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mini forest in williamsburg

City opens ‘mini forest’ filled with native trees and grasses on Williamsburg waterfront

By Kirstyn Brendlen

grand army plaza arch ribbon cutting

News

Grand Army Plaza Arch emerges from two-year, $8.9M restoration

By Adam Daly

people looking at bonsai trees at brooklyn botanic garden

Rooted in time: Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates 100 years of bonsai

By Regina Martinez

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News

Former NYC deputy mayor Meera Joshi named president of Green-Wood Cemetery

By Kirstyn Brendlen

coney island beach

Sun and surf return as Brooklyn’s beaches open for swimming on May 24

By Kirstyn Brendlen

flower bed-stuy celebration

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Flower Bed-Stuy celebrates 15 years of neighborhood beautification and civic pride

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen

prospect park monuments to motherhood sculpture

Arts & Entertainment

New Prospect Park sculpture ‘Monuments to Motherhood’ celebrates caregivers

By Gabriele Holtermann

chi ossé park funding rally

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Chi Ossé and park advocates call for more funding of New York City’s green spaces

By Gabriele Holtermann

fort greene park

To tree, or not to tree? Advocates, city continue legal battle over Fort Greene Park revamp

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: Bee Hive Installation

Park Slope

Bees in the big city: Park Slope residents install rooftop hive with 12,000 honey bees

By Gabriele Holtermann

green-wood cemetery

Life and death in Green-Wood Cemetery: Rewilding project revives native flora and fauna

By Lauren Rapp

brooklyn botanic garden pandemic memorial

Musical composition honoring pandemic loss to be played every hour at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

By Lauren Rapp

marine park brush fire

Brooklyn parks scorched by brush fires work toward recovery, resiliency

By Kirstyn Brendlen

mulchfest 2024 woman with christmas tree

Bye, bye, balsam: Say goodbye to your Christmas trees in style at Mulchfest 2024

By Kirstyn Brendlen

poetica coffee cart prospect park

Poetica Coffee rolls into Prospect Park with new mobile coffee cart

By Lauren Rapp

prospect park fire

After fire, Prospect Park will take ‘many seasons’ to recover and prepare for future droughts

By Kirstyn Brendlen

weeping willow trees in Park Slope

Great moments in tree-story: Parks Department adds 17 local legends to list of ‘Great Trees of New York City’

By Kirstyn Brendlen

citistorage at bushwick inlet park

Greenpoint

Demolition underway at CitiStorage site as city works toward completing Bushwick Inlet Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

trees at green-wood

Clearing the air: 1,500 new trees at Green-Wood Cemetery will filter greenhouse gases, fight climate change

By Kirstyn Brendlen

bedford slip

Greenpoint

City brings Bedford Slip pedestrian plaza to Greenpoint for 6 weeks, locals push for more

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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New York State lights up landmarks for Transgender Day of Remembrance

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