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Caribbean

A collection of 11 issues

Island Pops Serves Up Caribbean Ice Cream and Community in Crown Heights

Island Pops started with a fever. Shelly Marshall was back from a vacation to her childhood home of Trinidad and was sick, craving the tastes of her childhood—specifically, soursop ice cream. After an unsuccessful search of their neighborhood for the tropical treat, Shelly’s husband, Khalid Hamid, figured he

Twisted Rootz And Hellshire Grill Bring Healthier Food Options To Canarsie

CANARSIE – In a community saturated with fast-food chains, two locally owned juice bars have opened within the last year with a matching mission: to promote healthier eating. Twisted Rootz [https://www.facebook.com/TwistedRootzFlatlandsAve/] and Hellshire Grill [https://www.facebook.com/Hellshiregrill01/], owned by Caribbean immigrants who are also Canarsie

Creme and Cocoa: Caribbean Flavors from Childhood Memories

Creme and Cocoa is an ice cream shop and a family affair (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS – Duck into Creme and Cocoa from a trip down Nostrand Ave and you’re in an oasis—a well lit, simple shop, with friendly people and delicious treats. Owners Omar and Astrid

CB14 Approves Rezoning For New Caton Flats; Pols Support Affordable Housing

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Last night, members of Community Board 14 passed a rezoning proposal [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DECEMBER-2016-Agenda1.pdf] for the Caton Flats Development, paving the way for the 166-unit mixed affordable housing building at the Caribbean commercial epicenter, the Flatbush Caton Market

CB14 Approves Rezoning For New Caton Flats; Pols Support Affordable Housing

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Last night, members of Community Board 14 passed a rezoning proposal [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DECEMBER-2016-Agenda1.pdf] for the Caton Flats Development, paving the way for the 166-unit mixed affordable housing building at the Caribbean commercial epicenter, the Flatbush Caton Market

Local Author Naomi Jackson Connects Brooklyn And The Caribbean In Her Writing

Photo by Lola FlashIn local Naomi Jackson [http://www.naomi-jackson.com/]‘s new novel, The Star Side of Bird Hill, two girls spend the summer of 1989 with their grandmother in Barbados, and it’s Jackson’s deft descriptions of both people and places that earned her the accolade “a

Tomorrow, July 28: See Free Screening Of ‘Rockers’ At Paerdegat Park

Image courtesy of Councilman Jumaane WilliamsTomorrow, Tuesday, July 28, bring a blanket and picnic dinner and head out to Paerdergat Park [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/paerdegat-park] (Albany Avenue between Foster Avenue and Farragut Road) for a free screening of “Rockers [http://rockers-themovie.com/],” the groundbreaking film on reggae music

Bite Of The Day: Feasting On Spicy Curry, Pumpkin, Lentils & More At Strictly Vegetarian

For $14, you get a feast of food!As the world seemed to slide into some strange alternate universe yesterday in which a November chill reigned supreme, we set our sights on something warm and spicy that would make us push aside the blankets we’d so optimistically shoved to

Richie Rich Space At 1219 Church Avenue Is Now For Rent

Richie Rich [http://www.yelp.com/biz/richie-rich-caribbean-taste-new-york], the Caribbean restaurant that opened in the summer of 2013 [/blog/food/its-really-happening-the-richie-rich-menu-is-here], has closed its doors for good – and the space at 1219 Church Avenue, between Westminster and Argyle Roads, is now for rent. We’re sad to have to say

Free Movie Night Will Feature ‘Cool Runnings’ And Caribbean Short Films Tomorrow

CaribBEING [http://www.caribbeing.com/], a local nonprofit organization that aims to “build community through the lens of Caribbean cinema, culture and art,” [http://www.caribbeing.com/about/] is teaming up with Councilman Jumaane Williams to offer a free screening of the movie “Cool Runnings,” [http://www.imdb.com/title/