Apr. 22, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — at least it is at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
It’s time! Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s cherry blossoms reach ‘peak bloom season’
Tag: greenspaces
Deep-rooted Bed-Stuy community garden won’t have to move, thanks to city agreement
Mar. 26, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Since it opened in 2012, the stewards and members of the Myrtle Village Green have known they might someday need to start again from scratch.
The borough’s blooming battle: Enter now for the Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest 2024
Mar. 19, 2024 By Susan De Vries
The spring blooms are starting to burst forth, which means it is time to show off your green thumb and community spirit with an entry in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest.
Artists explore the ‘Park of Dreams’ in new installation at Grand Army Plaza
Feb. 16, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The scaffolding surrounding the under-renovation Soldiers’ and Sailor’s Arch at Grand Army Plaza is being put to good use as a public art installation, thanks to the Prospect Park Alliance and Art For Change.
Later, skater: The Skatepark Project to bring two new skate parks to Brooklyn
Jan. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
If heaven is a halfpipe, Brooklyn will soon have a little slice of paradise.
‘East New York is on the rise’: Parks department overhauls two local greenspaces to honor local history, improve community spaces
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.
Brownsville park ‘open for business’ after $21 million make-over
Nov. 27, 2023 By Adam Daly
The newly-redesigned Callahan-Kelly Playground in Brownsville officially opened to the public this month after undergoing a $21.6 million face-lift.
‘A historic fixture’: Pols allocate $500k in state funds for Green-Wood Cemetery’s new education center
Nov. 6, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
A group of local elected officials has joined the effort made by Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery to raise $34 million for the construction of its new Education and Welcome Center.
Bay Ridge unveils new dog run named after late canine-loving resident
Sep. 19, 2023 By Jada Camille
City officials joined with the Decolvenaere family to unveil a new dog run on Shore Road named after Frank Decolvenaere, a beloved Bay Ridge resident who was hit and killed while walking his dog in 2020.
Long-awaited Abolitionist Place Park takes shape in Downtown Brooklyn
Aug. 29, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Play equipment is going in and landscaping and hardscaping are under way at Downtown Brooklyn’s Abolitionist Place park, a site with a long and convoluted history of controversy.