Dec. 31, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper New year, same us — and by “us,” we mean fantastic local coverage you can’t find anywhere else. On the heels of a year full of pizza, portraits, parades, and protests, we’ve compiled a list of 10 big stories you can look for in the pages of our papers…
Tag: skate-park
‘If you build it, they will skate’: New skate park opens at Red Hook’s Harold Ickes Playground
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.
Op-ed | Setting the record straight on the Mount Prospect Park skate park
Mar. 26, 2024 By Ben Lowe
As a Prospect Heights dad and advocate for green space, I was disappointed that a recent op-ed submitted to Brooklyn Paper omits and distorts key facts about the skateboard arena proposed for Mount Prospect Park.
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.