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The NYPD is searching for two suspects wanted for an attempted rape that occurred near Prospect Park early Wednesday morning. The men allegedly followed a 25-year old woman in the vicinity of Tennis Court and Ocean Avenue, on May 25, at approximately 2:15am, shoving her against a parked car
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Flatbush Avenue, looking north toward Grand Army Plaza, with Prospect Park on the left. (Photo: Google Maps)The effort to enhance public access to Prospect Park along its Flatbush Avenue side got a huge boost yesterday. The Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/] has won a $5 million grant
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Flatbush Avenue, looking north toward Grand Army Plaza, with Prospect Park on the left. (Photo: Google Maps)(This story was updated with a statement from the Prospect Park Alliance on 5/26/16, 2:25pm.) The effort to enhance public access to Prospect Park along its Flatbush Avenue side got
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Summer camps are designed for fun, and whether you go the traditional [/camps/brooklyn-adventures-await-at-these-5-traditional-summer-camps/], sports [/camps/stay-fit-and-have-fun-with-these-5-summer-sports-camps/], science [/camps/go-mad-for-steam-with-these-5-summer-science-camps/], or arts [/camps/find-a-little-fine-arts-fun-at-these-3-brooklyn-summer-camps/] route, kids are almost guaranteed an incredible time. But what if your family is looking for something a bit off the beaten path? This
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Photo via Airbnb Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHalfMarathon/photos/a.566841023350615.1073741828.562015433833174/981318881902825/?type=3&theater] Time to lace’m up! Or cheer on the runners doing the lacing. The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half] takes off at 7am this
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Zoya munches away on invasive plants like poison ivy. (Photo by Heather Andelsman/Park Slope Stoop)Don’t be surprised if you run into a goat or two, or eight, on your daily jog through Prospect Park this summer. For the next five months, a group of eight goats will
Events
Photo by Village Community Boathouse, Pier 40 [https://www.facebook.com/VCBoathouse/photos/pb.160545927310477.-2207520000.1462568690./963349513696777/?type=3&theater] Looking for a volunteer opportunity to bring you out of your winter shell? Village Community Boathouse [http://www.villagecommunityboathouse.org], in partnership with The Prospect Park Community Committee
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Photo by Village Community Boathouse, Pier 40 [https://www.facebook.com/VCBoathouse/photos/pb.160545927310477.-2207520000.1462568690./963349513696777/?type=3&theater] Looking for a volunteer opportunity to bring you out of your winter shell? Village Community Boathouse [http://www.villagecommunityboathouse.org], in partnership with The Prospect Park Community Committee
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(Courtesy City Parks Foundation.)Fun youth summer programs are coming to a park near you! The City Parks Foundation [http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/] is offering free tennis, golf, soccer, track & field and fitness instruction at nearly 60 locations across the city. The programs begin in early July and run
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Photo via City Parks FoundationSummer is just around the corner — sign up now for fun and free sports programs for your kids. Free tennis lessons for children will be offered at 38 parks across the city — including Prospect Park — via the City Parks Foundation [http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/]. Opportunities include
Events
Laura Boushnak, from the series I Read I Write. A panel discussion on the exhibit Rawiya will take place Thursday, May 12 at 7pm. (Image via Open Source Gallery [https://www.facebook.com/opensourcegallery/photos/pb.151345038486.-2207520000.1462812702./10154215881323487/?type=3&theater] )Welcome to the week, which features
Announcements
Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings