Sign in Subscribe

parks

Jul
11
Pier 3 Opens At Brooklyn Bridge Park

Pier 3 Opens At Brooklyn Bridge Park

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,
2 min read
Jul
09
CityParks Play: Offering Free Sports Activities To Thousands Of Kids Across NYC

CityParks Play: Offering Free Sports Activities To Thousands Of Kids Across NYC

Last week City Parks Foundation [https://cityparksfoundation.org/?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=373441d447-AdventureRaceRelease_COPY_01&utm_medium=
5 min read
Jul
05
See “Rocky” Under the Stars in Bay Ridge Tonight

See “Rocky” Under the Stars in Bay Ridge Tonight

A marching band in front of John Paul Jones Park last year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BAY RIDGE – Yo, Brooklyn! Here’
1 min read
Jun
27
Coney Island Lacks Lifeguards, No Swimming on West Side

Coney Island Lacks Lifeguards, No Swimming on West Side

Courtesy NYC ParksCONEY ISLAND – Don’t go in the water! At least, not yet… Would-be swimmers have complained about a
1 min read
Jun
21
See Illuminated Art Installation Honoring BRIC’s 40th Anniversary At Prospect Park

See Illuminated Art Installation Honoring BRIC’s 40th Anniversary At Prospect Park

PROSPECT PARK – In honor of BRIC [https://www.bricartsmedia.org]‘s 40-year milestone, the media organization commissioned the New York-based
2 min read
Jun
20
Rockwell Place Garden Celebrates Solstice As Looming Towers Threaten

Rockwell Place Garden Celebrates Solstice As Looming Towers Threaten

FORT GREENE – Members of the Brooklyn Bear’s Rockwell Place Community Garden [https://brooklynbears.wordpress.com/rockwell/] will host their
3 min read
Jun
19
Brownsville Parks Report Shows Need for Investment, Advocacy

Brownsville Parks Report Shows Need for Investment, Advocacy

BROWNSVILLE – Even as the city responds to community organizing for better parks in Brownsville, a new report shows significant failures
3 min read
Jun
12
‘The Spanish Gardener’: Artist Depicts Picasso As A 10-Foot-Tall Garden Gnome

‘The Spanish Gardener’: Artist Depicts Picasso As A 10-Foot-Tall Garden Gnome

COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT – A giant garden gnome depicting painter Pablo Picasso wearing flip-flops and mowing a lawn is catching
2 min read
Jun
08
Domino Park’s Grand Opening Celebration on Sunday, June 10

Domino Park’s Grand Opening Celebration on Sunday, June 10

WILLIAMSBURG – On Sunday, June 10, Domino Park – New York’s newest public park on the waterfront will open to the
1 min read
Jun
07
A New Lake ‘Mess’ Monster For Prospect Park

A New Lake ‘Mess’ Monster For Prospect Park

PROSPECT PARK – Last week the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/news/name-weed-harvester/] unveiled the newest addition to
2 min read