Tag: parks
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To my first love in a new city
By Alyssa Campbell Dear Parc de la Fontaine, Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought I would let you know what you have meant to me these past few months. Since I first laid my eyes upon you that first day I spent in the city of Montreal, we’ve been intertwined in an inexorable love affair.…
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Rad New Bike Park
My best friend’s older brother was REALLY into dirt bikes when I was a kid. Thus I was full of envy for want of a Mongoose and was constantly watching Rad. Yep, this movie*: So, understandably, I am very excited about the new Brooklyn Bike Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. You can rent bikes there…
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Summer 2013: Public Art in NYC
Pedro Pablo Silva passed away recently, and it seems only fitting that, in honor of the whimsical art that he created in collaboration with local communities, we highlight art in public spaces… New York City has been supporting art in public places since at least 1967. While some of this art is permanent, there…
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EVENT: Greater and Greener 7/13/12-7/17/12
This international conference on urban parkland is going on already, but there is still time to partake! Here is the full schedule. It goes through Tuesday and if you happen to have some time off, it looks like there will be plenty of tours of New York City Parks and there are several “tracks”…