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Parks begins ‘much needed’ $7M facelift at Dyker Beach Park

By Jada Camille

Bikers and pedestrians on Prospect Park Drive in Brooklyn.

Prospect Park Alliance releases study results for Park Drive safety improvements

By Isabel Song Beer

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Applications for $25,000 grants to upgrade youth community spaces are open

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Downtown

Cafe in the cards for Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Nearly a dozen of Brooklyn’s community gardens were renovated and expanded this year: Parks

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Officials unveil designs for new Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush

By Meaghan McGoldrick & Ben Brachfeld

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DUMBO

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy hosts record-breaking Black Tie Ball

By Meaghan McGoldrick

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Marsha P. Johnson Park to get new ‘ornamental gateway’ to cap off renovations, honor park’s namesake

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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‘The essence of resilience’: Crown Heights block named Greenest Block in Brooklyn

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Turf-iffic: New turf soccer pitch finally opens at Bushwick Inlet Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Winter is Coming: Brooklyn Botanic Garden promises most extravagant Lightscape exhibition to date

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Exhibit exploring NYC’s history of sanitation on display at Floyd Bennett Field

By Jessica Parks

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Prospect Park Alliance brings back Re:New Prospect Park for a second year

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Earth Day draws volunteers to Brooklyn Bridge Park cleanup

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Sports

Brooklyn youth sports back in full swing following two years of changing guidelines

By Jessica Parks

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How to celebrate Earth Day in Brooklyn

By Susan De Vries

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