Prospect Park Installation From Artist Mary Mattingly Addresses City’s Drinking Watershed
“Public Water,” presented by public art nonprofit MORE ART, is on view at the Grand Army Plaza entrance of Prospect Park through September 7, 2021.
Grab the Sunscreen and Greet Summer at These 7 New York Beaches
After a year plus of social distancing, New Yorkers are more than ready to enjoy the upcoming summer, and thankfully starting May 29, all New York City beaches will be officially open from 10 am to 6 pm.
Greenpoint’s Under the K Bridge Park Officially Unveiled
Under the K Bridge Park, a long-awaited greenspace beneath the Kosciuszko Bridge in Greenpoint, opened on Tuesday, offering a brand-new place for locals to spend their days amid the fresh outdoors.
Locals Push for Completion of Long-Delayed Bushwick Inlet Park
When the city rezoned the north Brooklyn waterfront under then-Mayor Bloomberg in 2005, officials promised a sprawling riverside green space almost the size of Fort Greene Park.
Four Brooklyn Parks Projects Gain $31 Million in City Funding
The city will spend $31 million on construction on four new parks projects in Dumbo, Williamsburg and Ocean Hill.
New Plans for Marsha P. Johnson Park Unveiled After Community Input
After widespread communal backlash, state park honchos are overhauling their designs for Williamsburg’s Marsha P. Johnson State Park and adding far more greenery as well as a mosaic of a poem.
Construction Kicks Off on Williamsburg’s Long-Delayed 50 Kent Park
City green space stewards recently started building a long-awaited park at 50 Kent Avenue, with plans to open the almost two-acre lawn in Williamsburg next spring, to the delight of locals.
Study Finds One Brooklyn District Has Less Parkland Than Any Other Area in the City
East Flatbush and its surrounding neighborhoods have less parkland than any other district in the city, with only 1 percent of the area’s 2,000 acres dedicated to recreational green space, according to a recent report.
A Colorful Shelter Returns With the Restoration of Prospect Park’s Concert Grove Pavilion
It was hard to tell which looked more brilliant in Prospect Park this week, the bright pink of a cherry tree in full bloom or the glistening roof of the newly restored Concert Grove Pavilion.
Relocation Plan for Concrete Animal Sculptures in Brooklyn Playgrounds Frustrates Locals
A Parks Department representative said they are "looking into relocating" beloved concrete animal sculptures for some of the city's parks.
