Boerum Hill
SUNSET PARK – Following a spate of bicycle-related fatalities this year, including the July 29th death of 30-year-old Em Samolewicz [/cyclist-killed-sunset-park-18/] on 3rd Avenue, the city announced on Wednesday that the NYC Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) will accelerate work on the
Arts & Culture
COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT – A giant garden gnome depicting painter Pablo Picasso wearing flip-flops and mowing a lawn is catching the eyes of passersby on Columbia Street. The Spanish Gardener by Elliott Arkin (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The Spanish Gardener, the ten-foot-tall sculpture created by Brooklyn-based artist Elliott Arkin, was unveiled
Arts & Culture
> A post shared by BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! (@briccelebratebk) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BV-5D1wDr8P/] on Jun 30, 2017 at 4:47pm PDT The weather may be steamy, but don’t let that stop you from getting out this weekend and enjoying some great events. Just remember to take it
Central Brooklyn
Bicycling in Prospect ParkTemperatures are predicted to be in the 80s through the Fourth of July, but with partly cloudy skies and daily breezes, this could be a wonderful weekend for a bike ride. Brooklyn is blessed with several routes that combine dedicated bike paths with scenic views that pass
fort greene
Image courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/new-buildings-planned-myrtle-avenue-clinton-hill/]. Going into the new year, there are several street redesign projects around Brooklyn that are still underway, delayed for one reason or another. Among those are the Myrtle Avenue Pedestrian Plaza (between Hall Street and Emerson Place) and
bicyclists
The Plumb Beach bike path – part of the Brooklyn Greenway that extends around most of the borough’s waterfront – has reopened several months earlier than expected, as the Army Corps of Engineers subcontractors working on the nearby beach have found a way to accommodate cycling enthusiasts. The bike path was
aviator sports center
Cover of the Jamaica Bay GuideOn Saturday, July 28, the RPA [http://www.rpa.org/2012/07/connecting-people-to-brooklyns-waterfront.html] will co-sponsor the 4th annual Brooklyn Waterfront Epic Ride, a bicycle ride along the 14-mile Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, and the 30-mile Jamaica Bay Greenway. On the day of the ride, the