Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!  Hundreds of revelers, clad in green, gathered for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Gerritsen Beach on Saturday.  The lineup included members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Ladies AOH, the American Legion, NYPD’s 61st Precinct, FDNY

Teaching local students about the hardships suffered by children around the world is not a difficult task. When you see the boxes and bags of non-perishable goods packed into the lobby of P.S. 233 Langston Hughes School, 9301 Avenue B, you can clearly see that

The Temple Sholom congregation held a special interfaith service in solidarity with Ukraine on Wednesday evening, March 23rd, in-person at their sanctuary at 2075 E 68th Street and virtually via Zoom. The event was extremely well-attended with more than 50 members of the community participating

On Saturday, March 19th, the No Limits For Youth chess program teamed up with Michael Bolus and his Holidays With Heroes program. The two organizations produced the first Chess at the Precinct community event at the 69th Precinct. Over 75 officers and members of the

Residents gathered at the Purpose Life Church, 4021 Flatlands Avenue, for the 63rd Precinct’s Sector Charlie quarterly Build the Block meeting on Wednesday, March 16th, led by Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) Resner Cadet and James Saintil. The NCOs provided updates and reported that crime is

Anyone who passes East 87th Street and Avenue L at any given time of day might witness an unsavory site – a suspicious group of men hanging out near the corner or outside stores. A recent NYPD Build the Block in meeting in Canarsie, attended

NYPD Sector Adam Neighborhood Coordination Officer (NCO) David Belkin, a dedicated officer who serves the Bergen Beach and New Mill Basin communities, came prepared to host his quarterly Build the Block meeting on Tuesday, March 8th via Zoom. Officer Belkin had plenty of updates on

Community members and local leaders welcomed newly assigned Sector D Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) at the 63rd Precinct’s first quarterly Build the Block meeting, held on the evening of Thursday, March 10th via Zoom. Officer Jonathan Perez introduced himself and his partner, Officer Mario Guerrero,

Fresh Creek Civic Association President Maria Garrett speaks about her idea to volunteer and teach crocheting at Bayview Community Center. The 69th Precinct’s new youth officer, P.O. Tanisha Mayfield, discusses resources and programs available for youngsters. Elected officials and civic leaders at the Gang Violence

To mask up or not to mask up – that’s the question! District 18’s Community Education Council (CEC) hosted its virtual monthly session on the same day that Mayor Eric Adams officially lifted mask mandates for New York City school students, rolling back some of

Mounting archaeological evidence indicates that human beings first began cohabiting with canines over 30,000 years ago, somewhere in the Middle Paleolithic Era. What scientists have yet to discover, however, is why, after all this time, the descendants of those early peoples, now living in some

The whole world is watching as the situation in Ukraine develops, becoming more dire with each passing day. The painful images of NICU babies struggling to breathe in bomb shelters, of families being torn apart as men stay behind to fight, and of heroes searching

NYPD Sector Adam Neighborhood Coordination Officer (NCO) David Belkin, a dedicated officer who serves the Bergen Beach and New Mill Basin communities, came prepared to host his quarterly Build the Block meeting on Tuesday, March 8th via zoom. Officer Belkin had plenty of updates to

Those who haven’t visited Manhattan Beach Park during the pandemic are in for a lovely surprise this summer, as it has undergone a complete transformation in recent years. Located on Oriental Boulevard, spanning from Ocean Avenue to Mackenzie Street, the park’s main attraction is, and