After two years of a COVID pause, J’Ouvert is back! Translated as “Daybreak,” the traditional pre-dawn celebration, marking freedom from slavery, has some new rules and added security. The festivities, which previously began around 2 a.m., had been marred by violence over the years, so

There was basketball, fun and games at the 63rd Precinct Commissioner’s Day of Play on Wednesday, August 31st at Fox Playground, but it was really more about building trust and strengthening good community relationships between neighborhood youth and police. Officers Carter and Guerrero find it

Local youth threw on their NYPD 63rd Precinct Blue Chips jerseys and demonstrated teamwork and prowess on the basketball courts of Marine Park on Saturday as they played in an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball tournament over the Labor Day Weekend. Blue Chips is a

The New York Children’s Carnival is back! After a two-year hiatus as a result of COVID-19, the Children’s Carnival Parade finally returned to the streets of Brooklyn on Saturday, September 3rd. The Junior Carnival Parade is a smaller version of the West Indian Day Parade,

District 20-K1 Lions opened the West Indian Day Parade at 11:45 a.m. with District 20-K1 Governor Ingrid Andrews-Campbell and First Vice District Governor Antonio Robles. A total of 50 Lions marched in the parade. Courtesy of District 20-KL Lions Club

With the school year fast approaching, the Labor Day weekend provided the perfect opportunity to host a Back-to-School Block Party and backpack giveaway for lucky families who came out in large numbers to the open street celebration at Hillel Plaza located within the Flatbush Junction

On Saturday, August 27th, Matrix Auto Collision held its annual block party to give back to the local community. Now in its 19th year, the block party took place on East 49th Street, between Avenues N and O. There were plenty of bouncy houses, a water slide,

The Rockaway Parkway Merchants Corridor is not exactly the place one would expect to be entertained with “An Evening of Culture” but that is exactly what happened on Thursday, September 1st, for Canarsie residents, shoppers along the corridor and commuters getting off the “L” train.

After two long years of a COVID hiatus, the colorful costumes and spectacular pageantry of the West Indian Day Parade have made a return, and millions of revelers lined Eastern Parkway to celebrate their heritage on Monday. The seven-hour parade, organized by the West Indian

Residents flocked to Marine Park to enjoy the smooth sounds of “Sound Affair” at the final performance of the Marine Park Summer Concert Series on Wednesday, August 24th. It was another beautiful evening under the stars as friends and neighbors listened to the rhythm &

  I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU for supporting my first and final Summer 2022 Outdoor Cinema Events which were both produced and curated by youth in the Breukelen Houses and Bayview Houses in Canarsie! I’m very happy to share

Canarsie Park was definitely the place to be for parents and their young children on Thursday, August 25th, as it was there that State Senator Roxanne J. Persaud hosted her spectacular SD19 Annual Fun Day and Back to School Giveaway. At the event, children were

He was a cop that everyone knew and admired. The community mourned the sudden loss of retired NYPD Deputy Chief Charles Scholl, who passed away on June 17th at the age of 64. A large crowd gathered on Avenue V and Coleman Street on Saturday for

The 69th Precinct Community Affairs Bureau hosted a back-to-school giveaway on Monday, August 29th, at Canarsie Park, where they distributed backpacks and other school supplies to scores of parents and their young children. The event included a raffle where the kids won tablets and additional