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By Linda Steinmuller For the second year in a row, a team of students from P.S. 115 will attend the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals competition in Michigan later this month. Four years ago, P.S. 115 was the first school in New York City to participate in the Odyssey of the Mind program. More ...
By Neil S. Friedman Hundreds of tenants filled the Starrett City Community Center for a six hour hearing last Friday in which they demanded that any sale of the federally subsidized housing complex east of Canarsie does not jeopardize affordable rents and that the current bid be struck ... More ... Man Shot In Face Two Weeks Ago Dies In Hospital: Police By Charles Rogers The man who was shot in the face by an unknown assailant two weeks ago died eight days after being taken to the hospital, police said. Identified as Joseph Hinds, 44, of 919 East 105th Street, the victim suffered from a gunshot wound to the head and another to the face at about 10:30 ... More ... Youth Shoots Himself In The Leg While Putting Gun In Pocket: Cops By Charles Rogers Police from the 69th Precinct were called to Brookdale Hospital at about 5 a.m. Saturday to interview a 16-year-old resident of Schenck Street who told doctors in the emergency room he had been shot in the leg by an unknown person. More ... COUNSELING CORNER Learning To Disagree Within A Relationship No matter how seemingly perfect any romantic relationship, there will be times when the two of you disagree. It would be unnatural if conflicts didn't occur. You and your partner are two different people. No matter how much you love each other, you still have different personalities, tastes... More ... Fidler Blasts Mayor On Schools; Calls Current Governance "Unsatisfactory" By Dan Miller About 20 people attended last week's meeting of the School District 18 Community Education Council to hear City Councilman Lew Fidler lambast the city and the mayor for mishandling school affairs. He stated that the council will "take a look at school governance legislation," which e... More ... BP Looking For Good, Young Writers Borough President Marty Markowitz invites Brooklynites ages 14-19 to submit stories, poems, essays, spoken word, and raps for the Second Annual "Lit Match" teen writing contest. The theme of this year's contest is "Brooklyn Underground," and all tales from the borough's underground are ... More ...
By Neil S. Friedman Less than seventeen months after he became a Brooklyn Surrogate Court judge, Frank Seddio stepped down from the bench last Friday, basically claiming the post was not challenging enough for him. In an interview with the Courier on Tuesday, Seddio said that the ... More ...
By Dara Mormile Improvements on the Avenue L shopping strip, the progress of renovations in Canarsie Park and traffic cameras were among the issues discussed at the May 8 meeting of the United Canarsie South Civic Associa-tion (UCSCA). "There's really nothing on Avenue L," said the civic association... More ... South Shore Grad Becomes Army Logistics Specialist Army National Guard Pfc. Kerry L. Swan has graduated from the Automated Logistical Specialist Advanced Individual Training (AIT) course at the U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School, Fort Lee, Petersburg, VA. More ...
In celebration of National Nursing Home Week, health-related facilities across the state hosted a number of events to recognize staffers and seniors alike for the contributions they've made to society in general. At Four Seasons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, officials decided they'd giv... More ...
(From left) New York City Council Member Kendall Stewart, His Excellency, Ambassador Dr. Basil K. Bryan, C.D. Jamaica's Consul General to New York, Michael D. Roberts, political strategist and state Senator John Sampson at the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), ... More ...
Congressman Anthony Weiner, who represents parts of southern Queens and Brooklyn, including Canarsie, this week offered an alternative to the proposed Manhattan car tax or congestion pricing - a six point plan to combat rising truck traffic in New York City, which is projected to grow si... More ... |
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