For eight minutes and 46 seconds last Tuesday, McCarren Park was meditative. Amidst the evening sunlight, crickets chirped and a cool breeze lapped at lingering sweat. Dozens sat quietly in […]
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Greenpoint This Week: McCarren Park Gatherings, Marches, Volunteer Cleanups, Phase 2 and 3, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! A special Pride weekend edition of the McCarren Park gatherings will go down with a socially distant dance party hosted by Black Lives Matter Friday at 7 […]
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McCarren Park Gatherings for George Floyd Continue Rain or Shine
A sixth gathering at McCarren Park in remembrance of George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, will continue on Wednesday night at 7 p.m., […]
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31 Affordable Apartments Across From McCarren Park Available in NYC Housing Lottery
A new batch of affordable apartments at 470 Manhattan Ave. are available to apply for via the NYC affordable housing lottery’s Housing Connect website. The eight-story, 101-unit apartment building designed […]
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Exercise Equipment Now Off-Limits at McCarren Park Due to Coronavirus
The piecemeal closure of McCarren Park continued on Tuesday morning when another corner of the park was restricted due to lax so. Now off-limits is the exercise equipment near the […]
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Basketball Hoops Removed From McCarren Park Court in Effort to Deter Groups
The basketball hoops came down Thursday morning in McCarren Park along with 79 other New York City courts to further deter groups from congregating and to help stop the spread […]
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McCarren Park House Plans Include Restaurant and More Bathrooms
NYC Parks and Brooklyn Bazaar co-owners Belvy Klein and Aaron Broudo presented two weeks ago at January’s Brooklyn Community Board 1 meeting on the plan to bring a “family-friendly” restaurant […]
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Greek Gyro Shop BZ Grill Opens Across From McCarren Park in Greenpoint
Greenpoint now has a Greek gyro shop with the opening of Astoria import BZ Grill this past weekend at 544 Manhattan Ave. across from McCarren Park. BZ Grill is located at […]
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Reserve Your Free Rain Barrel for Pickup in McCarren Park 6/1
Free rain barrels will be distributed in McCarren Park on Saturday, June 1st from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. compliments of the NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection and Councilman Stephen […]
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Why Is McCarren Park’s Soil Lead Contaminated?
Does McCarren Park have a lead contamination problem? A new report from WNYC found lead contamination levels above 150 ppm in 87 percent of the 30 soil samples taken in […]