I always enjoy the New York Times feature on how famous-ish folk spend their Sundays, although I often don’t always buy its breezy curated pseud0-glamour and am sometimes a smidge jealous of all that hi-low routine and relaxation. But, finally getting to the weekend pages a few days late this week, I stumbled onto one I can relate […]
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Poplar Street Community Gardening Party This Saturday!
The Poplar Street Community Garden will be hosting its annual gardening party this Saturday, June 15th, from 12pm to 3pm. In addition to planting, there will be tours, gardening tips, live music, food and drink, and someone will read from a book! Exciting! If you have never been before, it’s a lovely little place and […]
Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park with Food Trucks and Bar, Thursday Evenings, July 11 to August 29
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s iconic outdoor summer film series, Movies With A View presented by Pluto TV, is back for its 24th season. Movies will be shown every Thursday evening from July 11 to August 29 at Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Guests are invited to enjoy a free movie under the stars at […]
Cadman Park Oval Re-opened
As reported by Mary Frost in the Eagle, the shaded oval area at the north end of Cadman Park has been re-opened “after a year-long, $64 million upgrade that includes a new lawn and plantings, new paths, replaced plumbing for drinking fountains, and new lighting.” The Eagle story quotes Cadman Park Conservancy president Doreen Gallo […]
Brooklyn Heights Association Meeting Focuses on Accomplishments, BQE, and Public Realm
Despite the protestors who prevented Senator Kirsten Gillibrand from speaking (see previous post) at the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Annual Meeting, much else was accomplished. As reported by Mary Frost in the Eagle, BHA president Koren Volk (photo), whose term ends soon, although she will remain on BHA’s board of directors, gave an account of BHA […]
Meeting on Redesign of Columbus Park, AKA Borough Hall Park, Monday, February 26
City Council Member Lincoln Restler has invited all to a meeting, to be held this coming Monday, February 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Borough Hall (enter at 209 Joralemon Street) to discuss a proposed re-design of Columbus Park, also called Borough Hall Park. That park extends from Joralemon Street past Borough Hall and […]
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