Before McCarren Park housed kickball and day drinking, it housed a farm (pictured above). From Untapped Cities: In 1914, the park became the site of the first children’s farm in Brooklyn. During the farm’s first season, 240 “little farmers” attended to 120 plots of land that were each 8’x4′. There, they grew a range of […]
SummerScreen announces 2017 McCarren Park movie lineup
Brooklyn’s longest running film/music series SummerScreen has announced the lineup for the McCarren Park movies this summer. Here are the movies that will be shown on Wednesdays in the park: 7/5 – Mean Girls 7/12 – Office Space 7/26 – Selena 8/2 – I Know What You Did Last Summer 8/9 – Audience Choice You […]
Stream Dirty Projectors’ excellent new album that even includes a McCarren Park reference
Dirty Projectors’ just released their highly anticipated self-titled album today even
Katy Perry premiered a new song by chaining a disco ball to a McCarren Park bench
Yesterday Katy Perry premiered her new song (well 60 seconds of it) Chained to the Rhythm by placing a disco ball with a
Bocce in Brooklyn: The Coolest Sport You Don't Know About
SPONSORED POST If you haven’t heard of bocce, you are definitely going to want to try it out this summer. It’s a unique game that everyone can play no matter their age, gender or athletic ability. NYC Social offers weekly bocce games, including a league in McCarren Park! If you don’t know how to play, […]
Kickball in Williamsburg with NYC Social
SPONSORED POST Summer is nearly here, which means you’re probably looking for the best ways to stay fit and enjoy the warm weather. It is also the best time to get active and make new friends at the same time! Don’t miss out —just sign up for kickball in Williamsburg with NYC Social at www.nycsocial.com. […]
Help find a dog who was stolen in McCarren Park today
A dog in its carrier case was stolen from McCarren Park today according to actress Eliza Dushku. From
SummerScreen announces 2016 movie lineup
SummerScreen returns to McCarren Park for its 11th year this summer with another great lineup of movies on
Northside 2016 Festival includes Brian Wilson playing Pet Sounds
The Northside festival is always one of our favourite times of the year, and so it will no doubt be again following the announcement of the intial lineup for the 2016 iteration. The obvious standout is Brian Wilson performing the all-time classic Pet Sounds album on the 12th of June (the album is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year). Location and […]
Watch a timelapse video of SantaCon descending on Williamsburg
Here’s a somewhat terrifying video of hundreds of Santas gathering in McCarren Park on Saturday morning to
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