Animals
Courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/stay-connected/]If you’re one of the people who likes to bring your dog to swim at Dog Beach in Prospect Park, this is exciting news for both you and your canine friend. The Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by John Epstein)This garden looks like a leafy haven one might find in Savannah, Georgia or the New Orleans’ Garden District, but it’s here in the heart of Ditmas Park, on the southwest corner of Marlborough and Dorchester Roads. Framed by a pair of forty-foot weeping willow
Arts & Culture
Locals enjoyed sunny skies this past weekend. (Photo by Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE also has great listings. Submit your event listing to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR or by emailing editor@bklyner.com.
Events
Sunset Park Pool. Courtesy: Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomische/6666774409/in/photolist-ba7XLn-914ViG-732GAh-a7r6TT-7jiRTw-h1WEd-a7HG3R-h1YzZ] This weekend, enjoy some family fun at Green-Wood’s nature tour, take a dip in Sunset Park’s pool, get creative during arts and crafts at the Dedalus Foundation, or take a knitting class at the
Animals
Calvert Vaux Park (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)Charles Ragusa, 47th District Leader, [/charles-ragusa-male-district-leader-47th-ad/#.V3_FM5MrKSM] has proposed a plan take advantage of Calvert Vaux Park’s rich ecosystem [/7-reasons-to-fall-in-love-with-calvert-vaux-park/#.V3_EVpMrKSM], which would create both jobs and educational opportunities in Brooklyn. Ragusa noted that the shorefront park — as
Arts & Culture
(Courtesy Twitter/Fort Greene Park [https://twitter.com/fortgreenepark/status/747858391922540544])Trash is being turned into treasure in Fort Greene Park [/?s=fort+greene+park], as broken glass is being recycled into a community mosaic map. Artist Amanda Patenaude and the Fort Greene Park Conservancy [/?s=conservancy] are inviting community
Education
Rendering of 2000 Gallon Planted Dumpster. (Courtesy of M18)The 4th of July will feature red, white, and blue as it does every year. The Gowanus neighborhood will be particularly bursting with blue during Independence Day. Blue dumpsters, that is. Gowanus Canal Conservancy [http://gowanuscanalconservancy.org/ee/] (GCC) and Alloy
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Prospect Farm [https://prospectfarm.org/composting/])There are many reasons to compost this summer. For one, it reduces a tremendous amount of reusable waste. Compostable trash items — like food scraps — make up almost one-third [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/zerowaste/residents/food-scraps-and-yard-waste.shtml] of New York City’
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
Food & Drink
BUTTERED SUGAR SNAP PEAS Ingredients: * 1 pound sugar snap peas, stems and strings removed * 2 tablespoons unsalted butter * 1⁄4 cups coarsely chopped fresh mint salt & pepper. * Ingredients available seasonally at your neighborhood Greenmarket Instructions: 1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. 2. Add the
Arts & Culture
What’s better than a movie on a hot summer night? (Courtesy FAB Alliance)WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings. Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE
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Bensonhurst
BUTTERED SUGAR SNAP PEAS Ingredients: * 1 pound sugar snap peas, stems and strings removed * 2 tablespoons unsalted butter * 1⁄4 cups coarsely chopped fresh mint salt & pepper. * Ingredients available seasonally at your neighborhood Greenmarket Instructions: 1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. 2. Add the