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Nov
25
75 Trees Planted In Prospect Park This Fall To Honor Loved Ones

75 Trees Planted In Prospect Park This Fall To Honor Loved Ones

Planting a commemorative tree near the Parkside + Ocean Avenue entrance, next to a tree felled by Hurricane Isaias. (Photo via
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Nov
20
Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center Expected To Open in 2025 With A Pool, Test Kitchen, And A Chess Team

Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center Expected To Open in 2025 With A Pool, Test Kitchen, And A Chess Team

Nostrand Playground’s current layout from NYC Parks Department. The proposed community center would be on Farragut Place where the
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Nov
11
Zion Triangle Plaza Expansion Completes A Beautiful Redesign Of The Public Space

Zion Triangle Plaza Expansion Completes A Beautiful Redesign Of The Public Space

Yesterday officials announced the completion of 5,200 square feet, $5.7 million expansion of Zion Triangle Plaza, located at
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Oct
28
Simple, Cheap, And (sort of) Planned: Brooklyn Parks Become The Most Popular Wedding Venue

Simple, Cheap, And (sort of) Planned: Brooklyn Parks Become The Most Popular Wedding Venue

Courtesy of Megan & Kenneth, wedding photographers.Brooklyn’s parks have become some of the most popular wedding venues for
4 min read
Sep
16
Drunk People, Urination & Broken Bottles At Corporal Wiltshire Square

Drunk People, Urination & Broken Bottles At Corporal Wiltshire Square

Litter occupies the small public square. (Photo via concerned neighbor/Bklyner) MADISON – Corporal Wiltshire Square is a small public square
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Sep
01
Mosquitoes To Be Sprayed In Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Heights Sept. 3

Mosquitoes To Be Sprayed In Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Heights Sept. 3

Brooklyn is getting the second adulticide treatment this summer, this time focusing on Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and areas around
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Aug
21
Rep. Carolyn Maloney on Post Office, PPP Loans, Environment and Serving Brooklyn – A Conversation

Rep. Carolyn Maloney on Post Office, PPP Loans, Environment and Serving Brooklyn – A Conversation

Rep. Carolyn Maloney led a rally at Foley Square last year calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Todd
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Aug
06
Brooklyn Residents Adapt To A City Without Gyms

Brooklyn Residents Adapt To A City Without Gyms

Caption: Darren Tomasso (left) leads a fitness class in Dumbo. Photo courtesy of Darren Tomasso.Gyms are gone, and we
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Aug
05
Was Brooklyn Prepared For Tropical Storm Isaias?

Was Brooklyn Prepared For Tropical Storm Isaias?

A fallen tree in Bath Beach. (Photo via Steve Patzer, with permission)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Tropical Storm Isaias left about 22,
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Jul
23
Sunset Park and Kosciuszko Pools Opening Tomorrow, Betsy Head on August 1.

Sunset Park and Kosciuszko Pools Opening Tomorrow, Betsy Head on August 1.

Sunset Park Pool. Courtesy NYC Parks.No, it will not be as crowded as before, but some relief is coming
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