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Jul
19
No Backyard, No Problem: Your BBQ In Brooklyn Guide

No Backyard, No Problem: Your BBQ In Brooklyn Guide

Let’s face it — many of us live in apartment buildings and don’t have the luxury of a backyard.
4 min read
Jul
18
Bare Bard: Torn Out Theater’s Nude, All-Male ‘Hamlet’ At Prospect Park

Bare Bard: Torn Out Theater’s Nude, All-Male ‘Hamlet’ At Prospect Park

Photo by Torn Out Theater via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/TornOutTheater/photos/gm.206431556549369/1911670662451720/?type=3&theater]
1 min read
Jul
10
Prospect Park’s ‘Secret Garden’ Comes Alive With 7,000 Pinwheels

Prospect Park’s ‘Secret Garden’ Comes Alive With 7,000 Pinwheels

Local artist Katrina Majkut and Noah. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Prosepct Park’s long-neglected Rose Garden is blooming for
3 min read
Jul
10
Cars Banned In Prospect Park During Summer Trial, Officials Say

Cars Banned In Prospect Park During Summer Trial, Officials Say

Grand Army Plaza park entrance. (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)This summer, pedals and pedestrians will rule the road in
2 min read
Jul
07
Beware Of Blue-Green Algae In Prospect Park Lake

Beware Of Blue-Green Algae In Prospect Park Lake

Signs have been posted in Prospect Park warning visitors about a toxic green film covering the surface of Prospect Park
1 min read
Jul
05
“It’s Not Just Picking Up Trash” Expanded Youth Employment Program Reaches Higher

“It’s Not Just Picking Up Trash” Expanded Youth Employment Program Reaches Higher

Council Member Mathieu Eugene, Cojo of Flatbush reps, supervisor David Franklin, and SYEP participants at the Parade Grounds to kick
3 min read
Jun
30
Bicycle Tours Of Brooklyn

Bicycle Tours Of Brooklyn

Bicycling in Prospect ParkTemperatures are predicted to be in the 80s through the Fourth of July, but with partly cloudy
2 min read
Jun
26
Get Excited For Free Outdoor Summer Movie Mondays (& Wednesdays!)

Get Excited For Free Outdoor Summer Movie Mondays (& Wednesdays!)

(Photo via Coney island/Facebook)Feeling the Monday work-a-day blues? Take advantage of the upcoming long summer nights with two
1 min read
Jun
20
Century-Old Wellhouse Reopens As NYC Parks’ First Compost Restroom

Century-Old Wellhouse Reopens As NYC Parks’ First Compost Restroom

The renovated Wellhouse, near the Vanderbilt Street park entrance. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)City officials are helping Brooklynites do
4 min read
May
30
Prospect Park’s Hidden Rose Garden To Be Restored

Prospect Park’s Hidden Rose Garden To Be Restored

Postcard showing a fountain in a pool in the Rose Garden. Prospect Park Archives/Bob Levine Collection“The Rose Garden
3 min read