Art Installation at Prospect Park Bandshell Celebrates Life in Face of Struggle
Prospect Park Bandshell visitors will find a colorful text-based art installation intended to lift the spirits of gloomy Brooklynites feeling despondent about the current state of affairs.
Restoring the Colorful Delight of the Concert Grove Pavilion in Prospect Park
It's been years since the graceful spans of this pavilion welcomed picnickers in search of fresh air shelter.
Upset Over Conditions at Gerritsen Beach Ballfields Prompts Cleanup
The Gerritsen Beach ballfields suddenly underwent landscaping at the end of August after residents expressed outrage over the unkempt fields.
Locals Petition Parks to Weed Overgrown Gerritsen Beach Ballfields
Gerritsen Beach residents are calling on the city to maintain their ballfields as they do for neighboring Marine Park -- instead of allowing the fields to fall into the unusable condition they are currently.
First Visitors Return to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as It Reopens After Pandemic Closure
A gentle rain didn't prevent Brooklynites from standing on line, in appropriate social distance style, for the reopening of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Friday.
Maritime Advocacy Group Opens a Pop-Up Park With Toys, Music in Red Hook
A group of Red Hook do-gooders have transformed four parking spaces at Pier 11 on the Atlantic Basin into a small makeshift park.
Brooklynites Petition to Remove Statue of Christopher Columbus in Downtown Brooklyn
An anonymous group is calling for the removal of the statue that sits outside the State Supreme Court and the renaming of the plaza, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
City Switches Up Plans for Long Delayed Bushwick Inlet Park Motiva Site
The plan for the 1.9-acre piece of land at Franklin and Quay streets will cost almost $10 million, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Locals Urge Naming of Planned Brooklyn Bridge Plaza After Emily Roebling
The idea for the name first emerged during during community engagement sessions in 2018, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
LPC to Review Plan to Build New Public Open Space Under the Brooklyn Bridge
A fenced-off plot directly underneath the Brooklyn Bridge may soon be transformed into a new public space, joining together the acres of parkland on either side.
