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Projections light up Floyd Bennett Field at inaugural arts festival

floyd bennett field art exhibit

Apr. 23, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann

It was all about the arts at Floyd Bennett Field last weekend as the Jamaica Bay-Rockaways Parks Conservancy hosted its inaugural Floyd Bennett Field! Arts Festival in partnership with the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area.

New and improved Canarsie bike lane includes ‘tremendous safety upgrade for bicyclists’: DOT

Aug. 30, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro A new bike lane near Canarsie Pier which connects Canarsie to the Jamaica Bay Greenway, Gateway National Recreation Area, and the Rockaways is ready to roll. The $1.9 million project to build the new section of a raised, eight-foot-wide, two-way bike lanes on Shore Parkway was completed one year ahead of schedule and more than $1.45 million under budget. The project was managed by the city’s Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction, and funded by DOT and the state’s Office of Resilient Homes and Communities. Work began back in June…
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