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Teens Trash ‘Divisive’ Pro-Trump Sign In Dyker Beach Park

Photo by Mario J. Caggiano/ FacebookA pair of politically conscious teens tore down a “Make America Great Again” sign from a fence in Dyker Beach Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/dyker-beach-park] on July 11, saying the paraphernalia associated with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump was antagonistic to Hispanic

Charles Ragusa Has A Few Ideas For Calvert Vaux Park

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

Southern Brooklyn Elected Officials Blast Mayor For Failing Calvert Vaux

Calvert Vaux ParkIn time for summer, elected officials from southern Brooklyn are once again calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to make good on the city’s commitment [/de-blasio-criticized-for-abandoning-bloomberg-plan-for-calvert-vaux-park/#.V2K5D-YrI9c] to pour $40 million into Gravesend’s Calvert Vaux Park. Councilman Mark Treyger, Borough President Eric Adams, Senator

$5 Million Awarded To Fort Greene Park For Improvements

The northern perimeter of Fort Greene Park (Courtesy Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership)Fort Greene Park has won $5 million earmarked for capital improvements thanks to overwhelming public support received during the New York City Parks Department Parks Without Borders [https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/planning/parks-without-borders] initiative. The announcement was

What’s Up With All The Seth Low Playground Construction?

Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanBy now, you may have noticed that a large portion of Seth Low Playground [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/seth-low-playground-bealin-square] has been gated off by and bulldozers parked are there round the clock. What we are seeing is the second phase of a multi million

In Brooklyn–City Parks Foundation Offers Free Summer Sports Programs For Youngsters

(Courtesy City Parks Foundation.)Fun youth summer programs are coming to a park near you! The City Parks Foundation [http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/] is offering free tennis, golf, soccer, track & field and fitness instruction at nearly 60 locations across the city. The programs begin in early July and run

Register Now For Youth Sports Programs At Local Parks

Photo via City Parks FoundationFun youth summer programs are coming to a park near you! The City Parks Foundation [http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/] is offering free tennis, golf, soccer, track & field and fitness instruction at nearly 60 locations across the city. The programs begin in early July and run

Register Now For Youth Sports Programs At Local Parks

Photo via City Parks FoundationFun youth summer programs are coming to a park near you! The City Parks Foundation [http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/] is offering free tennis, golf, soccer, track & field and fitness instruction at nearly 60 locations across the city. The programs begin in early July and run

A Tree Trail Grows In Fort Greene Park

Fort Greene Park in all its bucolic splendor. (Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970 [https://flic.kr/p/sGB9eP])This Arbor Day, make your way to Fort Greene Park [/?s=fort+greene+park] for the inauguration of a new tree trail. The newly renovated path, accessible through the Washington Park entrance on Myrtle

More ‘Mobi’ Mats Coming To Coney Island This Summer

(Photo: NYC Parks [http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/accessibility])The parks department will be adding additional beach mats in Coney Island this summer in order to provide greater accessibility for seniors and the disabled, City Councilman Mark Treyger announced. “One of our community’s greatest natural features is our