over 100 Lions and Leos from District 20 K 1 (Brooklyn and Queens) gathered at Gershwin/Linden Park on September 10th to participate in the annual T.E.A.L. walk, sponsored by the District, to raise awareness and help find

Everton Hall, born in St. Michael, Barbados on September 29, 1922, is the last remaining of five children born to Adna and John Hall. Everton married the love of his life – Linda – on Aug. 12, 1948. The family immigrated to Brooklyn, N.Y. in

Community Board 18 (CB18) held its first meeting of the season, virtually and in person at the Community Board office, 1097 Bergen Avenue, where CB18 Chairperson Michael Ien introduced two new board members: 1st Vice Chair Greg Borruso and 2nd Vice Chair Maria Garrett. With the arrival

Members of Community Education Council 18 (CEC 18) met virtually Monday evening, September 19th via Zoom, for the first time this school year. District 18 Community Superintendent Celeste Terry was in attendance and took the opportunity to share her primary goals for the year with those

Actor Scott Baio was here in town over the weekend, hosting his one-man show, “How Did I Get Here?” at Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge. Canarsien and radio host Jimmy Diele sat down with Scott to talk about his fabulous career for his Celebrity Spotlight radio

As the summer ends, a new season begins, and so it was with the changing of the guard as new president Rob Mazzuchin replaced Bob Tracey at the first general Marine Park Community Association (MPCA) meeting held in their 96th year as a civic on Tuesday,

Pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. By the time most people are diagnosed with this deadly disease, the cancer has progressed to Stage IV, meaning that it has metastasized, or spread, to another part of the body. Because it’s hard to detect pancreatic