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Tag: Sustain Urban

Photo courtesy of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy

Celebrate City of Water Day with climate-focused events

July 11 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The 18th annual City of Water Day returns on Saturday, July 12...

From left: Ana Oliveira, senior vice president of the regional division head for NY Valley Bank and board chair of the BCC; BCC Vice President of Innovation and Strategy Dina Rabiner; President of National Grid Sally Librera; Jennifer Obertino, senior vice president and global energy practice leader at AECOM; and Randy Peers, BCC president and CEO. Photo by Wayne Daren Schneiderman

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Issues of urban energy plugged into ‘The Next Wave,’ a summit hosted at Brooklyn Navy Yard

July 3 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (BCC) recently hosted its fourth annual Energy...

From left: Community Board 18 District Manager Sue Ann Partnow; Director of Urban Agriculture Qiana Mickie; Leah Williams; Roy H. Mann Principal Anthony Cusumano; Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse; P.S. 312 Principal Jamie Yoo; Students from P.S. 312 and Roy H. Mann. Photo by Michael Amari

Carol Pino Learning Farm officially opens with ribbon-cutting celebration

July 2 | Loretta Chin

The first official New York City learning farm opened in Brooklyn after...

Tug Shoofly. Photo courtesy of N.D. Austin

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‘Make Music New York’ celebrates the summer solstice with free music

June 20 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

The 19th annual Make Music New York, a citywide music festival held...

Governor's Island. Photo by Timothy Schenck

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NYC climate innovators showcase solutions on Governors Island

June 17 | Special from the Trust for Governors Island

On Thursday, June 12, the Trust for Governors Island hosted the second...

Retired NYC Parks Chief Naturalist Mike Feller stands at the back courtyard of the Salt Marsh Nature Center and points out towards the east side of Gerritsen Creek. Photo by Loretta Chin

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Retired NYC Parks Chief Naturalist gives firsthand account of Marine Park history

June 17 | Loretta Chin

A one-of-a-kind historical lecture with an ecological perspective about...

David Castro with Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain juniper) in the Bonsai Museum. Photo by Sarah Gowanlock courtesy of Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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Rare collection of bonsai at Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates centennial this month

June 3 | Wayne Daren Schneiderman

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) celebrates a centennial this month: its collection of...

Gardening tools and weeds at Bushwick Inlet Park.

Here’s how locals can make the most of Brooklyn’s fruit trees

May 13 | Ashlyn Beck

There are thousands of edible fruit trees in Brooklyn. Yet, much of...

NYRP’s 2025 free tree giveaways. Photo courtesy of New York Restoration Project

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Organizations work to educate locals about fruit tree maintenance

May 12 | Ashlyn Beck

There are thousands of edible fruit trees in Brooklyn. Yet, much of...

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  • Giglio Sunday celebrates physical strength and Italian tradition
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    A reveler is trodden on by a cow running after the running of the bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Friday, July 11, 2025.
    Photo: Miguel Oses/AP
    Spanish banderillero José Chacón performs during a bullfight at the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
    Photo: Miguel Oses/AP
    Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates winning the men's semifinal singles match against Taylor Fritz of the U.S. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 11, 2025.
    Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
    People wearing tennis ball hats watch Joe Salisbury of Britain and Luisa Stefani of Brazil during the mixed doubles final match against Sem Verbeek of Netherland and Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 10, 2025.
    Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
    Norway's Signe Gaupset, left, celebrates with her teammate Elisabeth Terland after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2025 Group A soccer match between Norway and Iceland in Thun, Switzerland, Thursday, July 10, 2025.
    Photo: Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP
    New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe (11) slides into home base during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in New York.
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    Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 197 kilometers (122.4 miles) with start in Saint-Malo and finish in Mur-de-Bretagne Guerledan, France, Friday, July 11, 2025.
    Photo: Thibault Camus/AP
    A volunteer searches the banks of the river days after flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, Thursday, July 10, 2025.
    Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP

    • “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” 
      ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??”  Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers ... this is 21st Century.”
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      BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: "Hope I can get them into a camp ..." A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 26.



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    A ceremonial ribbon-cutting will take place at the A ceremonial ribbon-cutting will take place at the historic base of Atlantic Avenue on Friday at 3 p.m. Numerous elected officials, as well as the head of Brooklyn Bridge Park, will celebrate two brand-new murals that welcome all traffic passing beneath the portal that has become one of the official entrances to Brooklyn Bridge Park. 🔗Click the link in bio to read the inspiring story behind the murals. Photos courtesy of the Atlantic Avenue BID #BrooklynEagle #Brooklyn #BrooklynNews #AtlanticAvenue #Art #PublicArt #BrooklynBridgePark
    Many of the 100,000 people who held city-issued Br Many of the 100,000 people who held city-issued Brooklyn Bridge Park viewing tickets for the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks called the event a “total fiasco,” with a large number not making it onto the piers. Numerous people told the Brooklyn Eagle they found themselves in panic-inducing logjams while trying to get into the park. Many commenters said there appeared to be no central coordination for handling the huge crowds, and photos show unsafe, crammed streets.  🔗Click the link in the bio to read more and to see more photos. Photos courtesy of Murray Schechter (1), Justin Pollock (2) and Marc Hermann (3). #BrooklynEagle #Brooklyn #Fireworks #LocalNews #BrooklynBridgePark #FourthOfJuly
    It was like a bombshell dropped on Brooklyn Height It was like a bombshell dropped on Brooklyn Heights earlier this week when the city announced a police shutdown of traffic into the neighborhood — particularly the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, which will be closed to all public viewing of the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks 🎇 on the waterfront. For the full story, click the link in bio. #4thofjuly #brooklynheights #brooklynheightspromenade #policeshutdown #Fireworks #bkheights #brooklynbridgepark #bkeagle #news #BKnews
    This year, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade — usua This year, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade — usually one of the best spots to watch the Macy’s fireworks — will be off-limits to the public and reserved exclusively for 4,000 city employees.
 The surrounding neighborhood will face major disruptions starting at 2 PM: 
🔒 Street closures
🪪 Mandatory ID checks for residents
🚫 No vehicle access in key areas
🚷 Clark Street subway station skipped from 8–11 PM For the full story, visit the link in bio.
 Photographs by Mary Frost
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