Bay Ridge hosts nation’s oldest Memorial Day Parade
May 28, 2026
Bay Ridge’s 159th Memorial Day Parade honored fallen service members with ceremonies, speeches, and tributes along Third Avenue.
Bay Ridge’s 159th Memorial Day Parade honored fallen service members with ceremonies, speeches, and tributes along Third Avenue.
30th anniversary memorial in Flatlands honored Major Eugene T. McCarthy and Brooklyn’s Gulf War and military service heroes.
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Governale was a crew member on a B-25C Mitchell that crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Guadalcanal.
NEW YORK RESIDENTS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND NAVAL MILITIA SERVICE ARE NOW ELIGIBLE for a property tax exemption for years they served.
Federal legislation halted Army museum closures, keeping Brooklyn’s Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton open to the public.
Troops and Marine Reservists cleared debris from a Brooklyn waterfront site to prepare for the July 2026 “Sail 250” harbor celebration.
Talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to persuade Trump that a solution lay in diplomacy rather than military action.
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
U.S. Reps. Max Rose and Yvette Clarke want the names of two Confederate generals removed from streets at the Fort Hamilton army base. The pols wrote a letter to Secretary
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
BAY RIDGE – U.S. Rep. Max Rose, an Army veteran, spent a portion of the holiday season visiting soldiers at a military base in Kuwait as part of an eight-member
BENSONHURST— There were plenty of tears, cheers and smiles at P.S. 186 on Friday morning as a teacher arranged for an emotional and heartfelt holiday-time reunion between one of her
Sponsored in Albany by Gounardes, Abbate SOUTH BROOKLYN — A bill sponsored by two Southwest Brooklyn elected officials to make it easier for military veterans to join the Fire Department
Brooklynites will be treated to a spectacular military air show on Thursday morning, when 24 jets trailing red, white and blue smoke will zoom in formation down the Hudson River
A candidate running for a Brooklyn congressional seat had to take time off from the campaign trail because Uncle Sam called him to duty. Democrat Max Rose, who is challenging
With local veterans and advocacy groups fearing the worst for the Brooklyn Campus of the Veterans Affairs (VA) New York Harbor Healthcare System, Councilmember Justin Brannan has sent a letter
Congressmember Dan Donovan on Friday, February 23 presented 18 outstanding southern Brooklyn and Staten Island students with certificates in honor of their nominations to U.S. military service academies after a
OPERAtion Harmonic Forces is seeking to expand along the East Coast after a third successful performance at the Brooklyn VA hospital in Bay Ridge, pioneered by Flatbush native and Air
Celebrating heroic women! Fort Hamilton Army Base marked Women’s History Month by acknowledging the contributions of servicewomen throughout history. The festivities, held on Thursday, March 16 at the base’s Washington
Honoring our nation’s finest. Operation Warrior Shield, an organization designed to aid military members, both past and present, and help them to overcome stress, hosted a ceremony to honor some American
The Society of Old Brooklynites will be holding its 108th memorial tribute to the Prison Ship Martyrs, and commemoration of the 240th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn (aka the Battle of Long Island)
Awarding a hero at Fort Hamilton. Congressmember Dan Donovan, U.S. Attorney Robert Capers, Fort Hamilton Base Commander Colonel Joe Davidson were among those who honored Deputy U.S. Marshal Patrick Lin with
A Bay Ridge military mom is looking for a way to send packages to her son stationed in Afghanistan without breaking the bank.
Barbara Viscontis 25-year-old son, Christopher, is an Air Force Sergeant serving overseas. He is also a BRAVO volunteer, who serves a few shifts when he is home o …
BY BOB & SANDY NESOFF With Memorial Day Weekend hard upon us, a number of resorts and hotels are offering discounts to all who have worn the uniform of the