Oct. 8, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The end is finally near for the hulking CitiStorage building in what will soon be part of Bushwick Inlet Park. Crews started demolishing the long-empty building this summer, and should be done by the end of the year, according to Mary Salig, the parks department’s director of North…
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Slippery when snowy! Winter weather reveals safety loophole for Coney Island boardwalk
Feb. 21, 2024 By Jada Camille
Snowy conditions proved a new meaning to “snowfall” as some Coney Islanders took a spill during Brooklyn’s most recent snow day.
Op-Ed: Just 1% for parks will go a long way to help southern Brooklyn face climate change
Jun. 26, 2023 By Julie Tighe and Daniel Loud Summer is coming to Brooklyn, bringing warmer weather, hazardous smoke in the air, and some of our first summer storms. Flooding remains a constant risk for our neighborhoods. Extreme weather events like Hurricane Ida and the flooding seen last September are becoming increasingly common due to…
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