Central Brooklyn
Photo Courtesy of DSNYWhen we set our clocks forward and back each year, the FDNY tells us to check the batteries in our smoke alarms. This year, when we’re spring cleaning, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) wants us to check that we have a refashionNYC [http://www1.nyc.gov/
Announcements
GOWANUS – This past Saturday The Nature Conservancy [https://www.nature.org/?redirect=https-301] and the Gowanus Canal Conservancy [https://gowanuscanalconservancy.org/] kicked off the Gowanus Tree Network, a joint initiative teaching locals how to care for the street trees surrounding the Gowanus Canal. Gowanus Street Tree initiative kick-off event at
environment
GOWANUS – The removal of the “black mayonnaise” from the bottom of the Gowanus Canal’s 4th Street Turning Basin resumed last week after issues with reinforcing bulkheads forced the project to a halt in January [/gowanus-pilot-dredging-project-stalled-bulkhead-installation-causes-damages/]. Dredging equipment at Gowanus Canal 4th Street Turning Basin (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The cleanup
Bay Ridge
RED HOOK – Bike season will be kicking into full gear with the Five Boro Bike Tour [https://www.bike.nyc/events/td-five-boro-bike-tour/] this Sunday (plan accordingly! [https://www.bike.nyc/events/td-five-boro-bike-tour/route-services/]), and that means – Friday and Saturday is your last chance to get your bike ready, and decked
Bushwick
205 Water © S9 ArchitectureOn a bright morning late last month, I visited the Manhattan offices of S9 Architecture [http://s9architecture.com/] – a firm that has played a special role in the huge changes sweeping Brooklyn. You might not have heard their name, but you know their work: Since their first
Arts & Culture
PROSPECT PARK – The sun was out and the blossoms in full bloom for the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s 37th annual Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival over the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, visitors poured into the gardens to experience the flowering of more than 200 cherry trees in peak bloom
environment
McCarren Park BBQ areas map, via NYC ParksWILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT – NYC Parks has created three new barbecue areas in McCarren Park, just in time for the warmer weather we are supposed to finally have this week. Nine double-headed grills, 18 new picnic tables, and three large, red charcoal bins are now
Announcements
SUNSET PARK – Swale [http://www.swaleny.org/], a floating forest built on a barge housing a 5,000-square-foot edible garden, will sail to the Brooklyn Army Terminal [https://www.bklynarmyterminal.com/] in May. Swale, 2017 (Photo: Katharina Keifert)Created by artist Mary Mattingly [http://marymattingly.com/], the public artwork travels
Arts & Culture
2,500 people via McWatters [https://medium.com/@mmcwatters/the-population-of-a-q-e7418c737fad] * Harbor Seal Spotted Sunbathing In Gowanus This Past Week-End [https://pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com/2018/04/harbor-seal-spotted-sunbathing-in.html] (PMFA) * Population of the Q Train [https://medium.com/@mmcwatters/the-population-of-a-q-e7418c737fad] (McWatters) * Oceanside Grill at the renovated Aquarium [http://beta.nydailynews.com/new-york/
environment
GOWANUS – In celebration of Earth Day 2018, clean-water activist Christopher Swain swam the 1.8 mile length of the Gowanus Canal on Sunday to advocate for the cleanup of the polluted waterway. “People say it’s crazy that I’m swimming in here with the oil, the gas, the sewage,
Arts & Culture
Riegelmann Boardwalk (Hugo Smith/BKLYNER)CONEY ISLAND – Last week, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission moved forward with the next step to recognize the Riegelmann Boardwalk (Coney Island Boardwalk) as a scenic landmark. Landmarking status would ensure the boardwalk is rebuilt in the event of another environmental crisis such as
Announcements
Photo courtesy of New York Restoration Project.Spring may not have exactly sprung in Brooklyn yet, but Brooklynites should get ready for the good weather anyway—and register to pick up a free tree [https://nyrp.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4f936aba6c808439b0f447dac&id=eb4af5ed97&e=ae45b66374] ! Through