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Why Is McCarren Park’s Soil Lead Contaminated?

by Aaron SimonMay 17, 2019May 17, 2019

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 […]

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“Affordable” Lottery Opens for McCarren Park Luxury Building

by Greenpointers StaffApril 22, 2019April 23, 2019

NYC Housing Connect’s affordable lottery lists 16 new “affordable” apartments at 848 Lorimer St., the luxury development known as the Grand McCarren. The application opens tomorrow; apply by May 14th. […]

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McCarren Park Track Reopens Following Improvements

by Greenpointers StaffJanuary 29, 2019

Time to celebrate with a few laps! The quarter-mile McCarren Park track has reopened after almost a year of improvements by the parks department for a cost of $3,188,000.   View […]

Posted inFilm

FREE Summer Movies in Transmitter, McGolrick & McCarren Park!

by Greenpointers StaffMay 11, 2018May 9, 2018

Outdoor movie season is upon us, and here’s a roundup of the listings! No word yet on the lineup for Summerscreen this year, which usually kicks off in July, but […]

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Hot News for the Summer: McCarren Park Getting Grills and Food Trucks!

by Lucie LevineMarch 15, 2018March 14, 2018

We know McCarren Park is a great spot for chilling, but come May, it will be a great spot for grilling! In previous years, would-be Brooklyn grill masters have had […]

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Get Your Kicks While You Can! McCarren Park Track and Field To Close for Year-Long Repairs

by Lucie LevineFebruary 12, 2018February 9, 2018

Run, Greenpoint! On March 19th, the city will close the Track and Field at McCarren Park for a year. The field and quarter-mile running track on Lorimer Street between Driggs […]

Posted inEvents

Achievable Goals: The New York Sorta Marathon Comes to McCarren Park 11/12

by Lucie LevineSeptember 20, 2017September 19, 2017

Why run when you could walk? That seems to be question guiding this fall’s newest athletic not-quite-feat: The New York Sorta Marathon. Organized by comedian and former Greenpointer Zach Broussard, […]

Posted inEnvironmental

McCarren Park’s Insta-Famous Hipster Hawk

by Megan PenmannJuly 26, 2017July 27, 2017

If you’re like many of us, you’ve probably seen a hip-looking hawk roaming about McCarren Park. Whether he’s sunbathing on a Pendleton blanket with a Turkey’s Nest Margarita or simply […]

Posted inCulture

GOS 2017: Self-Guided Art Walks – McCarren Park

by Andy SmithMay 24, 2017May 21, 2017

There are over 400 Greenpoint artists participating in this year’s Greenpoint Open Studios. Thank you, and congrats, Greenpoint! While we encourage everyone attending to explore and wander among the studios […]

Posted inHistorical Greenpoint

North Brooklyn History: Creating McCarren Park

by Geoff CobbJanuary 16, 2017

We take the green space that today is McCarren Park for granted, but it was not always a park. Once the ground that the park now occupies had its own […]

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