Volunteering at The Epic Ride is a great experience, with camaraderie, goodwill and loads of fun! Volunteers and bike marshals play an integral role in creating an unforgettable experience for participants of The Epic Ride.
Join the Green Team and learn about gardening, enjoy nature, and make the Brooklyn Bridge Park look its best
'The Joy of the Gowanus' project takes it’s inspiration from Bob Ross’ PBS TV show ‘The Joy of Painting”. At the end of the tutorial participants will have created their own landscape painting of the Gowanus, and have developed an artistic appreciation for the colors, structures and environment with all it’s blemishes and beauty.
Calling all music lovers! Come to Brooklyn to enjoy food, art, and all types of music, including electronica, indie, disco, house, and world music, all intertwined with a message of diversity and sustainability.
Explore Prospect Park after dark with expert naturalist Paul Keim. Share snacks and beverages with Paul as he speaks about the ecological role that bats and nocturnal insects play in our environment, followed by a walking tour to spot and identify the Park's various species of resident bats in flight.
In conjunction with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, the Amateur Astronomers Association hosts “Journey to the Stars” observing sessions on Thursday evenings from dusk until…
Summer Streets, a project by New York City Department of Transportation, is an annual celebration of New York City's most valuable public space—our streets. Summer…
Industry City’s “Salsa Sunset Sundays” is bringing live music and dancing, family fun and a pop-up market to Sunset Park. Food and drink will be…
Come by to enjoy some sun, sand and help out for a beach cleanup !
Public paddles are free and open to everyone. We especially hope to welcome our Greenpoint neighbors and members of other community organizations. Come down to our community boat yard, and learn more about Greenpoint’s history, environmental challenges and successes, and residents. Get out on the water and see the neighborhood in a completely new way!
Join us as we discover Prospect Park at night. Prospect Park is a 526-acre urban oasis located in the heart of Brooklyn.
Join photographer, researcher and storyteller, Eric Mindling, as he provides us with a glimpse into his historical documentary project, Living Threads: Oaxaca’s Traditional Dress and the People Who Wear It that looks at the grand diversity of styles of traditional dress and the people who wear them in Oaxaca, Mexico. From sweeping portraiture, insights into a changing world and the sharing of his personal motives to undertake this two year project, Mindling opens our eyes to a wondrous land and people.