Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Monday, September 22, 2025
Brooklyn Community Board 10's Park Committee Meeting, Oct. 7, 2025
CB10's Parks Committee Meeting
October 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Agenda
· Update presentation by Parks Dept. Representatives about current and upcoming capital projects
Visit: https://cbbrooklyn.cityofnewyork.us/cb10/event/parks-committee-5/
View on live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPueX4MsL5dhnFZ-wqDwvKw
Or attend in person at the CB10 office: 8119 5th Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Visit: https://cbbrooklyn.cityofnewyork.us/cb10/
Stewardship Programs from September to October 2025
Tree Stewardship Part 1: Getting Involved with Tree Care
Hosted by Partnerships Academy
Panel/Webinar
September 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/tree-stewardship-part-1-getting-involved-with-tree-care/?mc_cid=61214ea69d&mc_eid=6a38dd2fbe
Hosted by Partnerships Academy
Panel/Webinar
September 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/tree-stewardship-part-1-getting-involved-with-tree-care/?mc_cid=61214ea69d&mc_eid=6a38dd2fbe
Hosted by Partnerships Academy
Panel/Webinar
September 30 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/integrating-native-plants-into-local-parks/?mc_cid=61214ea69d&mc_eid=6a38dd2fbe
Fall Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Fall Harvest Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Saturday, October 25 | 11
a.m.–4 p.m.
Entrance at 990 Washington Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY
Celebrate the fall season surrounded
by some of Brooklyn’s most fabulous foliage at BBG’s new
Fall Harvest Festival!
Enjoy live music, hands-on activities for families, a cider and beer
garden, pumpkin-decorating, and so much more. Come dressed in your best flannel—or
a costume for an afternoon parade! See some highlights below and visit our
website for the full event lineup and tickets.
Tickets on sale now! BBG members get
special discounts.
Visit: https://www.bbg.org/visit/event/fall_harvest_festival?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Fall+Harvest+Festival&utm_campaign=Get+tickets+now+for+BBG%e2%80%99s+Fall+Harvest+Fest!+%f0%9f%8d%bb%f0%9f%8e%83
Local events for September to October 2025
Ragamuffin Parade
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Begins at 1pm
Parade goes along Third
Avenue from Bay Ridge Parkway to 92nd Street.
Visit:
https://ragamuffinparadebayridge.org/
3rd Avenue Festival
Sunday, September 28, 2025
10 am – 6 pm
3rd Avenue between Bay Ridge
Avenue and 94 Street
Halloween
Fest on 5th
5th
Avenue from 72nd Street to 85th Street
Sunday,
October 25, 2025
2pm to 7pm
Greenup at Owl's Head Park, Saturday, September 27, 2025
Our It's My Park days will continue in September and come to a close in October 2025. Volunteers will be provided with gloves and tools. Our activities will include: spreading mulch, remove weeds and litter, and planting bulbs. All volunteer sessions are from 10am to 12 noon, weather permitting.
Saturday, September 27Meet by the lily garden, across from 68th Street and Narrows
Avenue
Friday, September 5, 2025
2026 NYC Parks GreenThumb T-Shirt Design Contest
2026 NYC Parks GreenThumb T-Shirt Design Contest
Submit your original design to the 2026 NYC Parks GreenThumb T-Shirt Design Contest based on the theme: Soil & Soul: Where Hands Get Dirty and Hearts Connect /
Tierra & Alma: Donde las Manos se Ensucian y los Corazones se Conectan.
Pick up a pen, crayon, pencil, or whatever you use to draw, and submit your
artwork to our t-shirt design contest! The winning design will appear
on GreenThumb t-shirts, worn by hundreds of gardeners all over the city.
Applicants may submit up to three entries.
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Visit:
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Parks Committee Meeting at Brooklyn Community Board 10, Sept. 3, 2025
Brooklyn Community Board 10
Parks Committee Meeting
September 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Held in person at CB10 office on 8119 Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and on Zoom
Agenda
Request to rename Coffey Square located at 81 Street and 7th Avenue to Coffey-Wilson Post 688 Square. This request was prompted by the merger of two American Legion posts that locally honor heroes from WWI and WWII. The Commander of Coffey-Wilson Post 688 is seeking a letter from Community Board 10 to be sent to Dept. of Parks supporting this change.
Renewal notification of concession for the sale of food for mobile food unit at Owl's Head Park, Colonial Road at 67th Street and 68th Street from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2030
Visit: https://cbbrooklyn.cityofnewyork.us/cb10/event/parks-committee-4/
See meeting on youtube here:
https://www.youtube.com/@brooklyncb1021
Halloween Festival 2025
Halloween Festival on 5th Avenue
From 72nd Street to 85th Street along 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Saturday, October 25, 2025
2pm to 7pm
Famchella, Sept. 13, 2025
Famchella Festival on Fifth Avenue
From 68th Street to 81st Street along 5th Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Saturday, September 13, 2025
3pm to 8pm
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Register for Free Daffodil Bubls on Monday, August 18, 2025
New Yorkers for Parks will open registration for community members and community groups to request free daffodil bulbs on Monday, August 18, 2025
How to Plant Daffodil Bulbs
NY4P's offers instructions on how to plant daffodil bulbs.
Visit: https://www.ny4p.org/client-uploads/pdf/Daffodil-Project/Daffodil-Project-planting-instructions.pdf
How to Plant Wildflower Seeds
New Yorkers for Parks offers instructions on how to plant wildflower seeds.
Visit: https://www.ny4p.org/client-uploads/img/Wildflower-Planting-Instructions.png
Friday, August 15, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Holes (2003) Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at Dyker Beach Park
Movies Under the Stars: Holes (2003)
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
8:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Locati
Bay 8th Street and Cropsey Ave in Dyker Beach Park
33rd Annual Coney Island Sandsculpting Competition at Coney Island Beach 2025
33rd Annual Coney Island Sandsculpting Competition at Coney Island Beach
Saturday, August 16, 2025
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us for the 33rd Annual Coney Island Sandsculpting Competition, a fun-filled day at the beach where talented artists will create magnificent sculptures out of sand.
Visit: 33rd Annual Coney Island Sandsculpting Competition at Coney Island Beach - Aug 16, 2025 : NYC Parks
New York City Circus Festival at Bryant Park, NYC on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025
Picnic Performances: New York City Circus Festival
Saturday, August 16, 2025
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
The park’s first-ever circus festival is a love letter to New York City’s groundbreaking circus artists showcasing soaring aerial performances, acrobatics, clowning, a giant Rolly apparatus, and more!
Visit: Picnic Performances: New York City Circus Festival - Aug 16, 2025 : NYC Parks
Monday, August 11, 2025
Night Out Against Crime Held on Aug. 5, 2025
Thank you to everyone who participated at the 68th Precinct's Night Out Against Crime on August 5, 2025. Here are some highlights from our table.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Continuing Education Class at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Continuing Education Class at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Night Out Against Crime 2025 with the 68th Precinct
Night Out Against Crime 2025 with the 68th Precinct
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Shore Road Park at 79th Street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
6pm to 9pm
Community Greening Workshops at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden promotes urban greening through education, conservation, and creative partnerships. By working with block associations, community gardens, and other service groups, the Garden is building a vibrant network of people, places, and projects dedicated to making Brooklyn a greener place.
For more information, contact community@bbg.org or call 718-623-7250
Friday, July 4, 2025
Free Kayaking at Brooklyn Bridge Boathouse
Brooklyn Bridge Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse partner to offer free kayaking opportunities each summer! Note that for the start of the 2025 season, kayaking will take place at Pier 4 Beach. Explore the East River Estuary and glide across the water at public kayaking in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Visit: https://brooklynbridgepark.org/things-to-do/kayaking/
Pluto TV Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Pluto TV Movies With A View
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s most popular series, Pluto TV Movies With A View, shows free outdoor movies on Thursday evenings in July and August.
Visit: https://brooklynbridgepark.org/events/movies-with-a-view/
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Grand Army Plaza Arch Tour
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Grant Army Plaza, Park Slope, Brooklyn corner of Prospect Park West and Union Street
11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a special access tour of Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza and Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch. Rangers will discuss the history of the arch and the plaza, highlighting its architectural features and some of the improvements made during the recently completed restoration project.
Visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2025/06/28/grand-army-plaza-arch-tour
Picnic Performances New York City Opera: Opera Goes to Hollywood
Friday, June 27, 2025
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Bryant Park Stage in Bryant Park, Manhattan
NYC Beaches Open 2025
Parks maintains 14 miles of beaches. Beaches are open from Memorial Day weekend through September 7, 2025. During beach season, lifeguards are on duty daily, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Swimming is prohibited when lifeguards are not on duty and in closed sections. Closed sections are marked with signs and/or red flags. All of our beaches are free and open to the public.
NYC Parks Pools Open 2025
Pool Hours
Outdoor pool hours are from 11:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. daily, with a break for pool cleaning between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Our pools will remain open this summer for general swim. Pool hours will remain the same: 11: 00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Free Swim Programs
Find out more about our learn to swim program, lap swim hours, our youth swim team, and programs for seniors and people with disabilities.
Visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/outdoor-pools
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Saturday, May 17, 2025
2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Guided Tours
2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Guided Tours
Sunday, June 8, 2025
9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
On the fourth day of the 2025 National GrowTogether Conference, join us for guided tours at GreenThumb community gardens, NYC Parks facilities, and other interesting urban green spaces across New York City!
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Seed Increase Program at Greenbelt Native Plant Center on Staten Island
Greenbelt Native Plant Center Seed Increase Program Field Work
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Designers of Central Park and Prospect Park
Central Park and Prospect Park are the vision of Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, described in NYC Parks history.
Visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/olmsted-parks
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Brooklyn Urban Gardener Certificate Program is now open
The Brooklyn Urban Gardener (BUG) certificate program is an annual multiple-session course that covers the basics in urban gardening and community greening. It connects the educational resources of Brooklyn Botanic Garden to the greening efforts of Brooklyn’s communities.
Upon completing all coursework, graduates are certified as Brooklyn Botanic Garden BUG volunteers. Certified BUGs then continue to support greening projects at schools, senior centers, block associations, community gardens, and other organizations.
Free Classes at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden promotes urban greening through education, conservation, and creative partnerships. Working with block associations, community gardens, and other service groups, the Garden is building a vibrant network of people, places, and projects dedicated to making Brooklyn a greener place.
Upcoming workshops can be found by clicking on the link below:
Compost Giveway from NYC Sanitation Department
Residents
NYC residents are eligible to receive free compost made in New York at one of our Compost Giveback Events.
Registration is required. Limit ONE ticket per person. If carpooling, each person must bring their ticket and show ID with a distinct NYC address.
NOTE: This is for NYC residents only. Businesses and commercial vehicles will not be serviced.
Visit: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/what-we-do/programs/compost-givebacks.page
Friday, April 11, 2025
BBG's Street Care Workshop, May 6, 2025
Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Street Care Workshops
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | 6–8 p.m.
Free; Preregistration Required
Free; Preregistration Required
Street trees do so much to improve our environment but often receive little care. Learn best practices to spruce up your tree beds while improving the health and resilience of your block’s trees. We’ll also discuss how street tree care can be a great way to motivate your neighbors to participate in the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. Take home a plant to try in your street tree bed!
ASL interpreter available upon request; contact community@bbg.orgat least 2 weeks prior to the class date.
For more information about BBG's community greening programs, visit bbg.org/community.
Instructors: Nina Browne, Jibreel Cooper, Kira Louzon-Heisler
Visit: https://www.bbg.org/classes/street_tree_care_basics_how_to_green_your_block
BBGs Greenest Block 2025
About the Greenest Block in Brooklyn
Gather your neighbors and enter your block in Brooklyn’s friendliest competition.
The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest is free and open to all residential blocks, commercial blocks, and community gardens in Brooklyn.
Participants can attend a free workshop, How to Green Your Block, at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and host a free interactive, walk-and-talk block visit, led by BBG staff, to learn about their block’s greening opportunities. Contest winners are revealed in August, and dozens of prizes are awarded for greening efforts.
Garden together to make your block more beautiful, friendly, and green!
GrowTogether Conference: June 5-8, 2025
GrowTogether Conference
June 5-8, 2025
Free registration is now open for the 2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Planting Seeds of Resilience! This inspiring four-day gathering of community gardeners and leaders nationwide will celebrate the power of urban green spaces and community gardening in New York City. All activities are free and open to the public.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-national-growtogether-conference-planting-seeds-of-resilience-tickets-1262587245439?aff=oddtdtcreator
Visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/greenthumb-growtogether
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The Battery Conservancy
The Battery Conservancy
Free tours include: History of the Battery, Guided Bird Walks, Urban Farming Workshops, Garden Workshops, and Open Farm Days
The Battery Urban Farm is located inside Battery Park, Manhattan across from the Staten Island Ferry and the Battery Park Carousal.
Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-battery-conservancy-tbc-10642878272
GrowNYC Youth Workforce Development
GrowNYC Youth Workforce Development
Program Update: GrowNYC Youth Workforce Development
GrowNYC is hiring for a Temporary Education Manager to lead our Youth Workforce Development program. This position will:
Lead and manage a 7-week summer program for 12 participants ages 16-19, focused on GrowNYC’s core initiatives: food access, conservation, education, and green space.
Contribute to GrowNYC’s food access education efforts by developing and expanding K-12 curricula for students and families.
The Temporary Education Manager is a full-time position, non-exempt and salaried with full benefits upon meeting the waiting period.
The deadline to apply is May 4th and the position runs through October 2025.
Visit: https://grownyc.read.axioshq.com/p/education/aa25ee03-5481-4dbf-9a1a-36c0c40d4626/ff2a8577-8434-40c7-8de2-3542cc5aae7f
GrowNYC Compost Education
GrowNYC Compost Education
GrowNYC is providing comprehensive compost education support for residents and building operations teams to participate in NYC’s mandatory Curbside Composting program! Our dedicated team is offering the education and technical assistance necessary to make composting an integral part of a building’s waste management strategy.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
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