Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYC Parks Department [https://www.facebook.com/nycparks/photos/pb.20292388081.-2207520000.1437500517./10153960394743082/?type=3&theater] As our steamy New York City summer gets started, plan your heat relief at one of Brooklyn’s 15 free outdoor public pools. Pools open tomorrow, June 29 and stay
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Summer camp kicks off in full force next week. Have you secured a spot for your child? If not, these camps still have room. Sports camps Photo via Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club [http://www.brooklynbridgefencing.com/index.php]Brooklyn Bridge Fencing [http://www.brooklynbridgefencing.com/brooklyn-bridge-fencing-camp/] Where: 68 Jay St,
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Coney island/Facebook)Feeling the Monday work-a-day blues? Take advantage of the upcoming long summer nights with two free outdoor movie series — one in Coney Island and Prospect Park — to get you out under the stars. Flicks on the Beach, organized by the Alliance for Coney Island [http:
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School is wrapping up and summer camps are opening. If you’re looking for some last minute deals and some all around affordable camps, look no further. Here are 9 camps that won’t break the bank. A Bargain at Any Price Photo via Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club [http://www.
Central Brooklyn
The renovated Wellhouse, near the Vanderbilt Street park entrance. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)City officials are helping Brooklynites do their duty for the environment. Yesterday, the city’s first public composting toilets opened in the historic Prospect Park Wellhouse after a $2.34 million renovation. The comfort station will
Central Brooklyn
Don’t be lulled into thinking this past week’s onslaught of 90-something-degree heat is a fluke—summer is fully upon us. And a great way to escape those sweltering temps is by taking a short break from the city on a day trip. But proud New Yorker that you
Bensonhurst
(Photo via Wheels Fun Rentals/FB)The Bay Parkway Promenade, which got a major rehab in 2014 [/bay-parkway-promenade-rehabilitation-now-underway-bensonhurst/], could be on its way to becoming the next family cycling hot spot with the newest addition: group bicycle rentals. Wheels Fun Rentals, which also has bases at Aviator Sports Center, Prospect
Announcements
Photo by Love Our Pool via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/loveourpool/photos/a.1584690561824255.1073741825.1584690321824279/1584690568490921/?type=3&theater] Summer is almost here! New York City’s free outdoor pools reopen [https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/outdoor-pools] on Thursday, June 29 and pool season has been extended
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For the second year in a row, NYC beaches [https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/beaches](except Cedar Grove and Wolfe’s Pond) will stay open through Sunday, September 10, 2017 — a week after the normal Labor Day schedule. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/BVUswsXD0I-/?utm_source=ig_embed&
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Artist: Ganzeer (Photo: Thor Equities)Do you remember walking past beautifully decorated walls on Stillwell Ave [/funky-shipping-containers-house-and-street-art-at-smorgasburg-coney-island-photos-bensonhurst/] ? Well, the 2017 Coney Art Walls season has officially begun with brand new artwork to capture your attention. Like every year, the development company Thor Equities organized the public art wall project. And
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Photo provided by Brooklyn Bridge Fencing ClubDoes your child like sword fighting? Do they love Star Wars and lightsabers? At Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club [http://www.brooklynbridgefencing.com/brooklyn-bridge-fencing-camp/]— the best fencing club in Brooklyn — they can learn to fence for real. Our full-day, fun, and safe summer camps are
Bensonhurst
86th Street Fair, June 11 2017. (Photo by Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)As temperatures reached 90 degrees on a hot Sunday this weekend, June 11, Brooklynites gathered in the shade of the D train platform for the annual 86th Street Festival & Fair [/dont-miss-annual-86th-street-festival-bensonhurst/] in Bensonhurst. Hunting for deals on jewelry,