Smorgasburg is back this Sunday, April 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Pier 5 uplands, Brooklyn Bridge Park. It will continue each Sunday through November 2. This (Friday, March 4) evening, starting at 7:00, Bargemusic has an interesting “Bargemix” concert featuring works by Hindemith, Yoed Nir, Jimi Hendrix, and Rachmaninov, performed by […]
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Do You Want To Build A Snowman Or There Was A Snow Sculpture Contest At Brooklyn Bridge Park On Saturday
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy hosted a “snow sculpture” contest on Saturday (2/15). Up for grabs for the best effort were various gift cards and ski passes to contestants in the “adult” and “family” categories. A trio of Park Slopers won the “adult” category with the Winchosters taking honors in the family group. DNAinfo: John […]
Morning Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park
The robin is supposed to be a harbinger of spring. “If only!” this one seems to be saying to himself. As I started my morning walk, a few little snowflakes were falling, but as I headed down into Squibb Park and across the bouncy bridge to Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park the flakes got […]
Weekend Update: Snow Sculpture Contest On For Saturday
Word is in from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy that the long awaited Snow Sculpture Contest will be tomorrow, Saturday, February 15, at Pier 5 (near the foot of Joralemon Street) from noon to 2:00 p.m. Maybe the creator of the Promenade snow-person (photo) will enter. It’s all free, including hot cocoa and treats from […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Update: The snow sculpture contest at Brooklyn Bridge Park, PIer 5, will not be held tomorrow. We’ll update you on when it will be held. Saturday afternoon, starting at 3:00, the Park will have the first in its series of “Winter Talks.” This one, on “Living Aquatic Infrastructures,” will be given by Dr. Ido Sella, […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Receives Award for Excellence in Urban Design
Brooklyn Bridge Park announced today that it has been named winner of the 2014 National Planning Excellence Award for Urban Design by the American Planning Association. The APA’s statement announcing the award says: Brooklyn Bridge Park has successfully integrated the Brooklyn waterfront into the fabric of the neighborhood by creating urban nodes at the park’s […]
Photos From a Night Walk Through Brooklyn Bridge Park
These photos were taken on the evening of Tuesday, December 10. The Empire State Building (Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, 1931), as seen from Pier 1, was illuminated in blue, in honor of Human Rights Day and Human Rights Watch. Ducks paddling in the spiral cove inland from Pier 2. Pier 5, lit up at night, […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park: Pier 3/4 Uplands open on Saturday
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy has announced the next expansion of the Park. The new addition, opening on November 16th at 10 AM (opening ceremonies start at 10:30) will include new lawns, a connecting pathway/bikeway between Pier 1 and Piers 5/6, a granite terrace area, and the sound attenuating hill providing a buffer from the […]
The Last Picture Show: See Ya Next Year Movies With A View!
Karl Junkersfeld files this video report from the final edition of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movies with a View.
Watch after the jump.
Photoville Announces Photog Winners For Brooklyn Bridge Park Fence: Launches 6/13
United Photo Industries, Photo District News, Brooklyn Bridge Park and Flash Forward Festival have announced the selected Photographers for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Fence, which will be unveiled Thursday June 13, and will be up throughout the summer, leading up to Photoville in the Fall. Thousands of photos were submitted for the contest, with winners […]
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