Real Christmas trees and wreaths are now collected weekly at the curb on residents’ regular recycling and compost day. With the expansion of citywide curbside composting, residents no longer need to wait for a limited or special tree collection period. Undecorated real trees—without lights, ornaments, tinsel, stands, or plastic bags—may be placed at the curb […]
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Mayor Adams, the Prospect Park Alliance, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Parks & Recreation have announced a $68 million dollar investment in Prospect Park to improve resilience and address flooding. This investment will transform Prospect Park into Brooklyn’s first Bluebelt. Improvements to the park’s landscaping and infrastructure will better facilitate the
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New York City is developing its first-ever Urban Forest Plan, which sets the ambitious goal to increase the city’s urban tree canopy from 22% to 30%. Input from New Yorkers is needed to guide the plan. The public survey is open through June 30. The survey is available in 10 languages: Arabic, Bangla, Chinese (Simplified
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The Office of Council Member Rita Joseph has announced a Community Workshop and Engagement Session on the design of the Flatbush African Burial Ground to be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024 from 6 to 8 PM.
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The Prospect Park Alliance are collecting feedback on the recent safety study of the Prospect Park Drive to improve access and safety for users. Public feedback will assist the Prospect Park Alliance, the Department of Parks & Recreation and Department of Transportation evaluate and prioritize improvements. For more information, to review the study, and provide
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On the evening of Monday, April 24th at 6:30pm NYC Parks, in conjunction with Council Member Rita Joseph will be conducting a public input session for the future park design of the Flatbush African Burial Ground site at Church and Bedford Avenues. This input meeting is the start of the NYC Parks design process to renovate the
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The Department of Parks & Recreation will set up an informal gathering at Umma Park on February 9 to collect the input of those park users that may have not have been able to attend the online public input meeting held on December 14, 2022. Please drop by the table and talk to Parks staff
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