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

Breukelen resident Cynthia Jimenez – or “Boo’elen” as she prefers to call it – has outdone herself again this year.  The Halloween-loving Canarsien has transformed the lawn outside her East 108th Street home into a ghoulish delight.  Not only that, she decorates her first-floor hallway

For three hours, ghouls glided in and out of 1222 East 96th Street, picking pumpkins and snatching up bags of candy. They transformed themselves into goblins, police officers, firefighters, princesses, witches, farmers — you name it and there’s a good chance the character appeared at

Dressed up in all kinds of costumes, students at Canarsie’s P.S. 115 showed off their Halloween spirit on Friday, October 28th. A couple of classes dressed up as crayons, while others donned costumes of their favorite book characters, superheroes and animals. After the children marched

There were no tricks, just treats, at a garden party hosted for students on Thursday, October 27th, by teachers and staff at P.S. 276 Louis Marshall School, located at 1070 East 83rd Street. The highlight of the party was a decorative pumpkin patch set up outside

After Superstorm Sandy blasted New York on October 29, 2012, leaving in its wake 96 dead statewide and hundreds of thousands of homes, vehicles and other properties destroyed, many are still reeling from its onslaught 10 years later. While some may wish to forget the

Dressed up as monsters, movie characters and superheroes, families came out in droves to Hendrix Creek patio at Shirley Chisholm State Park on Sunday, October 30th to enjoy free some pre-Halloween festivities. The third annual “Treat on the Trails” event included trick or treating tables,

Friends, family and officers of the 63rd Precinct gathered on Saturday, October 22nd to celebrate the life of an officer who was killed in the line of duty by dedicating a street in his honor. The street co-naming ceremony was held at the corner of Brooklyn

Kings Plaza Shopping Center held a safe and family-friendly event in celebration of Halloween at the mall’s Center Court on Saturday, October 29th. Costumed characters strolled around the first level of the mall, interacting with guests who donned some pretty cool costumes themselves. The Halloween

Everyone had a howling good time at the Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree, thanks to the folks at Community Board 18: District Manager Sue Ann Partnow, Chairperson Michael Ien, Assistant District Manager Dorothy Paul and Community Associate Gail Fazio who put on a spook-tacular event! The Jamboree was

Assemblywoman Jaime Williams, along with co-sponsors Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, State Senator Roxanne Persaud, Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman and Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse, could not have picked a more ideal afternoon to host an outdoor Harvest Festival. On Saturday, the leaders and many of their constituents turned out

Halloween is over – but many living in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) apartments have to endure horror scenes on a daily basis. Fortunately, for longtime Bayview Houses resident Vanessa Walker, all it took was a brief tour of her decrepit apartment by the Canarsie