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Calvert Vaux Park

Apr
19
Gravesend Bay: 7,000 Gallons Of Spilled Oil Recovered. But What About The Other 20,000?

Gravesend Bay: 7,000 Gallons Of Spilled Oil Recovered. But What About The Other 20,000?

(Aerial photo submitted by reader)As of this week, 7,000 gallons of diesel oil — of the 27,000 spilled
5 min read
Jul
08
Charles Ragusa Has A Few Ideas For Calvert Vaux Park

Charles Ragusa Has A Few Ideas For Calvert Vaux Park

Calvert Vaux Park (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)Charles Ragusa, 47th District Leader, [/charles-ragusa-male-district-leader-47th-ad/#.V3_FM5MrKSM] has proposed a
2 min read
Jun
29
Last Chance To See Horseshoes Spawning On Calvert Vaux Beach Is July 4 [Video]

Last Chance To See Horseshoes Spawning On Calvert Vaux Beach Is July 4 [Video]

Independence Day is one of the last opportunities to watch the horseshoe crabs of Gravesend Bay getting busy on the
2 min read
Jun
20
Free Soccer Clinic For 6 And Under At Calvert Vaux This Summer

Free Soccer Clinic For 6 And Under At Calvert Vaux This Summer

Photo by pmarino87 [https://www.instagram.com/p/78SRkpC6gw/]/InstagramForget Euro 2016! Tykes in our neighborhood will be bidding for
1 min read
Jun
16
Southern Brooklyn Elected Officials Blast Mayor For Failing Calvert Vaux

Southern Brooklyn Elected Officials Blast Mayor For Failing Calvert Vaux

Calvert Vaux ParkIn time for summer, elected officials from southern Brooklyn are once again calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio’
4 min read
Jun
09
Cops After Trio For Knifepoint Robbery On Bay 46th Street

Cops After Trio For Knifepoint Robbery On Bay 46th Street

Photo of two of the three suspects courtesy of the NYPD.Cops are searching for three who robbed a man
2 min read
Feb
25
Watch: Drone Captures Breathtaking Aerial Footage Of Calvert Vaux Park

Watch: Drone Captures Breathtaking Aerial Footage Of Calvert Vaux Park

It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s a Phantom 3 drone [http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3-standard]
1 min read
Feb
24
Renderings: Calvert Vaux Park To Get Gorgeous New Restrooms

Renderings: Calvert Vaux Park To Get Gorgeous New Restrooms

Calvert Vaux Park [http://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/1038] — Gravesend’s lovely, overgrown, long-neglected [/7-reasons-to-fall-in-love-with-calvert-vaux-park/] green space — will
3 min read
Jul
15
Brooklyn Staycation: A Day In Bensonhurst

Brooklyn Staycation: A Day In Bensonhurst

Photo by sergiocostaphotography [https://instagram.com/p/5E1e-cpTt2/]Looking for a way to get away without the hassle of taking
6 min read
Jun
02
De Blasio Criticized For Abandoning Bloomberg Plan For Calvert Vaux Park

De Blasio Criticized For Abandoning Bloomberg Plan For Calvert Vaux Park

Calvert Vaux Park (Photo by Bensonhurst Bean)Another budget season, another trashed Southern Brooklyn park. At a Parks budget hearing
4 min read