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Grand Army Plaza Arch emerges from two-year, $8.9M restoration

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Jun. 6, 2025 By Adam Daly After more than two years under scaffolding, the more than 130-year-old Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza emerged from its extensive restoration on Thursday. The $8.9 million project, led by the Prospect Park Alliance and backed by mayoral funding, also included improvements to the area surrounding…

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! announces 47th season lineup featuring Grace Jones, Janelle Monáe and More

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Jun. 2, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Music lovers, rejoice. With warmer weather settling in, one of the borough’s most beloved summer traditions, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, is just around the corner. BRIC has announced the lineup for New York City’s longest-running free, summer-long outdoor concert and performance series, which has entertained generations of New Yorkers…

Runners contend with brutal heat and humidity at 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

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May. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen More than 28,000 people participated in the 44th annual Brooklyn Half Marathon on May 17, a race beset by grueling conditions that claimed one runners’ life.  When the first wave started the race in Prospect Park at 7 a.m., the temperature was already 66 degrees Fahrenheit with 90%…

The 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon: Your guide to road closures, runners, and more

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May. 15, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen More than 28,000 people will race from Prospect Park to Coney Island during the New York Road Runners’ RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday, May 17, passing through some of the borough’s most iconic landmarks on the way. The race started in 1981 as a fairly modest affair.…

New Prospect Park sculpture ‘Monuments to Motherhood’ celebrates caregivers

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Apr. 23, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann A new sculpture celebrating mothers and all caregivers was unveiled in Prospect Park on April 22.  The coil-like, 15-foot-tall bronze interactive installation is part of artist Molly Gochman’s “Monuments to Motherhood” series, paying homage to caregivers whose vast contributions all too often go unnoticed. The sculpture’s two interconnected…

Chi Ossé and park advocates call for more funding of New York City’s green spaces

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Apr. 22, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Council Member Chi Ossé, New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P) and local park advocates rallied Monday at Herbert Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, calling on Mayor Eric Adams to restore funding for the city’s Parks Department and 800 parks-related jobs. Park advocates say underfunding and understaffing have led to…

‘More than just a place to eat’: Smorgasburg celebrates 15 years in Brooklyn with Jamaican sandwiches, Guatemalan coffee, and much more

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Mar. 31, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Signs of spring are arriving in Brooklyn — Luna Park is open, cherry blossoms are blooming, and Smorgasburg is preparing to make its return to Williamsburg and Prospect Park. The beloved warm-weather food festival is set to open in Marsha P. Johnson State Park on Saturday, April 5…

Brooklyn parks scorched by brush fires work toward recovery, resiliency

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Mar. 13, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Months after hundreds of brush fires burned through Brooklyn’s green spaces, its parks are still recovering — and girding themselves for a future where those blazes are more frequent. This week, the Prospect Park Alliance and Marine Park Alliance were among five city park groups to receive “wildfire…

Winning the race? NYCRUNS renames its Brooklyn Half Marathon after Road Runners lawsuit

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Jan. 9, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen There’s a new half marathon in town — kind of. What was previously the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon has been reintroduced as the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon after the organization settled a trademark lawsuit with the New York Road Runners. Aside from its name, the race —…

Ring it in! A guide to last-minute New Year’s Eve celebrations in Brooklyn

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Dec. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen It’s midafternoon on New Year’s Eve, crowds are already gathering in Times Square, and you’re not sure how to ring in the new year — but there’s still time. We’ve assembled a list of some great last-minute New Year’s Eve celebrations in Brooklyn, (all with tickets still remaining!)…