September 2019
Movies Under the Stars: Rushmore
Join NYC Parks and New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for this free film! Rushmore Enjoy Throwback Thursday with this 1998 dramedy centering on Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman in his film debut), an eccentric teenager who develops a friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray). However, their friendship is tested when they develop a mutual love for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). Rated R. Know Before You Go: This film is rated R and contains…
Find out more »Seamus’s Field Day
From Greenpoint Williamsburg Youth Soccer League: This is a memorial celebration and tribute to Seamus Wood. Everyone is invited! FYI, it's BYO CLEMENTINES (Seamus loved orange foods!) & WATER BALLOONS (pre-filled) & BIKES (there'll be a slow bike "race"). For those who didn't know Seamus, he had finished 3rd Grade at PS84 last year (2018) just days before falling violently ill while on vacation with his family. At this point last year, the cause of Seamus' death had not been…
Find out more »*Cancelled* Sunset Yoga
*Due to unforeseen circumstances Sunset Yoga is Cancelled* We are very sorry. Claire Tuna (200HR YTT) will lead a challenging 60-minute vinyasa-based sequence designed to develop strength, flexibility and balance. The class is donation based. All levels are welcome. Bring your own mat. (A comfy sweater is suggested for final relaxation.) We will be practicing on the esplanade by the waterfront. Photo by Sonomi Kobayashi.
Find out more »Bushwick Inlet Oyster Monitoring – Fall 2019
Please join Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park and our partners from the North Brooklyn Boat Club, Greenpoint Monitor Museum, Billion Oyster Project, and New York Harbor School for the fall monitoring session of our oyster restoration project in Bushwick Inlet. Wear old clothes and plan to get a little dirty! Free registration required.Space is limited so if you register please attend - or let us know if your plans change and cannot make it.(Important note - please be sure to…
Find out more »October 2019
It’s My Park Day Fall 2019
Join Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park for fall infill planting, mulching and weeding! Last spring FBIP community volunteers designed new gardens and planted over 500 new species and spent the summer weeding, mulching and watering- Now we invite all garden lovers, young and old to replace specimens that didn't make it, mulch our leafy friends that did and weed out over grown areas. Everyone welcome, species information, demonstrations, gloves and tools provided! Put on in conjunction with Partnerships for Parks,…
Find out more »Halloween Fest 2019
North Brooklyn Parks Alliance in partnership with NYC Parks and Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park presents an afternoon of mayhem and mischief on Saturday, October 26th at 11:00am on 50 Kent Ave, Pop-Up Park at Bushwick Inlet Park! Join us! Bring your halloween spirit for an afternoon of pumpkin decorating, costume-making & parading, and interactive performances and workshops, including the highest form of musical entertainment by the Shinbone Alley Stilt Band; art-making workshops for kids by Eckford Street Studios; ghostly…
Find out more »November 2019
Fall 2019 Encore Gardening Day
Join Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park for MORE fall mulching and weeding, and pruning! This is a fun opportunity if you missed out last time, or if you want to garden again! Last spring FBIP community volunteers designed new gardens and planted over 500 new species and spent the summer weeding, mulching and watering- Now we invite all garden lovers, young and old to continue to help put these gardens to bed for the winter. Everyone welcome. Gloves and tools…
Find out more »Whose Waterfront? North Brooklyn’s Environmental Justice Saga
How are communities building the future of the waterfront? Fifteen years after the rezoning of the North Brooklyn waterfront, Brooklyn Brewery Co-Founder Steve Hindy moderates a discussion on the Williamsburg and Greenpoint communities as a locus of environmental activism, from successfully fighting what would have been the East Coast’s largest trash transfer station in the 1990s, to halting a massive powerplant in the 00s, to continued advocacy for realizing the promise of Bushwick Inlet Park today. Join us for this conversation on…
Find out more »Garden Celebration Happy Hour
We Designed, We Weeded, We Planted, We Mulched. Time to Celebrate the New Gardens! Join us for Happy Hour at The Diamond. Let's toast to the power of community stewardship! Free RVSP.
Find out more »January 2020
Biology/Art Instruction: Oyster, Watercolor Triptych
Oysters played a big role in the history and ecology of New York City including Bushwick Inlet and its environs. We almost lost our oyster population, but they are now making a major comeback and helping to clean up our waterways. Scientific illustrator Monica Schroeder will guide us through a talk about this subject and and then follow this up with a hands on intro watercolor painting session. We'll start with a 30 minute slide show about these fascinating bivalve…
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