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City Unveils Redesign Plans for Two Bay Ridge Playgrounds

Two Bay Ridge playgrounds are getting new equipment and a fresh look. At a meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 10’s parks committee [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ogsvzFJKWI] on Thursday, the city’s Parks Department presented plans to redesign J.J. Carty Playground [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/

After $30-Million Renovation, Betsy Head Park in Brownsville Re-Opens to the Public

The newly-renovated Betsy Head Park. (Image: Pavel Bendov/ABB)After a multi-year, $30 million upgrade, Brownsville’s Betsy Head Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/betsy-head-memorial-playground] has opened to the public with a new event space, athletic fields and a parkour fitness course for teenagers. The redesign of the 10.

Sankofa Park and African Burial Ground Square in East New York To Get A Fresh Look

Rendering of the redesigned Sankofa Park in the New Lots section of East New York (Image: Parks Department)A redesigned East New York park will get new green space, playground equipment and a memorial for the enslaved Africans buried at the site hundreds of years ago. The city’s Parks

Greenpoint Elected Officials Slam MTA For 16-Year Wait on Box Street Park

An overhead view of the draft design for Box Street Park with labeled features (Via NYC Parks)North Brooklyn’s elected officials are calling out the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for failing to deliver on a 16-year-old promise that would allow for a new Greenpoint park. At a virtual press

Best Sledding In Brooklyn

Sledding happening throughout Prospect Park. December 2020. Keira Wingate/BklynerEvery time we get decent snow, brave Brooklynites brace the cold weather at the best sledding spots throughout Brooklyn, pandemic or no pandemic. Sledders shout “1..2..3” before heading down the hill in Prospect Park. Keira Wingate/BklynerNYC Parks is

Assembly Member Colton Rages Against Proposed Park at Gravesend Schoolyard

Assembly Member William ColtonAssembly Member William Colton is calling on southern Brooklyn residents to take to their cars to protest the conversion of a Gravesend schoolyard into a public park. In a strongly-worded press release [https://nyassembly.gov/mem/William-Colton/story/95130] sent Tuesday afternoon, Colton called on residents to

North Brooklyn Residents Plead With Gov. Cuomo To Keep Marsha P. Johnson State Park Open

Photo via the Marsha P. Johnson state park’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/marshapjohnsonstatepark/photos/3234868309913481]Marsha P. Johnson Park state park closed for six months on Jan 15, for improvements. Residents and local officials lament the timing, given the need for open spaces in the midst of

Renovated Bensonhurst Playground Opens To Public This Week

NYC Parks / Daniel AvilaThis winter is making us hope so hard for an early, COVID-19 free summer. Or at least one where most of us are vaccinated and can safely enjoy the breeze, and the new sprinklers at the Bensonhurst Playground. But sprinklers are not the only improvement the $7.

Flatbush Avenue Entrances To Prospect Park Now Open

NYC Parks / Daniel AvilaWork is finished on the two new park entrances along Flatbush Avenue side of the park, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, and Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue announced, even though a proper ribbon cutting is yet to be scheduled for sometime in 2021. Completed

Biggest Snowfall In Years Means Perfect Snow For Sledding

Sledding happening throughout Prospect Park. Keira Wingate/BklynerThe biggest downfall the city has seen in years brings the perfect weather for holiday fun – sledding, building a snowman, or a snowball fight. Snowfall came racing down at a rate of 1 to 2 inches an hour, with Brooklyn getting anywhere between