Remember the party is at PIER 5 (not the state park where it has been held previously); entrance at Furman and Joralemon streets. Views are amazing. tix: www.brooklynbridgepark.org

Proceeds go to support free, public programming in the park! Good karma! Be there or be square.

Nancy Webster
Acting Executive Director
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

Posted by: Nancy Webster at June 4, 2009 12:44 PM in response to Brooklyn Bridge Park Benefit on Rain or Shine

IT'S MY PARK! Day is happening in Brooklyn Bridge Park as well.

Saturday, May 16, 2009
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Projects in Brooklyn Bridge Park will focus on weeding, planting native perennials and mulching. All ages welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult.

We will meet at the entrance to the park at the corner of Main and Plymouth Streets.

Hope to see you Saturday.

Nancy Webster
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

Posted by: Nancy Webster at May 15, 2009 10:43 AM in response to Weekend Events

Yes!

Anyone who missed last Thursday's public meeting on the park's financial plan can download the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation's presentation at www.brooklynbridgeparknyc.org. You can also find the construction timetable for Pier 1 and the Phase 1 plan.

Also, stay tuned to the Conservancy's site at www.brooklynbridgepark.org for park news and our summer schedule of programming in the park. We hope to see you at the movies and out on the water this year.

The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy is looking forward to the first opening of Pier 1 late this year and the remainder of Phase 1 (2/3 of Brooklyn Bridge Park) by 2013.

Nancy Webster
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

Posted by: Nancy Webster at February 2, 2009 10:06 AM in response to Brooklyn Bridge Park: Don't Write It Off Yet

It is hardly grim news that Brooklyn Bridge Park has nearly $100 million in contracts signed, construction has begun on Pier 1 and parts of Pier 6, and 9.5 acres of new parkland will open by the end of this year.

True, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation has said that they're postponing issuing RFPs for the remaining residential and hotel development pieces that will pay for the park's maintenance and operations. This is a prudent response to current market conditions, not an abandonment of the parks financial model.

In fact, the park's largest single residential building, One Brooklyn Bridge Park, is already paying its share of park maintenance funds, and those funds will support the park's maintenance in its initial years.

Brooklyn Bridge Park has always been visionary and, while it has certainly taken longer to begin and will cost more than we hoped, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy believes the community's 22-year commitment to a self-sustaining park, with an independent funding stream, is wiser than ever.

Once the real estate market recovers, seventy six acres of open space will be sustained by less than 4 acres of new construction for housing, a great deal for the people of the City of New York.

We urge all who are interested in learning more about the park's financial model to attend the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation's upcoming public meeting on Thursday, January 29 at 6:00 pm, Dibner Auditorium, NYU-Polytechnic University, 5 Metrotech Center.

Thank you,

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

Posted by: Nancy Webster at January 28, 2009 10:11 AM in response to Pols Highlight Brooklyn Bridge Park's Money Probs

Hi all,

Thanks for your thoughts on the rink, we're really excited about it. The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, in partnership with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation, is working to open a seasonal ice skating rink under the Brooklyn Bridge beginning the winter of 2009-2010. The Conservancy is currently working on a proposal and fundraising for the rink. You can see more info at www.brooklynbridgepark.org. We'd love your help, ideas, etc.

Nancy Webster
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

Posted by: Nancy Webster at December 15, 2008 9:56 AM in response to Winter Wonderland Coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park?

Last Call!

Head down to the pop-up park at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, for its closing weekend of the season. Over 190,000 visitors have enjoyed the waterfront cafe, the views of NY Harbor and the NYC Waterfalls, the grass mounds, benches, and the borough's largest sandbox.

Pier 1 will be open through Sunday, September 28
Hours: 3-10pm Fri, 10am-10pm Sat & Sun.

For more info see: www.brooklynbridgepark.org.

Nancy Webster
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

Posted by: Nancy Webster at September 26, 2008 10:44 AM in response to Weekend Events