NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey today joined City Council Member David Greenfield, Representative Sandra Chapman from the office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Community Board 12 District Manager Barry Spitzer, local students and community members to break ground on the second phase of renovations to Gravesend Park.
Composer Alexander Sage Oyen's new musical MOMENT BY MOMENT made its world premiere at 54 Below on August 31, 2013. Scroll down for photos from the concert!
On Monday, January 21, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Deputy Borough President Sandra Chapman at the Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.-Come Share the Dream at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. Scroll below for a photo of him at the event!
Today, July 19, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz welcomed Tony-winning and Emmy-nominated entertainer Ben Vereen (performing at 54 Below, July 10-21), the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to a day of events at Borough Hall as part of the 2012 "Lighten Up Brooklyn" campaign, an anti-obesity and healthy lifestyle initiative launched by BP Markowitz eleven years ago. Check out photos of the pair participating in the day's events below!
On Thursday, June 21, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Deputy Borough President Sandra Chapman and the Caribbean-American Heritage Month Committee hosted the 7th annual Caribbean-American Heritage Month festivities at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Events of the day included music and dance performances, a marketplace, film screenings, an economic development power brunch and a tasting of Caribbean food. Check out photos from the celebration below!
The Brooklyn Museum will present BACK WALKING FORWARD, the new 40-minute documentary about traumatic brain injury at 2pm on Sunday, March 18, to mark Brain Injury Awareness Month.
The Brooklyn Museum will present BACK WALKING FORWARD, the new 40-minute documentary about traumatic brain injury at 2pm on Sunday, March 18, to mark Brain Injury Awareness Month.