Community leaders join Council Member Mathieu Eugene to co-name Flatbush Ave as Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable

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Photos credit: Kenya L Smith Elected officials and community leaders joined Council Member Mathieu Eugene as he officially co-named Flatbush Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Foster Avenue as Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Boulevard. The renaming was in honor of … Read More

Haitians celebrate Flag Day

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L-R: Council member Jumaane Williams, Elsie Accilien, Bishop Sem celestin, Lisa Noble, Council Member Mathieu Eugene, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, E-Uneek Kebreau, Detective Joseph Dejoie, and Assemblyman Perry By Isseu Diouf Campbell Haiti-born Council Member Mathieu Eugene hosted the banner of Haiti … Read More