Bensonhurst
Unfinished Seth Low Park’s ball fields in August 2017 (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER) GRAVESEND – They look finished, and they look beautiful. The two new tracks and artificial turf ballfields, in addition to the exercise equipment have been tempting neighborhood kids for weeks now. Unfinished Seth Low Park’s exercise area
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Birds gather on the Eco Dock in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)You may have noticed a new dock appeared in Sheepshead Bay this year. Lashed to the railings along Emmons Avenue, the floating metal and concrete pier hosts no boats — though it has become a favorite leisure
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Marine Park. (Photo: Tanya Pavl [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=529561133874755&set=br.AbpCuqXtemnrIsl0VX5eWrhAuoybx863uM_Y20Fr7YQ0sCWpmyNxypxiVsIOuyHHGJohLfi_8st8D0svwpjF4Wyr1yyfxDlVSnOr8O4o5qjBYUVasSqRt9x5x4hO8O07pPCJVNsLGTgy9e9qWJ3EC4AS&type=1&theater] / Facebook)Get your hands dirty cleaning up one of New York City’s largest parks. In honor of Earth Month [http://www.earth-month.org/], volunteers are
fort greene
Fort Greene Park, Photo by Mitchell J. Silver.Fort Greene Park is one of the most photographed places in the neighborhood and borough, by both amateur and professional photographers. Among those shutterbugs is NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver, a Fort Greene resident and Brooklyn native who is also an avid
New York City Parks Department
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.There is a $3 million capital construction project coming to Fort Greene Park in the next couple of years and among the priorities/goals to be tackled by the Parks Department are safe/paved pathways and addressing the erosion and drainage issues which result in
Charles Jarden
Photo by Fort Greene FocusSeveral people have asked us what the status of construction is over at the Willoughby Avenue entrance to Fort Greene Park and after asking around, it still seems to be on track for a November completion. Construction was “50 percent complete” back in May [/blog/2015/
New York City Parks Department
Photo by Alex KritskyHave you ever wondered how many trees are in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn or all of New York City? Now’s your chance to find out! The third decadal Trees Count [http://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/treescount] tree census is coming up and the city Parks Department is
Brooklyn Friends School
Fort Greene is full of fun summer camps. Get more information from the Children’s Academy at LIU this weekend by attending the open house [http://citykidcamp.com/open-houses] on Saturday, March 28 from 11am-1pm. Children’s Academy at LIU [http://liu.edu/childrensacademy/summer] 1 University Plaza, Fort Greene
emergency
Photo via flush75 [http://instagram.com/p/yUjlHhO43P/?modal=true]Get out your extra blankets and hot chocolate, neighbors, and prepare to hunker down at home to ride out what’s expected to be a rocky next day or two, with Winter Storm Juno bringing what forecasters are saying [http:
1810 Cortelyou Road
Update: A neighbor let us know that the tree has been cut up into pieces, but debris remains – so heads up as you navigate the area. Many thanks to neighbor William Cerf for letting us know about this uprooted tree near the apartment complex at 1810 Cortelyou Road, right by
New York City Parks Department
In their battle against weeds and vermin, the New York City Parks Department is using a common pesticide that a new study suggests is associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and breast cancer. The new concerns arise out of a study published in April [http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/4/4449]
50 oceana drive west
(Source: NYC Dept. of Parks and RecreationUPDATE (5/23/2013 @ 11:15 a.m.): Sorry beach goers, the new Coney Island and Brighton Beach modular comfort stations won’t be finished by Memorial Day. According to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/fancy-toilets-coney-island-article-1.1351888] by the New York