Kingsborough Community College (KCC) President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader summed it up best by saying, “It’s a special day to celebrate.” KCC unveiled its first satellite location on Tuesday, October 4th during a ribbon-cutting ceremony of Chestnut Commons, a 14-story building at 110 Dinsmore Place in East

Brooklyn Real Property Inc. also known as BRP Associates Inc. with (5) Locations, One Company, One Owner and not a Franchise, celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Friday, September 30th with a festive celebration at its Headquarters, located at 389 Atlantic Avenue. Along with BRP’s founder

Some Bergen Beach residents say that the $52 million infrastructure upgrade and flood remediation construction project that has been going on in their neighborhood since February 2019 has turned out to be an absolute nightmare. They claim that both the Department of Design and Construction

On Saturday, October 1st, Prayer Pact International Family of Christ, a recently established church in Canarsie, joined with the 69th Precinct Clergy Council to hold a Community Health Fair at 1068 East 94th Street. Dr. Pastor Jennifer Kennedy, who runs Prayer Pact with Dr. Pastor Jacqueline Francis,

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