On Thursday, May 19th the Jewish community of Canarsie and Starrett City came together to celebrate Lag BaOmer with a barbecue instead of the traditional bonfire. Rabbi Levi Tzfasman hosted the party at Young Israel of Canarsie, 1265 East 108th Street, with a petting zoo

Despite the limited visibility from the fog, volunteers’ sense of duty shined through as they cleaned up Plumb Beach on Saturday morning. NYC H2O, in collaboration with the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, held the cleanup event with the help of volunteers from various organizations, such

Beautiful flowers and plants, and 265 bags of the City’s finest compost provided by the Department of Sanitation, were waiting to be picked up at Assemblywoman Jaime Williams 59th AD Annual Compost Giveaway on Sunday at the Marine Park parking lot, 3226 Avenue U. “I

School food, as captured by one students’ social media. Office of School&Nutrition Services Wendy Mota Some food for thought was served up at School District 18’s Community Education Council’s (CEC) virtual meeting on Monday, May 9th.  A speaker from the Office of Food & Nutrition

Heavy fog and mist couldn’t stop a determined group of birders from joining together in front of the Park House at Seaview Avenue and East 88th Street for the World Migratory Bird Day Walk in Canarsie Park early Saturday morning. The free walk hosted by

After months of Zoom meetings, only a handful of people attended the first in-person 63rd Precinct Sector D Build the Block Meeting, but they worked well with police to address perplexing quality-of-life issues in the area. Residents living near the Flatbush Junction that borders the

Enduring strong wind, harsh rain and cold weather, volunteers rallied together on Saturday to beautify and clean up the shoreline around Canarsie Pier. In collaboration with Assemblywoman Jaime Williams, the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) joined Bloomberg Services, a volunteer group of Bloomberg employees and

Just about every weekend you’ll find Marine Park resident Barbara Klasewitz running the show – literally! While she’s crushing her exercise goals for the day with a healthy jog, she’s also helping the neighborhood’s free running/walking program and encouraging others to hop on the fitness train at

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries presented a check for $800,000 to the Fresh Creek Civic Association at a press conference held at the corner of East 108th Street and Flatlands 2nd Street on Monday.  The funding will help improve flooding and drainage issues prevalent along the eastern

Spring is here, and it’s time for New Yorkers to embrace spring cleaning, air their grievances and get a free health checkup. On Saturday afternoon, residents took part in the Congress on Your Corner, Health Fair and Spring Cleaning Shredding Event, hosted in collaboration with

Community District Education Council 22 (CEC 22) held their monthly meeting virtually via Zoom on Tuesday evening, May 3rd to discuss old and new business. CEC 22 President Jessica Byrne introduced a letter addressed to the Department of Education (DOE) urging the organization to improve

  There are still a few urban gardens in the city’s housing projects that keep communities flourishing. Some who grew up in New York City Housing decades ago may have fond memories of their neighborhoods before overdevelopment and commercialization monopolized surrounding areas. Late author Bernette

Troubles are not going down the drain for 80-year-old Bayview Houses resident Shirley Jona, who hasn’t been able to use her shower or bathtub for a couple of weeks now. The aggravated resident, who’s lived in her first floor apartment for over 30 years, said

There was no shortage of gifts for sale at the first ever Vendor Market Fundraising Event held at P.S. 312 on Saturday for the upcoming Mother’s Day or any other occasion. “It’s the first post-pandemic event where the families of the school can actually get