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Jan
07
Renovated Bensonhurst Playground Opens To Public This Week

Renovated Bensonhurst Playground Opens To Public This Week

NYC Parks / Daniel AvilaThis winter is making us hope so hard for an early, COVID-19 free summer. Or at least
3 min read
Dec
31
Flatbush Avenue Entrances To Prospect Park Now Open

Flatbush Avenue Entrances To Prospect Park Now Open

NYC Parks / Daniel AvilaWork is finished on the two new park entrances along Flatbush Avenue side of the park, NYC
3 min read
Nov
25
75 Trees Planted In Prospect Park This Fall To Honor Loved Ones

75 Trees Planted In Prospect Park This Fall To Honor Loved Ones

Planting a commemorative tree near the Parkside + Ocean Avenue entrance, next to a tree felled by Hurricane Isaias. (Photo via
2 min read
Oct
26
Amboy Neighborhood Garden Reopens With Music, Art, And High Hopes For The Future

Amboy Neighborhood Garden Reopens With Music, Art, And High Hopes For The Future

Charles Joyner’s guiding principles for reopening the Amboy Neighborhood Garden in Brownsville are simple. “All you need is hands,
4 min read
Oct
20
The Green New & Improved Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center Is Open

The Green New & Improved Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center Is Open

Greenpoint Library. (Photo via Brooklyn Public Library)GREENPOINT – The new Greenpoint Library, which is also the Environmental Education Center, opened
5 min read
Oct
13
Two PLG Residents Pick Up the Slack After City Suspends Compost Programs

Two PLG Residents Pick Up the Slack After City Suspends Compost Programs

Volunteers for Nurture BK collect compost. Courtesy of Nurture BK.For Brooklyn’s robust composting community, the city’s decision
3 min read
Sep
23
Fall Gardening: The Ryder Street Rockets are Brightening The Neighborhood, Will Stuart Street Slimers Be Next?

Fall Gardening: The Ryder Street Rockets are Brightening The Neighborhood, Will Stuart Street Slimers Be Next?

MARINE PARK – The Ryder Street Rockets, part of the Marine Park Community Association’s [https://www.marineparkcommunityassociation.com/] Gardening Club,
4 min read
Sep
16
Drunk People, Urination & Broken Bottles At Corporal Wiltshire Square

Drunk People, Urination & Broken Bottles At Corporal Wiltshire Square

Litter occupies the small public square. (Photo via concerned neighbor/Bklyner) MADISON – Corporal Wiltshire Square is a small public square
3 min read
Sep
11
City Of Water Day – Celebrating Island Living Across NYC

City Of Water Day – Celebrating Island Living Across NYC

This Saturday, September 12, we celebrate our waterfront. The event is organized by Waterfront Alliance [https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/about-us/
3 min read
Sep
09
“I don’t want any New Yorker to leave.” Scott Stringer Formally Enters Race for Mayor.

“I don’t want any New Yorker to leave.” Scott Stringer Formally Enters Race for Mayor.

Campaign photo.Brooklyn showed up for Manhattan neighbor and current City Comptroller Scott Stringer [https://stringerformayor.com/] as he formally
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