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Dome Playground

A collection of 15 issues

Dome Playground – Transformation Complete

Kensington/Borough Park – It is amazing what a lot of determination and a bit of money can accomplish. When Kensington neighbor Jole Carliner started advocating for improvements to Dome Playground [/tag/dome-playground/] back in 2010, it was rather neglected. Situated on the edge of Kensington and Borough Park, where Cortelyou

Play Ball: Construction To Start Tomorrow On Dome Playground’s Courts

Brooklyn Construction Director; CB 12 District Manager Barry Spitzer; Bklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey; Councilman Brad Lander; and designers at groundbreaking for Phase 1, 2016. (Photo via NYC Parks, by Daniel Avila) Tomorrow, the makeover begins on Dome Playground’s basketball and handball courts, Parks Department announced, a much-used park

Two People Hit By Cars In Separate Kensington Crashes

Dome Playground at Dahill Road and Cortelyou Road. (Screenshot via Google Maps)A 12-year-old student was hit by a car Wednesday morning, next to the Dome Playground in Kensington. The boy was riding his bicycle to yeshiva, and was struck by a Lexus near Cortelyou Road and Dahill Road, just

Free Ditmas Weekday Events Spotlight: June 27–30 [Updated]

(Photo via prospect_park / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGIB9pCL1ZS/?taken-by=prospect_park])Welcome to the week, whether you’re looking to see up-and-coming comedians, join a book club, or wind down with some park yoga — this is your spot for the hottest weekly events in (and immediately around)

Get Your Hands Dirty At Dome Playground’s Free Gardening Workshop

(Photo by Jole Carliner)Do you yearn for a lush window-sill herb garden, but lack a green thumb? Now you can boost your plant fertility skills at Dome Playground’s free gardening workshop this Wednesday, June 29, at 3:30pm — just in time for summer growing season Dome Playground’s

Craft and Basketball Workshops At Dome Playground This Week

[/blog/news/art-basketball-workshops-dome-playground-sun-thursday/attachment/dome_calendar2016_onepage_web/] Upcycle your used plastic bottles and cardboard boxes into flower bouquets this Sunday May 22nd, from 11am to 2pm, during the Playground Art Workshop at Kensington’s Dome Playground. Dome Playground is located at 38th Street and Dahill Road. What is Upcycling?

Ribbon Cutting At Kensington’s Dome Playground Today

The Dome Playground. (Photo: Google Maps)Come on out and celebrate a greatly improved public space in our community today. NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver, Borough President Eric Adams, and Council Member Brad Lander will be on hand for a celebratory ribbon cutting today at noon at the newly renovated

Learn To Plant A Vertical Garden Or Make A Compost Pile: Earth Day At Dome Playground

Photo: Jole CarlinerNeed some earth to dig in for Earth Day? Join students from Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School (BUGS), [http://www.bugsbrooklyn.org/] and parks gardening experts, in learning the ins and outs of planting a vertical garden at Dome Playground tomorrow. Activities will run from 11am until 2pm.

Park Designs, Lander Finances, And CB 12 Approves Restoration of Dome Playground’s Courts

Last Wednesday, October 24th, Community Board 12 members unanimously approved NYC Deptartment of Parks and Recreation’s plans for a $1 million Phase 2, [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/dome-playground/pressrelease/21300]renovation of Dome Playground’s [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/dome-playground/pressrelease/21300] Courts [http://www.nycgovparks.org/

Community Leaders Break Ground On $2.75 Million Dome Playground Renovation

Brooklyn Construction Director Matthias Augustin; Catherine Zinnel, Lander’s Deputy Chief of Staff; CB 12 District Manager Barry Spitzer; Bklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey; Councilman Brad Lander; Sakai Brown, Bklyn Construction Assistant Director; Eric Mattes, Brooklyn Design Director; and Terry Naranjo, Dome Playground designer. Photo courtesy NYC Parks, Daniel Avila.