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Department of Parks and Recreation

Oct
11
‘Love Your Block’ This Fall By Winning Your Neighborhood Cash Grants And Services

‘Love Your Block’ This Fall By Winning Your Neighborhood Cash Grants And Services

Children enjoying after school programs created through grant money. (Photo via Citizens Committee for New York City)It’s common
3 min read
Jul
19
Coney Island Beach Closed After Shark Sighting

Coney Island Beach Closed After Shark Sighting

Photo by Michael GoldsteinBeachgoers were shooed out of the water Tuesday morning after shark fins were spotted slicing through the
1 min read
May
31

Brooklyn’s $1.1 Million Dock Wastes Away In Sheepshead Bay

Birds gather on the Eco Dock in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)You may have noticed a new
2 min read
May
27
Brighton Boardwalk Opens In Time For Memorial Day

Brighton Boardwalk Opens In Time For Memorial Day

Cutting the ribbon: From left to right, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey, Assemblywoman Pamela Harris, State Senator Diane Savino, Parks
1 min read
Mar
04
More ‘Mobi’ Mats Coming To Coney Island This Summer

More ‘Mobi’ Mats Coming To Coney Island This Summer

(Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/accessibility])The Parks Department will be adding additional beach mats in
1 min read
Jan
18
Treyger Secures Sandy Recovery Funds For Renovations At Coney Island Playgrounds

Treyger Secures Sandy Recovery Funds For Renovations At Coney Island Playgrounds

Nautilus Playground. (Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/nautilus-playground_brooklyn])Two Coney Island playgrounds are getting a facelift
2 min read
Dec
29
The Gauntlet: Food Cart Coming To Manhattan Beach After Year-Long Battle With Bureaucracy

The Gauntlet: Food Cart Coming To Manhattan Beach After Year-Long Battle With Bureaucracy

It’s been a year-long process, but Sheepshead Bay resident and Kingsborough Community College grad Lance Sellers is finally on
3 min read
Dec
24
Marine Park Getting A Facelift With Habitat Restoration & Trail Development Project

Marine Park Getting A Facelift With Habitat Restoration & Trail Development Project

Looking for birds in Marine Park. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The local volunteer and conservation groups have kicked off
2 min read
Dec
21
After Holiday Toy Drive Is Ransacked By Thieves, Community Rallies Behind Coney Island Charity

After Holiday Toy Drive Is Ransacked By Thieves, Community Rallies Behind Coney Island Charity

A police cruiser outside the field house in Kaiser Park, where the donations were stolen. (Photo: Will Caruso)Community groups
3 min read
Dec
10
Parks Dept Installs Gate At Local Playground To Keep Out Drugs & Crime

Parks Dept Installs Gate At Local Playground To Keep Out Drugs & Crime

City Councilman Chaim Deutsch with Parks Department employees putting up a gate at Homecrest Playground. (Photo: Councilman Chaim Deutsch [https:
1 min read