Another peek at a poster for this season of @summerscreen in McCarren Park ! A personal fave, Jawbreaker, will be screening on July 11th💕 A post shared by Bethany Robertson (@loveless_designs) on Jun 12, 2018 at 12:13pm PDT It’s almost that time of year again. Yes, the 13th annual SummerScreen hits McCarren Park July […]
Photos: It’s springtime in the Burg
It’s the first week of spring and NYC looks like Siberia. For anyone viewing this post after the year 2018, yes this post is real. There used to be something called snow and these are pictures that were all taken during springtime. Here’s some of the best pics from around the neighborhood: Brooklyn’s version of […]
McCarren Park getting grills this summer
As we noted, they are closing the running track for repairs on March 19. Now we have some good news: the park is getting picnic tables and grills this spring. Given this terrible weather we’ve been having, we can’t wait! The city is gifting McCarren Park with new barbecues and picnic tables ahead of the […]
McCarren Park’s soccer field and track to close for upgrades
The soccer field and running track located in McCarren Park will close on March 19th. Unlike most spaces in Williamsburg, it’s not closing because its lease is up and a boutique doggie yoga studio is moving in. The park is slated to get some much-needed upgrades, but according to the project’s webpage construction is not […]
NYPD captured a loose goat near McCarren Park this morning
Early this morning an adorable loose goat was captured by NYPD after a woman abandoned it in a box at McCarren Park. From NY Daily News: “And then a billy goat popped out of the box,” said the witness, who didn’t want to give his name. The frightened animal scrambled underneath the steps of the […]
McCarren Park used to have a farm?
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, […]
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