Jun. 20, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The city’s parks department this week unveiled a new “mini forest” on a formerly little-used lot on the Williamsburg waterfront. Tucked into the North Fifth Street Pier and Park, the leafy plot is filled with native plants and trees, part of the parks department’s effort to increase the…
Jan. 13, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Though it has been temporarily disassembled, the Bed-Stuy Aquarium has big plans for the future, organizers said last week, and those plans haven’t changed despite recent news about one of its co-founders. The controversial sidewalk fish “pond” made headlines again this month when Hajj Lovick, who helped create…
Aug. 2, 2024 By Jada Camille
The Olympic Games are halfway over in Paris, but the fun is just getting started in Coney Island. On Aug. 3, the annual Brooklyn Beach Sports Festival will return to the People’s Playground.
Jul. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A beat-up asphalt softball field in Red Hook has been given new life as a state-of-the-art skate park.
Mar. 27, 2024 By Adam Daly
Local pols and officials unveiled the recently renovated playground in Bay Ridge’s John J. Carty Park on Tuesday following a much-needed $5.4 million makeover.
Feb. 13, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The Red Hook Recreation Center has received another major upgrade in the form of a newly-enhanced media lab, which the city’s Parks Department unveiled on Monday.
Jan. 29, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Dog owners in Bushwick have reason to rejoice as the Maria Hernandez Park dog run, infamous for dust and rain puddles, is undergoing a $300,000 renovation.
Nov. 30, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
A multi-million dollar plan for two Brooklyn greenspaces is underway in order to promote accessibility and cultural awareness for all.
Sep. 26, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
St. Andrew’s Playground in Bed-Stuy is about to receive its first complete renovation in 20 years thanks to the New York City Strategy for Equity and Economic Development Fund and the city’s Community Parks Initiative.