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Greenpoint

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

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Fallkill Trail in Prospect Park

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

By Ximena Del Cerro

J'Ouvert celebration at Prospect Lefferts House

Parks

J’ouvert Genesis Immersive Experience celebrates Caribbean culture and tradition at Lefferts Historic House

By Isabel Song Beer

A delivery cyclist on an e-bike in a New York City park.

AMNY

City lifting ban on e-bikes in parks starting June 20 for yearlong pilot

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Bay Ridge

‘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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Parks

Play ball! Prospect Park ballfield renovations wrap up just in time for baseball season

By Isabel Song Beer

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Parks

31 sensors installed along Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway for new study of usage

By Kylie Capuano

Bikers and pedestrians on Prospect Park Drive in Brooklyn.

Prospect Park Alliance releases study results for Park Drive safety improvements

By Isabel Song Beer

AMNY

LATER, GATOR! Alligator found in, rescued from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Lake

Brighton Beach school found to have an illegal construction spot outside school.

‘Recipe for disaster’: DOB slaps Brighton elementary school with illegal parking violation

By Jada Camille

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Parks

Morgan Monaco, new Prospect Park Alliance president, brings long public service career to Brooklyn’s backyard

By Yuliya Hikava

The family is pushing to have their patriarchs namesake become a part of the Bay Ridge community.

Bay Ridge

Bay Ridge family looks to name new dog park after dad who died ‘doing what he loved’

By Jada Camille

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Coney’s newest rollercoaster, Tony’s Express, now open at Luna Park

By Jessica Parks

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Construction of Luna Park’s new rides still underway as 2022 season comes to a close

By Jessica Parks

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Parks

Lifeguard shortage leaves large parts of Coney and Brighton shoreline unguarded and dangerous

By Jessica Parks & Jada Camille

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Bath Beach

Southern Brooklyn parks finally getting upgrades after long delays due to pandemic

By Jessica Parks

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Winner, new café from Michelin star chef, opens at the iconic Picnic House in Prospect Park

By Ximena Del Cerro

Students stand around mural they created on benches

Kids & Education

Brooklyn students paint city benches to speak out against bullying, racism

By Jada Camille

cops ticketing e-bike riders at prospect park

E-bikers threatened with tickets for trying to ride Prospect Park loop

By Ben Brachfeld

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Politics

City kicks off $109M in renovations for Brooklyn parks

By Ben Brachfeld

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Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025.

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