green
RED HOOK – The Parks, Recreation, and Environmental Protection Committee [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/committees/parks-recreation-environmental-protection.page] of Brooklyn Community Board 6 held a meeting Wednesday night to update locals on the Harold Ickes Playground and the Red Hook ball fields. Harold Ickes Playground at Hamilton Avenue & Van
Announcements
A new water ride will be a major part of the new development at the Coney Island amusement district (Via NYC EDC)CONEY ISLAND – A brand new log flume, adventure ropes course and public plaza are coming to Coney Island! The plans, which will transform the city-owned land between Surf
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – A beloved summer tradition returns to Coney Island Beach on Saturday—the 28th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest [http://wearebcs.org/home/sand/]. Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ConeyIslandSandSculpting/photos/pcb.787149448050534/787148748050604/?type=3&theater] Presented by the Alliance
Greenpoint
GREENPOINT – Want to wish upon a star? A local stargazing group has just the opportunity for you—a free stargazing event open to the public tonight in Greenpoint. For a lot of Brooklynites, looking up at the night sky means spotting the skyline of Manhattan—the latest colors projected on
Arts & Culture
A marching band in front of John Paul Jones Park last year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BAY RIDGE – Yo, Brooklyn! Here’s a chance to catch a classic movie under the stars tonight—Rocky will be playing in John Paul Jones Park. So pull up a camp chair under the Verrazano
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
community
Greenpoint’s McGolrick Park will once again host a farmer’s market in the park proper, starting this weekend (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)GREENPOINT – The McGolrick Park farmers market will return to park grounds this weekend after being briefly sidelined by construction. Community opposition to the move was instrumental in reversing
Announcements
RED HOOK – NYC Department of Parks and Recreation [https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/whats-happening/red-hook-park-remediation] (NYC Parks) and the Environmental Protection Agency [https://www.epa.gov/ny/columbia-smelting-refining-works-red-hook-brooklyn-new-york] (EPA) hosted a meeting Monday evening [/meeting-to-update-community-about-red-hook-ball-fields-scheduled-for-monday-april-30/] to provide the Red Hook community with an update on the lead remediation and improvement
Announcements
RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) sent out an announcement Tuesday afternoon encouraging the community to attend a meeting with NYC Department of Parks and Recreation [https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/whats-happening/red-hook-park-remediation] (NYC Parks) and the Environmental Protection Agency [https://www.epa.
Greenpoint
An advertisement for the upcoming meeting tonight in GreenpointGREENPOINT – The New York Department of Parks and Recreation will be holding a public scoping meeting tonight in Greenpoint to hear input on the design of the long-awaited Box Street Park coming to the northernmost tip of Brooklyn. Slated for 6:00
environment
A conceptual design of the Prospect Park garage and maintenance compound (Via Prospect Park Alliance)PROSPECT PARK – Although Prospect Park went car free at the beginning of this year [/prospect-park-now-officially-car-free/], a new “garage” compound for park maintenance and operations will come to the park in the not too distant future.
Announcements
An aerial rendering of the potential Bushwick Inlet Park from the 2005 master plan (Via NYC Parks)GREENPOINT – The Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park will hold a community meeting tomorrow night to revisit site’s 2005 master plan in an effort to involve local residents in the ongoing process of
community
BOERUM HILL – Last Friday, December 1, NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org/] unveiled two newly renovated basketball courts at Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. Park located on Wyckoff Street between Hoyt and Bond Streets. Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. Park, Photo credit: Daniel Avila/NYC ParksNYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Martin Maher
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – Rats have reportedly been flocking to Carroll Park—much to the disgust of park-goers, neighbors, and parents. Carroll Park via Google MapsThe park, located on a block bordered by Smith and Court Streets and President and Carroll, has received more complaints about vermin than any other park in
Animals
Photo of dogs involved in last week’s attack in South SlopeSunset Park – Following last week’s horrific attack [/south-slope-resident-warns-neighbors-of-four-pit-bulls-after-vicious-attack/] of a South Slope dog by four alleged pit bulls, a 31-year-old man killed a pit bull mix as it attacked his dog yesterday morning in Sunset Park. Johnny Rivera
News
The brawl at Emmons Ave and 21st St (Screenshot via Aram Dzhamgarian)After a brawl erupted on Emmons Ave in Sheepshead Bay last weekend [/late-night-brawl-prompts-call-for-enforcement-changes-on-emmons-ave/], many called for something to be done about the party boats and their often unruly customers. Council member Chaim Deutsch held a meeting to address