Borough Park
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
Announcements
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
Central Brooklyn
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
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Central Brooklyn
(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)
Central Brooklyn
(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
Arts & Culture
[/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?
Announcements
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
Central Brooklyn
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.
CB 12
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/
Dome
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.
Dome Playground
On Sunday, November 10 from 11:30am to 2:30pm, join your neighbors to help spruce up a local park [/news/community-board-12-approves-dome-playground-redesign]! Gather at Dome Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/domeplayground/], on Dahill Road between 37th and 38th Streets, to plant daffodil bulbs, paint new lines on the basketball
Brad Lander
Nearly one and a half years ago, Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/] of District 39, members of Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org/], and Parks and Recreation [http://www.nycgovparks.org/] Brooklyn Chief of Staff Martin Maher held a “visioning session” at PS 179 inviting Dome Playground [http:
Department of Parks and Recreation
All statements to the contrary, the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation will not present its final architectural plans for the redesign [/green/renovating-dome-playground-aka-38th-street-stage-1] of Dome Playground’s tot lot, lawn, and stage to the public at tonight’s Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org/] meeting. According to a
Dome Playground
At long last the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation has offered the public a preview of what it proposes to do to Dome Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/domeplayground/], aka “38th Street.” The public discussion, which was initiated by Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/] (District 39) and
Dome Playground
Tomorrow at Dome Playground [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Dome-Playground/122549374516214] on Dahill between 37th and 38th Streets, there will be a concert presented by the Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts to celebrate It’s My Park Day. It’s a long list of interesting performers, including dancers from our