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A Small Victory for Frostbite: East River State Park Reopening Tomorrow!!!

February 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on A Small Victory for Frostbite: East River State Park Reopening Tomorrow!!!

We normally don’t post this late on Saturday, but we just got an email announcement that East River State Park is reopening tomorrow, a month earlier than planned. The release was entitled “”Spring hsa Sprung! Friends of the East River State Park Succeeds in Getting Park Open Again.” Here is what it says: With spring […]

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Tags: Parks · Williamsburg

JJ ByrneWashington Park Slope Update

January 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Here’s what’s up at the former JJ Byrne Park in Park Slope which is now Washington Park. Above is the dog in the Boymelpark, which was looking pretty popular when we visited, but which is unlit, creating very dangerous conditions for people at night. We don’t know how many complaints Community Board 6 has gotten […]

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Tags: Park Slope · Parks

Upcoming: Little League Registration this Sunday

January 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Already? It can’t be. Little League registration will begin this Sunday, January 11th at Long Island University (corner of Flatbush Avenue and DeKalb Avenue) from 10am to 2pm. Parents can register their children for Tee Ball & Farm League ($100), Minor & Major League ($130) and Jr. Pony League ($145). Kids will also be able […]

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Tags: Parks · Uncategorized

Red Hook Goes to the Dogs: They’re Off-Leash in Coffey Park

December 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Amy Haimerl, the co-director of the Red Hook Dog Association, gave up the good news that a petition many residents, dog lovers and supporters have signed succeeded at swaying Community Board 6 to extend the hours of Coffey Park from 10-11pm (for all park goers), and designate Coffey Park as the 89th off-leash park in […]

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Tags: Animals · Parks · Red Hook · Uncategorized

Upcoming: Talk About Bushwick Inlet Park

December 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Upcoming: Talk About Bushwick Inlet Park

There will be a meeting tomorrow Monday (12/8) at 7pm for Friends of the Bushwick Inlet Park at the Greenpoint Reformed Church (136 Milton St. b/w Manhattan & Franklin Aves) to discuss the (promised, maybe, someday) Bushwick Inlet Park. The 28-acre park will run between Kent Avenue and the East River, starting at N. 9th […]

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Tags: Greenpoint · Parks · Uncategorized · Williamsburg

Birdwatching Performance at Calvert Vaux Park

November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

This Saturday (11/22) from 11am to 4pm at the Calvert Vaux Park, in Kingston, the will be a wandering performance of “Hello My Name is Dark-eyed Junco,”, followed by a bird-watching tour. Junco is a response to the immanent installation of six artificial turf soccer fields scheduled to begin at Calvert Vaux Park November 24th. […]

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Tags: Animals · Parks

Park Slope Miracle: Boymelpark Open (Unofficially)

November 17th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Making the rounds on Fourth and Fifth Avenue over the weekend we found some fences down and the place formally known as Terrapin Playground, which we like to call the Boymelpark in honor of Novo Park Slope developer Shaya Boymelgreen, open. The handball courts were in use. The brand new dog run was available. The […]

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Tags: Park Slope · Parks

Slope’s J.J. Byrne Park Now 100% More Welcoming

October 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Slope’s J.J. Byrne Park Now 100% More Welcoming

[Photo for GL courtesy of Max Casey] The work on J.J. Byrne Park in Park Slope–specifically, the big project to replace a big stretch of asphalt with turf–continues. (The adjacent Terrapin Playground, well, it may open in November or December or January or…) Looks like the work has stirred up a bit of a rat […]

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Tags: Park Slope · Parks

Red Hook Ikea Dog Controversy

October 14th, 2008 · 9 Comments

We were asleep at the switch on this issue as the news arrived as we were coming off our unplanned break. There was a meeting yesterday about the issue of allowing off-leash dogs in Coffey Park. The issue at hand is extending park hours from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. for all users and designating […]

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Tags: Animals · Parks · Red Hook · Uncategorized

J.J. Byrne Park Big Turf Dig Coming Along, At Least

October 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on J.J. Byrne Park Big Turf Dig Coming Along, At Least

This is the way the old asphalt field at J.J. Byrne Park is looking these days. It’s a big multi-million conversion into a turf field that is next to the Terrapin Playground, which we call the Boymelpark because it’s being oh-so-sloooooowly restored by developer Shaya Boymelgreen after it was used for the construction of the […]

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Tags: Park Slope · Parks

A Few Details About Sunset Park’s Future

August 29th, 2008 · Comments Off on A Few Details About Sunset Park’s Future

We turn now to Sunset Park, where City Council Member Sara Gonzalez took a walking tour of the park this week with Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Julius Spiegel. Per a release from Ms. Gonzalez’s office: The Parks Department officials pointed out the improvements thus far including all new paths, curbs, drains, benches and magnificent plantings all […]

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Tags: Parks · Sunset Park · Uncategorized

Totally Random Enforcement of Leash Laws in Prospect Park

August 18th, 2008 · 11 Comments

[Nethermead Image courtesy Bird in Hand Yard/flickr] We realize that off-leash practices at the Nethermead in Prospect Park are a hot button issue, but yesterday, we witnessed an NYC Park Police vehicle drive up and its officers start to randomly enforce the law. Specifically, they targeted one woman while watching at least a half dozen […]

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Tags: Parks · Prospect Park

Bklink: Picnic Spots

August 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Where to go for a picnic? Here are some suggestions (along with where to get food and drink nearby). Say for instance: “6/15 Green Community Garden, on 6th Ave. between 15th and 16th Sts. in the South Slope. This lush patch’s tables and chairs are open to the public Saturday mornings and Thursday and Sunday […]

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Tags: Brooklyn Based · Parks · Shortlink

Bklink: Pushing for Another Waterfront Burg Park

August 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: Pushing for Another Waterfront Burg Park

A proposal for parkland south of the Williamsburg Bridge has been on the table for several years, but there is a renewed push for one. Community Board 1 member and City Council candidate Evan Thies says that “It’s a complete waste to have trucks parked along one of the most beautiful views in the entire […]

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Tags: Parks · Shortlink · Williamsburg

Williamsburg’s Grand Ferry Park is Back

July 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on Williamsburg’s Grand Ferry Park is Back

Grand Ferry Park closed for a remake in October and, while the reopening was a few months later than promised, the redone park–which provides a bit of waterfront access in a part of Williamsburg where none currently exists–is open again and looking good. There is a lot of new landscaping and the park, overall, has […]

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Tags: Parks · Williamsburg

Bklink: Get in the Pool!

July 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: Get in the Pool!

No, not this pool. We’ll talking about the full list of Brooklyn pools and beaches that we published yesterday morning and that could come in handy if you want to get wet. (South Brooklyn choices include the Red Hook Pool, Sunset Park Pool and Douglas Pool in Gowanus.) In any case, the GL List has […]

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Tags: Parks · Shortlink

Hot Weather Helper: A Guide to Brooklyn Pools & Beaches

July 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It’s going to be hot as hell. So, for what it’s worth, here’s a re-run of a guide to the location of city pools in Brooklyn that we put together during a heatwave a couple of years ago. While the Astoria Pool in Queens in probably the Gold Standard New York City pool, several of […]

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Tags: Parks · Uncategorized · Weather

Prospect Park Concerned About Swearing, Smoking Workers & Playground Proselytizing

July 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

We were really hoping for a playground-free day today, but it is not to be. Having posted last week about a Park Slope Parent members widely-circulated email complaining of employees at Harmony Playground arguing, curing and smoking, we’re glad to see the response from Prospect Park. Park spokeperson Eugene Patron, who always keeps people informed […]

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Tags: Park Slope · Parks

Bklink: City Pools Open Today

June 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: City Pools Open Today

All 54 of the city’s outdoor pools are opening today. They will close for the season on September 1. In the meantime, the general hours of operation are 11AM to 7PM and all of them are listed if you following the link here.–Parks Department

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Tags: Parks · Shortlink

Slope Harmony Playground Workers Argue, Curse & “Threaten” People

June 26th, 2008 · 27 Comments

It looks like some workers were behaving badly at the Harmony Playground in Park Slope this week. (This is not to be confused with the workers smoking at the same playground or with the recently wet ‘n wild gyrating nanny.) The story comes through our Park Slope Network in the form of a forwarded email […]

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Tags: Park Slope · Parks

Marine Park Community Center Groundbreaking Redux

June 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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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Tags: Marine Park · Parks

Ground Being Broken for New Marine Park Community Center

June 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Ground Being Broken for New Marine Park Community Center

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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Tags: Marine Park · Parks

Brooklyn Bridge Pop Up Park Set to Pop

June 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brooklyn Bridge Pop Up Park Set to Pop

A surprise opening date of June 26 was announced at a Community Board 2 meeting on Wednesday night for the pop-up park on land being cleared for the future Brooklyn Bridge Park. The opening coincides with the date that Olafur Eliasson’s waterfalls are being turned on. Details about the park per Curbed, via the Brooklyn […]

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Tags: Brooklyn Bridge Park · Parks

Upcoming: Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park Meeting

June 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There’s a meeting coming up for Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park on Monday, June 9. One of the pitches in the email we saw is that people are trying to organize so that planning for a concert space to replace McCarren Pool will be part of the Bushwick Inlet Park discussion. Per the email: “This […]

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Tags: Parks · Williamsburg

Bklink: A Tale of Two Cities

May 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: A Tale of Two Cities

“It may be one borough, but when it comes to kids, Brooklyn is a tale of two cities. In Bay Ridge, youngsters can stretch out and enjoy 83 kids per acre of parkland – the most green space per child in Brooklyn. Meanwhile, in East Flatbush, families are faced with 2,497 kids per park acre, […]

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Tags: Parks · Shortlink