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Feb
16
Summer 2016: 6 Bargain Camp Options Around Brooklyn

Summer 2016: 6 Bargain Camp Options Around Brooklyn

Still thawing out from last weekend’s deep freeze? Let’s mentally comfort ourselves with a little summer talk. Registration
3 min read
Feb
01
Wanted: Your Input On Improving Access To Our Parks

Wanted: Your Input On Improving Access To Our Parks

Gateway to the Parade Grounds as viewed from the south side of Prospect Park. Some residents are saying that an
3 min read
Jan
26
Volunteers Chip Away As Over 2,546 ‘TreeCycled’ During MulchFest 2016

Volunteers Chip Away As Over 2,546 ‘TreeCycled’ During MulchFest 2016

Photo Credit: Daniel Avila/NYC Parks208 volunteers, fresh pine, and hot chocolate. Members of the Park Slope community gathered in
2 min read
Jan
22
Teen Looking For Summer Work? Become A NYC Lifeguard

Teen Looking For Summer Work? Become A NYC Lifeguard

Need a break from all the snowmageddon, snOMG, snowpocalypse, blizzard to end all blizzards talk? Us, too, so let’s
1 min read
Sep
29

City Moves To Seize Vacant Coney Island Lots Using Eminent Domain

The new Thunderbolt is located on a publicly owned slice of land adjacent to its former location, which now a
2 min read
Aug
06
Bronze Statues On Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Arch Getting Facelift

Bronze Statues On Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Arch Getting Facelift

Photo by Debra Van EnkenvoortHave you noticed people working on the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Grand Army Plaza
1 min read
May
14
Volunteer To Help Map Kensington’s Street Trees With Trees Count 2015

Volunteer To Help Map Kensington’s Street Trees With Trees Count 2015

Have you ever wondered how many trees are in our neighborhood, in Brooklyn or in all of New York City?
1 min read
Feb
04

Time To Think Warmth: Summer Camps In And Around Ditmas Park

Photo via Prospect Gymnastics [http://www.prospect-gymnastics.com/gallery/]. Ditmas Park is rich in many things, including summer camps. Here
2 min read
Dec
17

City Greenlights Plan To Turn Pay Phones Into WiFi Hotspots, Including 586 Brooklyn Locations

Source: yourdon/FlickrThe city has approved a plan to replace a total of 7,600 outdated pay phone booths with
1 min read
Apr
11
New Trees Planted Along 4th Avenue Friday

New Trees Planted Along 4th Avenue Friday

Looks like 4th Avenue is going green. We spotted crews planting trees near 4th Avenue and 14th Street on Friday,
1 min read