Oct. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A new report by the city’s Department of Transportations reimagines the trenches and viaducts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway as cleaner, safer roadways with plenty of public space. The 154-page document, titled “BQE North and South: Safe, Sustainable, Connected,” lays out a series of proposals for seven different sections…
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…
Aug. 16, 2024 By Natalie Dahan What began as a tribute to the victims of Sept. 11 is now in its 23rd year, bringing color, civic engagement and community to New York. Over the years, the Daffodil Project has brought together more than 500,000 volunteers to plant over 10 million freely distributed daffodil bulbs…
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. 13, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A $160 million cash infusion will allow the city to demolish and completely reconstruct the decades-old Brownsville Recreation Center.
Jul. 10, 2024 By Natalie Dahan
Brooklyn’s southern coast is lush with greenery, wildlife, and outdoor fun, and the seventh annual Jamaica Bay Festival on July 13 will give Brooklynites a chance to explore and celebrate it all.
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.
Jun. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
This summer will be a little sweeter at Prospect Park, as a new café is set to open at the park’s boathouse next week.
May. 7, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Abolitionist Place park, a public park that commemorates Brooklyn’s abolitionist history, is finally open to the public after at least 20 years of planning, multiple controversies, several iterations, and many delays.
Apr. 26, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Sunset Park’s Rainbow Playground is living up to its name once again after a full $1.6 million renovation.