May. 22, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Brooklyn Bridge Park became a little slice of heaven on Sunday as hundreds of pizza lovers gathered at Fornino on Pier 6 for Pizza on the Pier — a cheesy celebration that doubled as a fundraiser to fight food insecurity. The event was hosted by Slice Out…
Apr. 22, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen After half a century on the water, Bargemusic has come ashore. On April 5, the org christened its terrestrial new home, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, with some classical music — arrangements by Felix Mendelssohn and Beethoven, played by Bargemusic artistic director and violinist Mark Peskanov, cellist Edward…
Mar. 27, 2025 By Adam Daly Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 2 Roller Rink will reopen for the season this Friday, March 28, welcoming roller skating enthusiasts back to the rink. To mark its 11th skating season, organizers have planned a celebration featuring live music, food vendors, and activities for all ages on opening day.…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Police pulled a body from the East River in Dumbo on Tuesday. A passerby saw a man’s body in the water near the Dumbo ferry terminal on Old Fulton Street around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 25 and called 911, according to authorities. The NYPD’s Harbor Unit responded to…
Feb. 21, 2025 By Alesandra Tejeda The timer started at 8:11 a.m last Saturday morning. Almost immediately, Laura Waterbury, an environmental educator with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and the leader of the morning’s birdwatching walk, shouted: “Oh! In the water!” Everyone turned to peer through their binoculars at the Double-crested Cormorant that had…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Emily Davenport The North Face is bringing its Climb Festival to New York City for the first time this weekend. The two-day festival will take place at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5 on Aug. 23 and 24. The event is free and open to the public, and events will kick…
Aug. 21, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen More human remains were discovered in Brooklyn Bridge Park early on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after police recovered skeletal remains from the same shoreline. A parkgoer saw the remains just after midnight near Jane’s Carousel, near 47 Water St., just after midnight on Aug. 21, according to…
Aug. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Two bodies have been found on Brooklyn’s shores in apparently unrelated incidents this week. The first, the body of an unidentified man believed to be in his 30s, was spotted floating in the water near Van Brunt and Reed streets in Red Hook on Sunday afternoon, according to…
Jul. 9, 2024 By Natalie Dahan
Grab your popcorn and picnic blankets!
Jul. 9, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
Pickleball booms in Brooklyn!