About Us

Troop 23, recognized as the oldest Boy Scout Troop in the United States chartered by a Catholic Church, transitioned to being chartered by the Greater New York Councils (GNYC) as of September 2022. For more in-depth information about our storied history, please visit our History page.

We are located in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. 

The Troop is part of the Lenape Bay District of the Greater New York Council.

Troop Leadership

Scoutmaster: Sherman Wong

Assistant Scoutmasters: Christopher Sandor, David Turner, Dmitry Vorobyev

Committee Chair: Thomas Kramer

To see a list of all past scoutmasters, visit the Troop 23 Scoutmasters page. Check out the awards received by people of the troop to learn more about their achievements. For information on merit badges and our counselors, visit the Troop 23 Merit Badge Counselors page.

Please contact us if you have any questions. 

About the Troop

Troop size: ~20 scouts; 3 - 4 patrols

Scouting season: September to June

Over the 100+ years of our troop being active, there were numerous different eagle scouts and eagle scout projects. All the documented ones have been put into a list on this website.

We are an active troop, and enjoy meeting in the summer, and aim to have an adventure trip in the summer. In 2021 alone the troop has served 2028.6 hours of service over 83 events. You can see the list of the service projects for 2021 here.

Camping

Scouting is an outing! We usually camp once per month and attend one of the three GNYC campgrounds, however, we enjoy visiting other campsites as well. GNYC Campgrounds: Alpine Scout Camp, Ten Mile River Scout Camps (TMR), and William H. Pouch Scout Camp (Camp Pouch).

Have any questions about packing for camping trips? Check out these Camping Tips and Guides to help you out.