Announcements
SUNSET PARK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] will join GrowNYC [https://www.grownyc.org/] on Saturday as the non-profit group introduces a new greenmarket in Sunset Park at 6th Avenue and 44th Street. GrowNYC’s Youthstand at Irving Square Park (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The day will
Announcements
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) officially opened Pier 3 [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/blog/park-updates/construction-update-pier-3-winter-progress] on Tuesday, July 10, the last of five piers to be converted at the 1.3 mile waterfront green space, adding another five acres of parkland for visitors to enjoy. The Central
Announcements
Last week City Parks Foundation [https://cityparksfoundation.org/?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=373441d447-AdventureRaceRelease_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_13a10737d1-373441d447-208307409&mc_cid=373441d447&mc_eid=7a4d63109b] kicked off the CityParks Play [https://cityparksfoundation.org/play/] program, providing sports instruction, coaching, and equipment
Central Brooklyn
With temperatures skyrocketing and July 4th coming up, it’s time to hit the beach! All NYC beaches officially opened to the public on Memorial Day weekend and will remain open until September 9 (the Sunday after Labor Day). Lifeguards will be on duty throughout beach season from 10am to
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – After years of performing spectacular and campy musicals like Xanadu, Psycho Beach Party, and, most recently, Priscilla Queen of the Desert [/drag-extravaganza-priscilla-queen-desert-brings-fun-music-glamour-park-slope/] , Piper Theatre [https://pipertheatre.org/current-productions/] has revisited its mission to be “committed to being theater for all” for this year’s more family-friendly production of
Central Brooklyn
NYC Parks via Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYCParks]As the mercury rises, Brooklynites can cool off at one of the borough’s 15 free outdoor public pools. NYC pools opened on Wednesday, June 27—the first day of summer vacation—and will remain open until Sunday, September 9, so you
Announcements
CONEY ISLAND – School’s out for the summer and Coney Island is celebrating with free family-friendly activities at Steeplechase Plaza this Saturday, June 30. Via FacebookPresented by the Alliance for Coney Island [http://www.allianceforconeyisland.org/] and Council Member Mark Treyger [https://council.nyc.gov/district-47/], the “Sun’s Out,
Carroll Gardens
The education department launched a community engagement effort in District 15 as parents, educators and activists try to devise a plan to address segregation in the Brooklyn district. By Christina VeigaBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/] PARK SLOPE – In a Brooklyn district where middle schools are sharply divided
Bed Stuy
P.S. 25 Eubie Blake SchoolBedford Stuyvesant – When the Hon. Judge Levine issued a stay on May 24th to keep P.S. 25 Eubie Blake open [/p-s-25-will-stay-open-for-another-year/] while the lawsuit parents have brought to keep it open [/parents-file-lawsuit-to-keep-the-best-elementary-school-in-district-16-open/] gets resolved, what was not discussed was the impact this decision would
Announcements
BOOKS AND BEATS – The program begins with Sum [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend]mer [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend] Jam [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend] W [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend]eekend [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/summer-reading/weekend], June 9 and 10, featuring performances at library
bath beach
Parents gathered on Tuesday in Bensonhurst to talk about SHSAT with Eric Adams, who supports the plan, at a meeting that was closed to the press.Southern Brooklyn – Mayor de Blasio plans to radically change the racial composition at Specialized High Schools [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/281-18/mayor-de-blasio-chancellor-carranza-plan-improve-diversity-specialized-high/
camps
via White Bird Summer Theater CampWhite Bird Productions [http://whitebirdproductions.org/creative-theatrics/summer-theater-workshop/], a non-profit theater company, has been making theater with the children of Brooklyn for over twenty years. Long before the borough was notorious for its stroller count, White Bird was creating dynamic, original performances with hundreds of