Forget Park Slope. The neighborhood you’re seeking is Marine Park. It “is somewhat isolated by a lack of subway access. It is bounded by Flatlands Avenue and Avenue N on the north, Avenues U and V on the south, Nostrand and Gerritsen Avenues on the west, and Flatbush Avenue on the east. Many residents are […]

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For all those who enjoy models of upcoming facilities, we present this the Marine Park Community Center, which had a groundbreaking on Friday. It’s a green building, with solar panels, geo-thermal heating and cooling system and a planted roof, this building is an example of the City’s commitment to an environmentally-friendly 21st century. GerritsenBeachNet has […]

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The model is the new Marine Park Community Center for which ground is being broken today. Per a press release, it’s “the Parks Department’s first state-of-the-art Green Building. With solar panels, a geo-thermal heating and cooling system, and a planted roof, this building is an example of the City’s commitment to an environmentally-friendly 21st century.” […]

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Whether one likes one’s cars up on blocks or burned to a crips, Southern Brooklyn has a little something to offer everyone. On the other hand, what’s up with all the semi-stripped and toasted cars out there?–Curbed

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Down in Southern Brooklyn, “White Island / Mau-Mau is going to be reconstructed via a NYC Parks capital project. The total cost of this project is: $1,155,000. The website has no project description at this time.” We have no idea what’s involved, but residents around Marine Park are hoping that someone comes to a meeting […]

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