Central Brooklyn
Removed basketball hoop at St. Andrew’s Playground on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Kingston Ave. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMayor De Blasio announced the removal of hoops from 80 basketball courts that have consistently failed to follow directive not to engage in team sports during Coronavirus. “Overwhelmingly, we are seeing
COVID-19
The playground at Irving Square Park. (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)As the weather gets nicer, Mayor Bill de Blasio says he wants to keep playgrounds open, even as he puts forward plans to reduce the crowd density of outdoor space [https://www.newsday.com/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-cuomo-di-blasio-1.43383421] in New
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Details of the pre-restoration Concert Grove Pavilion. Photo by C. Paul Martinka, courtesy of Prospect Park AlliancePROSPECT PARK –The historic Concert Grove Pavilion in Prospect Park will be undergoing a renovation, Prospect Park Alliance announced on Monday, and should be restored to its former glory within the year. Prospect Park
Announcements
New Year’s Eve firework show at Grand Army Plaza. Photo courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance.With less than 34 hours until the new year begins, it’s time to decide where you’ll watch this year’s fireworks. Skip the chaos at Times Square to watch the ball drop
Animals
Coney Island Creek. Cheyenne R. Ubiera/Bklyner.CONEY ISLAND —Southern Brooklyn’s sole remaining creek has gained more attention with the upcoming opening of a ferry dock, but residents are hoping that its newfound spotlight will also address water quality issues and pollution. Coney Island Creek [https://www.nycgovparks.org/
Arts & Culture
S&O Star Deli Corp. in Bensonhurst, busted for cigarette contraband. Via Google Maps.Parks and Rec: The Parks Department launched a $3.2 million revamp of a Bushwick lot at Evergreen and Central avenues in 2012 after taking over the land from the New York City Housing Authority.
Announcements
Andrew Gounardes presents a check. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MARINE PARK – The city, the state, and the borough have all worked together to secure a total of $11.1 million to renovate Marine Park. The 798-acre park, which stretches from Shore Parkway to Avenue U to Fillmore Ave., between Brigham
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor,Thank you for shedding more light on the question of where the Federal monies for future storm protection that were allocated to South Brooklyn communities have gone [/what-happened-to-the-10-million-the-mayor-promised-for-sewage-backup-valves-in-southern-brooklyn/] . The Manhattan Beach Community Group and other South Brooklyn civic organizations spent months with NYRising to determine how and where
Arts & Culture
FORT GREENE – Fort Greene was alive with music and excitement Friday morning as NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org], Downtown Brooklyn Partnership [http://downtownbrooklyn.com], and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official opening of Betty Carter Park. L-R: NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Marty Maher,
Arts & Culture
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents gathered at Brower Park throughout the afternoon. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Crown Heights is racially and culturally diverse, however, residents live their lives in largely segregated communities. But on Sunday, Sept. 15, neighbors came together to celebrate what’s unique about each community, and to
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com/press-release/nycedc-announces-new-plan-create-expanded-open-space-willoughby-square] (NYC EDC) and Hargreaves Jones Landscape Architecture [http://hargreavesjonesla.com/] presented new design plans for the Willoughby Square Open Space to Brooklyn Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/brooklyncb2] ’s Executive Committee Monday evening. Rendering of
Arts & Culture
You may have heard of The Iceberg Metaphor as a way of thinking about culture — most of what influences behavior remains hidden to others or “below the surface.” The same can be said for New York City history. For all the history our city wears on its sleeve, much remains