Tag: ‘fort greene park’
The best places to sled in Brooklyn and NYC
by Karen on 1/21/12 | 6 Comment(s)
Snow! The forecast from weather.com is: “Through 3pm: Intermittent snow, sleet and/or freezing rain will change to a few snow showers around noon. About one inch of additional snow through 2:30pm.” All to say, that means we may have great snow for sledding! Our sleds are perched at our front door, snowpants washed and laid [...]
The best playgrounds in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill That You Might Be Missing
by Betsy on 7/20/11 | 7 Comment(s)
Fort Greene / Clinton Hill has an assortment of excellent playgrounds and parks sprinkled throughout the neighborhood. Here is a short list of my favorites. One of the best hidden playgrounds in Fort Greene is the South Oxford Playground at the Atlantic Commons. This amazing space has a large astro turf field, a nicely paved [...]
Fort Greene Park’s Music in the Grove Series
by Serena on 6/19/11 | 4 Comment(s)
Fort Greene Park’s Music in the Grove Series June 22nd–Aug 10th Wednesdays 10am-11am FREE Starting in June, and ending in mid-August top kids musical performers take the stage at the ‘Music in the Grove’ concert series at Fort Green Park. Sponsored by the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, an organization that provides music and opera, lively [...]
Get your grubbies out: It’s My Park Day
by Karen on 5/18/11 | 0 Comment(s)
As parents we look for ways to teach our kids about being responsible community members. This weekend you can do all of that and have fun by giving back to our parks! This weekend is “It’s My Park Day” where thousands of New Yorkers volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs. It’s [...]
Best places to sled in Brooklyn and NYC
by Karen on 12/27/10 | 0 Comment(s)
As of 9:30 am this morning, the snow finally stopped falling in Brooklyn and the sun is out. That means it’s prime sledding time! Whoo hoo!!!! I can’t wait to get out our new sled and run it down the hills of Ft. Greene park. Here are some of the best sledding hills: NYC: Pilgrim [...]
Event Picks: Dec. 9th, 10th and 11th
by Karen on 12/10/10 | 0 Comment(s)
One of my friends told me that my lists of “holiday to dos” was making her panic. I know what she means! There are so many wonderful events to attend and we can’t fit them all in. So, where do you start? How about 1 visit to Santa, 1 holiday performance, 1 theater performance, 1 [...]
Halloween in Brooklyn 2010: parades, parties and fests
by Karen on 10/15/10 | 6 Comment(s)
It’s that time of year again: Halloween! Kids of all ages love this holiday (including us parents) and it’s pretty obvious to see why – limitless options for treat or treating, boat loads of candy, dressing up, and the chance to attend some awesome events in Brooklyn. This year, we have uncovered some cool child-friendly [...]
Free Kids Concerts in Ft. Greene continue tomorrow
by Karen on 7/20/10 | 0 Comment(s)
“Music in the Grove Kids Series” in Fort Greene Park has become my favorite free summer activity- along with many other parents. The families keep rolling in for it….there have been up to 400 people at the sweet, easy-going music series. Don’t worry, it never feels crowded, just fun and mellow like Ft. Greeners generally [...]
Free kids music in Fort Greene on Wednesdays- all summer
by Karen on 6/22/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The Fort Greene Park Conservancy has initiated some major new programming for this summer: bat tours, evening concerts AND free concerts for kids on Wednesdays at 10 am until August 11th. We will definitely be there this Wednesday for the kickoff! The first one starts this Wednesday, June 23rd with AudraRox. Word is they already [...]
How to have a birthday party in the parks
by Karen on 6/16/10 | 0 Comment(s)
We’ve seen a lot of birthday parties in the parks this June…it looks like so much fun we want to have one there too. You can ‘t beat all that room, green grass and shady trees. I’ve seen everything from full bbq setups to entertainers and just the regular picnic blankets and a few balloons. [...]
Following up on Summer fun – Sprinklers and Concerts!
by Betsy on 5/27/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This weekend marks the official beginning to Summer, so I wanted to follow up on two summer activities that I previously wrote about – sprinklers and children’s concerts in the park. Fort Greene and Clinton Hill locals who made it to the playground this week with their little ones might have seen that the sprinklers [...]
Finding Quality Produce and Organic Items in Fort Greene / Clinton Hill
by Betsy on 4/18/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I’ve lived in Fort Greene since 2001 and I am thankful to report that there are now lots more options for finding quality produce in the neighborhood compared to when I came here, including organic items! Mr. CoCo (414 Myrtle Avenue) just opened (it’s 24 hours,) and they have a decent selection of organic and [...]
Where’s the Water?
by Betsy on 4/08/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Although it seems like our mini-heat-wave will be over soon, it’s left a lot of parents asking when the water will be turned on at the local parks. I am happy to report that the water fountains at Greene Playground (Near PS 11 on Greene Ave between Waverly and Washington in Clinton Hill) and Edmonds [...]
Free Music in the Grove at Fort Greene Park
by Betsy on 4/06/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Free summer music programming in Brooklyn? Yes please! Starting in June, and ending in mid-August the Fort Greene Park Conservancy is sponsoring a series of eight free hour long kid friendly concerts called Music in the Grove. The concerts will be on Wednesday mornings at 10am and the headlining act is the fabulous AudraRox. They [...]
