Marty Markowitz News

On Monday, August 16, the 28th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will host a special night of gospel music, with performances by BeBe and CeCe Winans, and Fred Hammond.

Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway today announced that DEP has installed 50% of the city's Automated Meter Reading (AMR) units, putting the agency ahead of schedule to connect all 834,000 customers by January 2012

On Thursday, August 5, the 32nd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy/Seaside Park, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will welcome singer, songwriter and actor John Legend, who performed at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series in 2008. The Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island and Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn have entertained hundreds of thousands of residents over the past three decades and remain the largest free concert series in the New York metropolitan area.

The fifth anniversary of the Brooklyn Book Festival will take place on Sunday, September 12, with an all-star literary lineup, including Salman Rushdie, Mary Gaitskill, Colson Whitehead, Paul Auster, Rosanne Cash, Paul Krugman, Gary Shteyngart, Francine Prose, Dennis Lehane, Jonathan Lethem, Pete Hamill, Jennifer Egan, Russell Banks, Michael Connelly, John Hodgman, Kristen Schaal, Thurston Moore, Sam Lipsyte, Sloane Crosley, Sandra Rodriguez and Paul Harding and many, many more, as well as Children's and Young Adult Lit stars like Rebecca Stead, Sara Shepard, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jon Scieszka. The Festival is a free, literary celebration featuring more than 200 national and international authors in readings and panel discussions. Always diverse, thought-provoking and lively, this premier literary event welcomes more than 30,000 attendees from around the world. The Brooklyn Book Festival is an initiative of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Tourism, and the Brooklyn Literary Council.

On Thursday, July 29, the 32nd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy/Seaside Park, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature George Thorogood & The Destroyers and Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.

On Monday, August 2, the 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature a tribute to old school hip-hop, including Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature and Slick Rick.

On Monday, July 26, the 28th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature the soulful sounds of Musiq Soulchild and Crisette Michele.

On Thursday, July 29, the 32nd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy/Seaside Park, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature George Thorogood & The Destroyers and Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.

On Monday, July 26, the 28th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature the soulful sounds of Musiq Soulchild and Crisette Michele.

On Thursday, July 22, the 32nd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy/Seaside Park, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature the 'Happy Together Tour,' including the Beach Boys, the Turtles (featuring Flo & Eddie), Mickey Dolenz (the Monkees) and Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders). The Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island and Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn have entertained hundreds of thousands of residents over the past three decades and remain the largest free concert series in the New York metropolitan area.

On Wednesday, July 21, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will join the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at a Borough Hall press conference to kick off the 2010 'Lighten Up Brooklyn' campaign. The anti-obesity and healthy lifestyle initiative was launched by BP Markowitz nine years ago, long before the The Biggest Loser, Celebrity Fit Club and other TV weight loss programs.

On Monday, July 19, the 28th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn, hosted by Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature Grammy Award-winner Toni Braxton. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series and the Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island have entertained hundreds of thousands of residents over the past three decades and remain the largest free concert series in the New York metropolitan area.

On Wednesday, July 21, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will join the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at a Borough Hall press conference to kick off the 2010 'Lighten Up Brooklyn' campaign. The anti-obesity and healthy lifestyle initiative was launched by BP Markowitz nine years ago, long before the The Biggest Loser, Celebrity Fit Club and other TV weight loss programs.

On Saturday, July 16, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will drop by Roll-n-Roaster to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the venerable Sheepshead Bay eatery famous for its gravy-dipped roast beef sandwiches and 'cooked to order' fast food. In honor of the big event, Roll-n-Roaster will have special 'but one get one free' or 'buy two and get two free' roast beef sandwich deals this weekend.

On Thursday, July 22, the 32nd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy/Seaside Park, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature the 'Happy Together Tour,' including the Beach Boys, the Turtles (featuring Flo & Eddie), Mickey Dolenz (the Monkees) and Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders). The Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island and Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn have entertained hundreds of thousands of residents over the past three decades and remain the largest free concert series in the New York metropolitan area.

On Monday, July 19, the 28th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn, hosted by Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature Grammy Award-winner Toni Braxton. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series and the Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island have entertained hundreds of thousands of residents over the past three decades and remain the largest free concert series in the New York metropolitan area.

On Monday, July 12, Brooklyn Borough President, Hon. Marty Markowitz leads off the 2010 City-wide 'Stepping Up In Faith For HIV and AIDS' week of events that run from Sunday, July 11 to Saturday, July 17.

Beginning July 12 and through August 26, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will host the 32nd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy/Seaside Park and the 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn (full concert lineups below).

Theatre Development Fund (TDF)'s Downtown Brooklyn TKTS Discount Ticket Booth at 1 MetroTech Center turns two years old this Saturday, July 10.

On Monday, July 12, Brooklyn Borough President, Hon. Marty Markowitz leads off the 2010 City-wide 'Stepping Up In Faith For HIV and AIDS' week of events that run from Sunday, July 11 to Saturday, July 17.