Events
Lefferts House in Prospect Park. (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)BY SARAH CREAN Are you home today? Are your kids out of school this week? Ready to get some fresh air? There is lots to do at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center [https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/places-to-go/audubon-center/], the Lefferts Historic
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Lefferts House in Prospect Park. (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)Are you home today? Are your kids out of school this week? Ready to get some fresh air? There is lots to do at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center [https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/places-to-go/audubon-center/], the Lefferts Historic House [https://www.
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Battle Pass, or Flatbush Pass, in what is now Prospect Park. The pass, seen here in 1866, was the scene of a bloody battle during the Revolutionary War. (Collection: The Brooklyn Museum)Celebrating Presidents Day — which falls on the third Monday of each February — has been reduced to seeing pitchmen
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Children outside Prospect Park in 1975. (Photo: Lucille Fornasieri Gold; Courtesy: Brooklyn Historical Society)Check out this great 1975 photo of children playing at a water fountain by the Flatbush Avenue entrance to Prospect Park. Note the litter and the graffiti. New York City was weathering a massive financial crisis
Animals
Common Red-Poll. Despite its name, the Common-Red-Poll is a rare visitor to Prospect Park and one that every bird watcher hopes to see at the feeders. (Photo by Daniel Frazer)Maybe you’ve been to the park many times – but did you know there are bird feeders? Every winter, the
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Photo by Joy MakonAfter the weekend standstill, some residents were feeling cooped up. Prospect Park looked stunning on Monday afternoon, as shown in a photo by neighbor Joy Makon. Some runners took advantage of the beauty while stretching their legs. Back to it, right? Take any photos in the neighborhood
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Photo Credit: Daniel Avila/NYC Parks208 volunteers, fresh pine, and hot chocolate. Members of the Park Slope community gathered in Prospect Park on January 9 and 10 to participate in the 20th annual MulchFest TreeCycle [/blog/events/treecycle-holiday-tree-sponsored/]. This community event is hosted by a partnership between the New York
Arts & Culture
The great blizzard of 2016 – otherwise known as Jonas – may be history, but the storm left mounds and mounds of powdery white snow in its wake. While some families immediately took to the sled slopes, others busted out their shovels and built a snowman. The result? Confirmation that Brooklynites are
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Photo viaBourbon Sprawl [https://www.facebook.com/bourbonsprawl/photos_stream]We don’t necessarily encourage you to go out in the blizzard that’s expected to hit this weekend [/blog/weather/blizzard-watch-for-saturday-heres-what-you-need-to-know/], but if you do decide to go out, we’ve rounded up some of the best stuff going
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Photo via Alegba & FriendsLooking for something fun to do this weekend? There’s plenty of great music at Bar Chord, a jazz jam at Kettle & Thread, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events at the library and more! If you have an upcoming event you’d like featured in
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Photo via Molly Tigre [https://www.facebook.com/MollyTigre/photos/pb.222755771126506.-2207520000.1452195711./895334400535303/?type=3&theater] Looking for something fun to do this weekend? There’s plenty of great music at Bar Chord, Q Train at Sycamore, Mulchfest in Prospect Park, and more! If you have an
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Photo via Molly Tigre [https://www.facebook.com/MollyTigre/photos/pb.222755771126506.-2207520000.1452195711./895334400535303/?type=3&theater] Looking for something fun to do this weekend? There’s plenty of great music at Bar Chord, Q Train at Sycamore, Mulchfest in Prospect Park, and more! If you have an