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Looking sharp! McGolrick Park gets $2M facelift, with seasonal farmer’s market to run year-round

By Kirstyn Brendlen

pols announce funding for green-wood cemetery

‘A historic fixture’: Pols allocate $500k in state funds for Green-Wood Cemetery’s new education center

By Melissa Fishman

Fallkill Trail in Prospect Park

Prospect Park trail closed to visitors for decades reopens to the public

By Ximena Del Cerro

st. andrew's playground

St. Andrew’s Playground in Bed-Stuy to receive first total renovation in 20 years

By Melissa Fishman

Loud loo? Park dwellers want city to pay for quieter public bathroom

By Katie Honan, THE CITY

abolitionist place park equipment

Long-awaited Abolitionist Place Park takes shape in Downtown Brooklyn

By Anna Bradley-Smith

people pose after winning greenest block in brooklyn

Flatbush

Rich with tropical plants, Flatbush’s East 25th Street named Greenest Block in Brooklyn

By Anna Bradley-Smith

lark cafe at parade ground at prospect park

Flatbush staple Lark Café to open second location in Prospect Park

By Ximena Del Cerro

kids in the Soccer program by City Parks Foundation

Kids & Education

School’s out: City Parks Foundation offers free summer sports programs in parks across Brooklyn

By Ximena Del Cerro

Jean-Michel Othoniel, view of Treasure Gardens at Seoul Museum of Art and Imperial Palace Garden, Seoul, South Korea, 2022.

Kids & Education

Brooklyn Botanic Garden unveils new sculptural installations

By Isabel Song Beer

NYC Parks cut ribbon on upgraded Bath Beach Playground

Just in time for summer! Park leaders join for ribbon cutting at upgraded Bath Beach Playground

By Jada Camille

putting green mini golf course

Competitive mini golf league coming to the Putting Green at Domino Park

By Ximena Del Cerro

Bushwick Inlet Park to hold third annual summer music series.

Business

Bushwick Inlet Park to hold third annual summer music series

By Isabel Song Beer

Cheers to Margaret Ring for her 26 years of friendly service with Prospect Parks' lead advocacy group, Prospect Park Alliance.

Longtime Prospect Park employee honored after 26-year career

By Jada Camille

brooklyn lifeguard stand

Parks limits swimming sections in Brooklyn beaches due to lifeguard shortage

By Jada Camille

The Lefferts Historic House reopened on May 19 following million dollar renovation project.

Lefferts Historic House reopens after $2.5 million dollar renovation

By Jada Camille

The Prospect Park Alliance lead renovation project on the park's famous Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch.

Under construction: Prospect Park Alliance lead restoration project of Grand Army Plaza arch

By Jada Camille

We're all in this together- Bay Ridge environmental groups teamed up to beautify a local park on Earth Day.

Acts of kindness: Brooklynites celebrate Earth Day with spring clean up events

By Jada Camille

earth day hands

Celebrate Earth Day in Brooklyn with parties, projects and more

By Jada Camille

bay ridge cares park clean up earth day event

‘Beautifying our planet can begin right here at home’: Bay Ridge Cares plans Earth Day park clean-up

By Isabel Song Beer

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Love is in the air: Cupid’s Arrow sets the stage for Valentine’s Day 2026

Maple syrup sugar liquid in wooden spoon from Quebec restaurant sugar shack called Cabane a sucre maple trees sap farm. Canadian delicacy sweet dessert ingredient,

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Archbishop Ronald Hicks sitting on altar with crozier

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