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Apr
30
Brooklyn Celebrates Spring—And The Selfie—At Sakura Matsuri

Brooklyn Celebrates Spring—And The Selfie—At Sakura Matsuri

PROSPECT PARK – The sun was out and the blossoms in full bloom for the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s 37th annual
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Apr
30
Getting Ready To BBQ? McCarren Park Is!

Getting Ready To BBQ? McCarren Park Is!

McCarren Park BBQ areas map, via NYC ParksWILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT – NYC Parks has created three new barbecue areas in McCarren Park,
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Apr
27
Mapleton Library Reading Garden Getting Closer To Becoming Reality

Mapleton Library Reading Garden Getting Closer To Becoming Reality

MAPLETON/BOROUGH PARK – Mapleton Branch Library reading garden will look quite different come next spring. Naila Rosario from Brooklyn Public
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Apr
26
Upgrades And New Entrances Coming To Flatbush Avenue Side Of Prospect Park

Upgrades And New Entrances Coming To Flatbush Avenue Side Of Prospect Park

PROSPECT PARK – Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver were joined Thursday afternoon by
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Apr
25
Meeting To Update Community About Red Hook Ball Fields Scheduled For Monday, April 30

Meeting To Update Community About Red Hook Ball Fields Scheduled For Monday, April 30

RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) sent out an announcement Tuesday afternoon encouraging
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Apr
25
Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces Spring/Summer Schedule & Beefed Up Security

Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces Spring/Summer Schedule & Beefed Up Security

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – Brooklyn Bridge Park announced [https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/2018-spring-and-summer-season-announcement] its schedule of free events coming to
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Apr
24
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Hosts Annual Cherry Blossom Festival April 28 & 29

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Hosts Annual Cherry Blossom Festival April 28 & 29

BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN – The cherry blossoms will be in peak bloom this weekend (April 28 & 29) and the Brooklyn
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Apr
23
A Plastic Bottle Ban In Parks? Councilmembers Introduce Bill

A Plastic Bottle Ban In Parks? Councilmembers Introduce Bill

City green spaces, like Prospect Park, would see a ban on single-use plastic bottles through new legislation introduced to the
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Apr
23
Will Landmarking Preserve Coney Island’s Boardwalk In Wood?

Will Landmarking Preserve Coney Island’s Boardwalk In Wood?

Riegelmann Boardwalk (Hugo Smith/BKLYNER)CONEY ISLAND – Last week, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission moved forward with the next
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Apr
17
Statue Of Controversial Doctor Removed From Central Park… And Sent To Brooklyn

Statue Of Controversial Doctor Removed From Central Park… And Sent To Brooklyn

The statue of J. Marion Sims atop a granite base in Central Park (Via Wikimedia Commons)Today, the statue of
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