In family-centric Brooklyn Heights, an Easter egg hunt brings out all the troops
From left: Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, Bunny, former Comptroller Brad Lander and Councilmember Lincoln Restler at Saturday’s egg hunt organized by the Brooklyn Heights Association. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Thousands of eggs, hundreds of kids and “tons of volunteers” made the twin egg hunts in Brooklyn Heights a smashing success, Brooklyn Heights Executive Director Lara Birnback told the Brooklyn Eagle.
“The kids came out in spite of the chilly, very early spring weather we’re having today, and it looks like everyone’s having a fantastic time,” she said. “This is one of our most popular events. It’s so joyful and fun, and we’re just glad to see everyone.”
As families poured through the gate at Harry Chapin Playground on Saturday, this little girl was already hard at work collecting eggs. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
The event became so popular a few years ago that it was split in two locations. At Harry Chapin Playground, the under-threes scrambled to find colorful plastic eggs tucked under trees and stashed atop playground equipment. Slightly older children brought their Easter baskets to Pierrepont Playground, where a giant white bunny, provided by sponsor City Point, entertained and posed with kids (and local officials) for adorable photos.
Volunteers manned a table filled with homemade and donated baked goods and hot java donated by Joe Coffee.
City Point’s giant bunny was on hand to meet and greet at Saturday’s egg hunt in Pierrepont Playground. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
These girls swooped in on their prey during the Brooklyn Heights Association’s 2026 egg hunt. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
This very young child is taken aback by the giant bunny in Pierrepont Playground during Saturday’s egg hunt. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
Children sort out their eggs on a table in Pierrepont Playground. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
This little girl found her first egg of the hunt at Harry Chapin Playground on Saturday. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
Volunteers at the treat table at Pierrepont Playground. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
Volunteers man a table filled with donated and homemade treats at Harry Chapin Playground. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
Carrying an Easter basket and wearing sparkly blue boots, this child eagerly walks to an attraction in Harry Chapin Playground. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
Lara Birnback, executive director of the Brooklyn Heights Association, tells families waiting outside Harry Chapin Playground on Saturday morning that the egg hunt would start in “just one minute.” Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
Mom, child and a stuffed bunny admire their colorful eggs at Harry Chapin Playground. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
Juggling four eggs requires all this girl’s concentration. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
This boy shows serious dedication to his egg-hunting mission. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
These girls show off their egg-hunt haul at Pierrepont Playground. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
A dad holds his little one in the center of the bustling crowd in Harry Chapin Playground. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
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