Despite the gloomy rain, artisans and craftsmen brightened the day at the Marine Park Alliance (MPA) Arts and Crafts Showcase. Held Sunday, October 11th, at the Carmine Carro Community Center, 3000 Fillmore Avenue, the biannual showcase returned for fall, featuring a range of one-of-a-kind, handcrafted

One Brooklyn Health (OBH) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Sandra Scott led a delegation of hospital executives on Monday, September 28th, fielding sharp community questions on emergency room delays, infrastructure failures and patient care while outlining multi-million-dollar modernization plans across the network at a two-hour town

Two hundred fifty trees were planted in Marine Park in celebration of City of Forest Day. The annual citywide event is meant to highlight the importance of urban forests in New York City. Volunteers from all walks of life gathered on Burnett Street, between Avenue

The Marine Park Alliance has been known to bring unique and exciting events to the community, but they have certainly outdone themselves this time, introducing a “Forest Bathing” experience, just in time for City of Forest Day. Certified Forest Bathing Instructor Tasha LaDonna led participants

Parents seeking a loving, welcoming space where their children can learn and thrive don’t need to look any further than Lil Sunshine Early Learning Center, located at 4713 Avenue J. A fixture in the East Flatbush community for decades, Lil Sunshine, as it’s affectionately called,

The Salt Marsh Alliance has been known to offer a variety of unique and interesting programs to the community, but its latest installment – a master class on “Stingers!” and the insects that use them – was quite the unexpected treat. Insect enthusiasts, home gardeners

Neighbors and friends gathered at Holocaust Memorial Park in Sheepshead Bay on Sunday, August 30th, for the Association of East-European Jewry’s (AEEJ) 23rd Annual Remembrance Day, “No One Is Forgotten — Nothing Is Forgotten,” honoring the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust and those

Bat enthusiasts gathered at the Gerritsen Beach Library, at 2808 Gerritsen Avenue, on Thursday evening, August 27th, to check out Marine Park’s very own bats. The Brooklyn Public Library, Marine Park Alliance (MPA) and the Gotham Bat Conservancy (GBC) organized the Bats! Night Walk, where

The Visit Canarsie “Open Streets” season for 2026 kicked off on August 1st, with “Mas in Canarsie,” a spectacular display of masqueraders and other cultural performers outside of TriniJam BK Roti Bar & Grill, 9501 Flatlands Avenue. During the monthlong “Open Streets” festivities that occurred

Driven by a strong rally, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) briefly surpassed $79,000, returning to the market spotlight. This upward momentum was fueled by improved expectations regarding U.S. liquidity, renewed inflows into spot ETFs, and the forced liquidation of short positions worth billions of dollars.