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Brooklyn Bridge Park's Interactive Map has been Updated!

December 29, 2011

Check out our updated Interactive Map! When we first launched our website in March 2010, the interactive map reflected a park in process. >

The Fine Art of Pruning

December 19, 2011

On Wednesday, December 14^th, Park Horticulturalist Rebecca McMackin hosted a tutorial on pruning with Brooklyn Botanic Garden Senior Arborist Christopher Roddick. >

Preparing for the Spring Flower Show

December 9, 2011

Although winter has just arrived, our park horticulturalist, Rebecca McMackin, is already preparing for spring. >

Improving Connections: Interim Greenway Expands

October 20, 2011

As dedicated runners and bikers may have already discovered, the park’s interim greenway has expanded. Park visitors can now travel within the park from Pier 1 all the way to Pier 6. >

An Interview with Professor Thomas Grothues of Rutgers University about his underwater research at the park

August 24, 2011

Visitors to Pier 6 on a recent Sunday evening were unknowing witnesses to some interesting waterfront research happening just beyond the promenade railing. >

Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 1 Fresh Water Garden are in full summertime bloom

July 8, 2011
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 fresh water gardens are in spectacular bloom right now. Summer, according to park horticulturalist Rebecca McMackin, is their true height. >

Brooklyn Bridge Park Intern Alex Wallach interviewed Adam Suerte about his latest creation: “Brooklyn Love,” the piano now installed at Pier 1

June 24, 2011

Cobble-Hill artist Adam Suerte calls himself “the hugest fan of the Brooklyn Bridge,” and has the tattoo to prove it. >

Marine Animals of Brooklyn Bridge Park

October 10, 2010

The Conservancy sponsors education programs that introduce children and adults to the habitats of the New York Harbor and East River estuary. >

Reclaimed Southern Yellow Pine in Brooklyn Bridge Park

July 29, 2010

Yellow Pine (also known as "heart pine") is one of the planet's most extraordinary wood species, and we were presented with a unique opportunity: to give this material a second life; to be woven into the fabric of New York City's public realm and appreciated by thousands of New Yorkers for decades to come. >

The Moment is Here

March 22, 2010

After 25 years of determined and passionate advocacy by Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Fulton Ferry, Vinegar Hill, DUMBO and Downtown Brooklyn communities, it is with great pride and excitement that I can say on their behalf, “Brooklyn Bridge Park is open!” >