Dec. 13, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Prospect Park will look a little bit different this year. Fireworks are out, due to drought conditions in New York City, and a drone show is in. The festive show will light up the sky above Brooklyn’s Backyard, celebrating New York…
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Polishing a local ‘gem’: Coney Island pol secures $10M for Kaiser Park renovations
Nov. 1, 2024 By Jada Camille Kaiser Park is set to get its day in the sun. Council Member Justin Brannan announced he has secured $10 million for capital upgrades at Coney Island’s Kaiser Park. The funding, part of the Fiscal Year 2025 city budget, marks the first major capital improvement for the park.…
Back in the game! East New York basketball courts renovated as part of $1.8M initiative
Oct. 31, 2024 By Jada Camille The city on Wednesday unveiled the new and improved basketball courts at Breukelen Ballfield in East New York. With a significant investment from the Social Justice Fund — run by Clara Wu Tsai, who owns the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Liberty alongside her husband Joe Tsai…
Demolition underway at CitiStorage site as city works toward completing Bushwick Inlet Park
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…
Cedar later! Say goodbye to your old Christmas trees at Mulchfest 2023
Dec. 21, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
It’s the mulch wonderful time of the year!
A time-honored tradition: Prospect Park to celebrate New Year’s Eve with annual fireworks show
Dec. 6, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn will once again welcome the new year with a fireworks spectacular at Prospect Park, officials announced last week.
City breaks ground on $141M Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush
Oct. 16, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Elected officials and community leaders broke ground on a new state-of-the-art recreation center at the Nostrand Playground in East Flatbush on Monday.
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.
‘We cannot wait for another tragedy’: Coney Island pleads for city help amid lifeguard shortage
Aug. 3, 2023 By Jada Camille
After a 15-year-old boy drowned in Coney Island over the weekend while reportedly swimming at an unguarded section of the beach, locals are pleading with city leaders to address what they say is an ongoing lifeguard shortage.
Street art, more trees, and transportation improvements coming Downtown Brooklyn as part of $40 million investment
Jul. 21, 2023 By Jada Camille
Bustling Downtown Brooklyn is getting some major upgrade of its public outdoor spaces, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday, thanks to a $40 million investment to make the area both safer and more vibrant.