fort greene BAM Park Reopens To The Public FORT GREENE – Over the weekend, dozens of locals enjoyed the summer weather at the newly reopened BAM Park in Fort Greene. Betty Carter Park, bordered by Fulton Street, Lafayette Avenue, and St. Felix Place (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/betty-carter-park/map] reopened the green
kensington Prospect Expressway Study Envisions New Redevelopment Possibilities Unveiling the PX Forward study, which looked at ways to improve neighborhoods affected by the Prospect Expressway (Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office)The Prospect Expressway cuts through South Slope, Windsor Terrace, and Greenwood Heights, into Kensington, carving up the communities and impeding connectivity, a reminder of the ambitious and
Central Brooklyn Maple Street Community Garden Growing Toward Official Green Space Maple Street Community Garden, 237 Maple Street between Rogers & Nostrand Avenues. (Photo by Ali Jacobs)In just one year, the beloved Maple Street Community Garden [https://maplestreetgarden.org] could turn a completely new leaf. NYC Parks announced the completion of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) certification for the
Central Park Conservancy Lush Lawns Reopen This Saturday In Time For Fort Greene Park Jazz Festival Turf care expert Jose Figueroa of the Central Park Conservancy and Fort Greene Park Director David Barker standing on the new Monument Green. (Photo courtesy of Fort Greene Park Conservancy.)The lawn surrounding the top of Monument Plaza in Fort Greene Park is newly re-paneled and lush as ever, and
art walk Fort Greene Artist Hosts Throwback Show Local artist Richard Lebenson is hosting a show of his earlier works at Baguetteaboutit! Cafe in Fort Greene. (Photo courtesy of Richard Lebenson) Richard Lebenson is throwing it back to the 1960s with his newest art show at Baguetteaboutit! Café, selling some of his earliest works at affordable prices and
