Via, Brooklyn 11211, who thinks this article from Crains is a bunch of baloney, “the trophy for the Brooklyn project that has had the most transformative impact goes to the renovation […]
Tag: McCarren Park
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McCarren Park Pool Opens Today! (6/27)
It’s a bitch out there, so cool off at the McCarren Park pool, which opens today, for $free dollars. That being said, it’s not a free-for-all, there are rules and […]
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Composting Feels Oh So Good! Especially For Greenpoint and North Brooklyn
How many of you Greenpointers have your own compost bin? Or bring your food scraps to the Greenmarket on Saturday in McCarren Park? Doesn’t it feel so good? Do you […]
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McCarren Park Got A Piano via Sing For Hope
Sing For Hope, a public art installation, has scattered artist-designed pianos around NYC parks – including our own McCarren Park near the Lorimer and Driggs entrance. This project’s “art for […]
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McCarren Park Is Open Again! Thank Gawd!
I can’t tell you how many readers were writing in, “What is happening at McCarren Park? When will it reopen?” I wish I had the Mayor on speed dial! What […]
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Prevent Electronics Waste Going To Landfills! Recycling Event This Saturday (5/18)
Due to rain last weekend, the Electronic Waste Recycling Event was rescheduled to this Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 11am-5pm. Help divert New York City’s electronic waste from landfills! So […]
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This Saturday Only: Electronics Waste Drive (5/11)
Greenpointers: Please don’t forget that we are very fortunate to have our very own local recycling company that will prevent your old electronic junk from ever being sent to a […]
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Electronic Waste Drive: Keep Your Old Electronics Out Of Landfills (5/11)
Drop off your broken and unwanted electronics for recycling to the Go Green Festival at McCarren Park on Saturday, May 11th, 11am-5pm. We are looking for a few socially responsible […]
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No More Puddle Jumping In McCarren’s “Hipster Lake” … for now
According to DNAinfo, the $930,000 project to fix what is called “Hipster Lake” in McCarren Park will be completed by the summer. The plan is to “rebuild paths and add drains […]
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Mulchfest: Annual Tree Abandonment & Slaughter – This Weekend! (1/12 & 13) – VIDEO!
Don’t trash your tree, abandon it at McCarren Park, where it will be slaughtered in a chipper in the spirit of Christmas! Mulchfest takes place Sat. & Sun. January 12-13th […]