In 1978, the NYC Parks Department established GreenThumb to support a thriving movement of neighbors beautifying and gardening in vacant...
Shootings, Robberies, Drugs, Street Vendors & Package Thefts in Flatbush
Report from 70th Precinct Sector D Meeting on September 17th, 2019
Subway Riders Coming Together Across the Park
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – New York’s transit infrastructure has been under ever-increasing strain—last Friday and again this Monday, trains were stalled...
Police Warn of Package Thefts and IRS Scams In Flatbush Police Meeting
FLATBUSH – Sector meetings differ from the monthly Precinct Community Council meetings in that they are held by the Neighborhood...
Distinction Street Banner Art Winners Celebrate
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS/FLATBUSH – Zombie House was lit up Wednesday night by the official launch of the Distinction Street Banner Art...
Parody Ad Campaign Appears in Subway Cars…Again!
New Yorkers all know how proud the MTA is of the beautiful stations built for the extension of the 2nd...
NCO Summer Safety Meeting – Flatbush District D
FLATBUSH — Like much of the community related machinery (Community Board, Neighborhood Association meetings,) the Precinct Community Council takes a...
Democratic Clubs of Brooklyn Are Organizing
Brooklyn Democrats are organizing, and so it seems, are their clubs. Ernest Skinner Political Action (ESPA): Mr. Skinner is an...
Photos: Scenes From National Night Out At The Parade Grounds
Last night was the NYPD’s annual National Night Out Against Crime, and in the 70th Precinct, it was one of...
Ditmas Park’s City Council Candidates Debate Major Issues
On June 5, City Council Candidates for District 40 (Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens) held a debate on the most...
Scenes From Flatbush’s Neighborhood Beautification Day
Notice more flowers and fresh coats of paint in the neighborhood lately? The annual get together to clean up the...
Neighbors Use Their Green Thumbs To Save Honey Bees
The explosive growth in non-commercial beekeeping has generated excitement throughout New York City, especially since beekeeping became legal here in 2010....
Remembering Officer Mike Smith: ‘The Pope Of Coney Island Avenue’
Saturday morning, March 11 was Mike Smith’s funeral. He worked in Community Affairs at the 70th Precinct, so the public...
TONIGHT: #Resistance Invigorates Church Avenue
More events inspired by the call to political activism are popping up along Church Avenue. Kettle & Thread is hosting...
Meet Your Candidate: Pia Raymond For Flatbush’s District 40
Photo: Raymond Campaign The 40th District has three candidates running against the incumbent Mathieu Eugene: Pia Raymond, Jennifer Berkley and Brian Cunningham. These candidates...