Canarsie Courier

08/04/2025

Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse partnered with NYC Parks, Millennium Development, Marine Park Alliance and the Flossy Organization to bring the popular “silent disco” trend to the community, an exciting free event that drew in participants of all ages.

For many, Marine Park is an oasis of serenity in the midst of a bustling metropolis, a quiet place to unwind under the shade of a tree or to sit and watch the sunset on a mild evening. When the area surrounding the Carmine Carro Community Center was turned into a veritable dance floor on […]

08/03/2025

An arrest has been made in the fatal stabbing of an East New York resident that occurred on June 21st.

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08/03/2025

Canarsie celebrated the late Bashar Barakah Jackson’s (aka Pop Smoke) birthday on July 20th, with a parade and a festival at Canarsie Park.

Canarsie celebrated the late Bashar Barakah Jackson’s (aka Pop Smoke) birthday on Sunday, July 20th, with a parade and a festival at Canarsie Park. Audrey Jackson, Pop Smoke’s mother and founder of Shoot for the Stars Foundation (SFTS), followed the mobile DJ Don-P playing Pop Smoke’s music, d...

08/02/2025

Early on July 12th, a group of more than 40 birders, nature-lovers and locals gathered at the Salt Marsh Nature Center for a special Waterbird Walk in honor of City of Water Day.

Early on Saturday, July 12th, a group of more than 40 birders, nature-lovers and locals gathered at the Salt Marsh Nature Center, at Avenue U and East 33rd Street, for a special Waterbird Walk in honor of City of Water Day. City of Water Day is a celebration of the many ways we interact with […]

08/02/2025

City of Water Day — July 12th — was a day of waves, wonder and pride along the waterfront. Canarsie residents and neighbors from all across NYC attended several events that brought fresh energy and a focus on community to the Jamaica Bay shoreline.

City of Water Day — July 12th — was a day of waves, wonder and pride along the waterfront. Canarsie residents and neighbors from all across NYC attended several events that brought fresh energy and a focus on community to the Jamaica Bay shoreline. At the Sebago Canoe Club, located at 1400 Paerd...

08/01/2025

The last meeting of the calendar year — before summer break — for the Flatlands Civic Club, Inc. was full of updates about a potential commercial space.

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08/01/2025

Marine Park was packed with a crowd of concert-goers who came to hear Plastic Soul play the hits of the 60s and 70s at the fourth concert in a series of Marine Park summer concerts sponsored by Assemblywoman Jaime Williams.

There was a decent size crowd gathering on the lawn in front of the bocce courts in Marine Park on Wednesday, July 23rd, before 6:30 p.m., the concert start time, in anticipation of Plastic Soul’s return to the stage. By 7 p.m., the park was packed with a crowd of concert-goers who came to hear [....

07/31/2025

An arrest was made in the pedestrian death of a woman who was struck at an intersection in East Flatbush last May.

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07/31/2025

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Community Calendar for Vol. 105, No. 31 of the Canarsie Courier. Find stories online at the link in bio.

07/29/2025

The Canarsie Courier remembers former Editor-in-Chief Charles A. Rogers on the anniversary of his passing.

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07/28/2025

Several students and members of the community joined the staff of the Canarsie Library for a farewell get-together on July 1st, hosted in anticipation of the library's temporary closing on August 4th for renovations.

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07/28/2025

In a packed Richmond County Surrogate’s Court on July 16th, over 100 civic leaders, elected officials and concerned citizens rallied together, launching what they hope will be a decisive legal blow against Mayor Eric Adams administration’s controversial zoning initiative known as the “City of Yes.”

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