Tag: Public Design Commission

abolitionist park - paved areas and planting beds in the new park

Public Design Commission

Decades in the Making, Abolitionist Place Park Opens to Public

Abolitionist Place park, a public park that commemorates Brooklyn’s abolitionist history, is final...

By Anna Bradley-Smith 05/07/2024 0

abolitionist park - benches and plantings in the park

Public Design Commission

New Artist Takes Over at Controversial Abolitionist Place Park Project in Downtown Brooklyn

A new artist has been selected by the city to create the public art portion of Downtown Brooklyn’s...

By Anna Bradley-Smith 03/08/2024 0

abolitionist place view from duffield looking into the park and showing the spherical playground equipment

Public Design Commission

Long Awaited Abolitionist Place Park Takes Shape in Downtown Brooklyn

Play equipment is going in and landscaping and hardscaping are under way at Downtown Brooklyn’s Ab...

By Anna Bradley-Smith 08/28/2023 0

rendering of the proposed pavilion as viewed from the Lower Vale

Public Design Commission

A New Vision for Prospect Park’s Vale of Cashmere Sparks Controversy at Landmarks Hearing

Prospect Park Alliance’s $27.5 million vision for the restoration of the park’s Upper Vale in th...

By Anna Bradley-Smith 03/02/2023 0

the corner of Willoughby and Duffield streets

Public Design Commission

Amid Controversy, Artist Starts Public Process for Art at Downtown Brooklyn’s Abolitionist Place Park

The artist selected by the city to create art for Downtown Brooklyn’s Abolitionist Place park star...

By Kirstyn Brendlen 02/01/2022 0