environment Gone Fishing, On The Gowanus Bay GOWANUS – When two Brooklyn-based clubs known for venturing into the local waterways —Brooklyn Fishing Club and Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club—announced a joint fishing expedition on Saturday morning, I set an early alarm to meet the group and get a glimpse of New York Harbor from inside of a canoe.
News Gowanus ‘Mudbreaking’ Held For Ennis Playground Renovation GOWANUS – As heavy rain poured onto Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon, the city marked the official start of the $3 million Ennis Playground renovation with a groundbreaking event that parted the clouds and proved a small victory for Gowanus residents. CB6 District Manager Mike Racioppo, Council Member Brad Lander, Borough President Eric
clinton hill Myrtle Avenue Plaza Kicks Off Summer CLINTON HILL – While celebrating the summer solstice with Make Music New York Thursday, Clinton Hill officially opened the new Myrtle Avenue Plaza and began the three-month Move On Myrtle series. Locals can look forward to free fitness programs, music performances, and kids’ activities scheduled on the plaza through September. Move
Arts & Culture Brooklyn’s Old Paramount Theatre Is New Again DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – As gentrification continues to steamroll through Downtown Brooklyn, one new project stands out as a crowd-pleaser with little controversy, the restoration of the old Paramount Theatre at Flatbush and Dekalb. Speakers standing in front of the lowered scoreboard. L-R: Brett Yormark, BSE Global CEO; Kim Cline, LIU President;
