A Back-to-School Parade welcomed students back to P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary on Thursday, September 8th, the official opening day for New York City public schools. Students lined up in the schoolyard at 1077 Remsen Avenue, where they were assigned to their new classes, met their

Hundreds of seniors came out from all across State Senator Roxanne Persaud’s District 19 and beyond on Thursday, September 8th to join in on the annual Senior Resource Day activities taking place in the spacious courtyard behind the District Office located at 1222 East 96th

Members of Community Education Council District 22 (CEC 22) met virtually via Zoom on Tuesday evening, September 6th, just days before the official opening of public schools on Thursday, September 8th. Families were eager to find out what they could expect on the first day

We shall never forget! That was the message community leaders in Canarsie delivered at a memorial service hosted by The Newton Foundation and Brooklyn Jefferson Lions Club on Saturday, September 10th, in honor of the victims who perished in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

Members of the NYPD, along with family and friends, gathered outside the 63rd Precinct, 1844 Brooklyn Avenue, on Wednesday, August 31st to wish Sergeant Michael McGill a happy retirement and thank him for his tireless dedication to the NYPD and to the citizens of New York

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 &