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Bring your fiddle, your banjo — 🎶whatever instrument that can easily travel!🎵— and join in the Bluegrass Jam, part of th...
10/12/2026

Bring your fiddle, your banjo — 🎶whatever instrument that can easily travel!🎵— and join in the Bluegrass Jam, part of the second annual GREENWAY STOMP at Greenway Botanical Garden! This Saturday, Oct 17, from 11AM to 3PM. FREE to all.⁠
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All are invited to our 🍁 fall festival with family-friendly activities, a children’s costume parade, and more. Last year, the boardwalk came alive with the sound of a true impromptu jam, with anchor musicians Christian Apuzzo Cesar Antonio Moreno welcoming an incredible turnout of folks from across the borough and the city. All united in the spirit of community and the joy that music brings. No requirements to participate beyond providing your own instrument! ⁠
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What else awaits at Greenway Stomp?⁠
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🎃 COSTUMES! Get in the spirit of the season ... with a botanical garden twist! Dress as your favorite pollinator or other nature-themed costume and strut along the boardwalk at Greenway Botanical Garden. Think: bats, bees, butterflies, moths, and more! Adults, that means you, too!⁠
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🐞 LEARNING! We’re thrilled to include Interspecies Library: Zine Assembly (ILZA), a traveling branch of Interspecies Library , in Greenway Stomp. Flip through zines from artists and researchers that celebrate multi-species kinship. Brooklyn Public Library Field Meridians will also have tables/activity stations at the event!⁠
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Making your way to the Garden and Greenway Stomp via the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway (great idea!)? Secure bike parking will be available. Greenway Stomp is sponsored by Orenda.⁠
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Photos from Greenway Stomp 2025 by Pearl Wood.

Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, our colleague organizations at , and others are hosting a variety of initiatives this mon...
10/09/2026

Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, our colleague organizations at , and others are hosting a variety of initiatives this month that invite you to engage in the work of promoting and expanding greenways in our city, including:⁠
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THIRD AVENUE COMMUNITY SAFETY WALK⁠
⏰️ Sunday, October 18 starting at 2PM⁠
📍 meet on 2nd Avenue between 55th and 56th Streets, at Martin Luther Playground⁠
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“The people of Sunset Park deserve to cross our streets without fear and trust that the City will respond when we say our lives are at risk ... Jiayi Zheng was killed by a driver on Third Avenue, walking back from her shift as a nurse at NYU hospital. It was 7:30 a.m. and the 28-year-old was struck by a car as she started to cross Third Avenue at 55th Street, later dying at the hospital where she worked.” — from “Sunset Park deserves a safer Third Avenue,” in The Sunset Post⁠
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The Sunset Park community and advocates for safe NYC streets will come together for Third Ave Community Safety Walk. All are invited to join, and asked to help spread the word.

Come one, come all! GREENWAY STOMP is a fall festival with food, family-friendly activities, a children’s costume parade...
10/07/2026

Come one, come all! GREENWAY STOMP is a fall festival with food, family-friendly activities, a children’s costume parade, bluegrass music, and more!⁠
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SATURDAY, OCT 17 from 11AM to 3PM⁠
FREE to all⁠
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🎶 MUSIC! Rock along to our second-ever Bluegrass Jam.⁠
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🎃 COSTUMES! Get in the spirit of the season ... with a botanical garden twist! Dress as your favorite pollinator or other nature-themed costume and strut along the boardwalk at Greenway Botanical Garden. Think: bats, bees, butterflies, moths, and more! Adults, that means you, too! ⁠
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🍭 FOOD! Enjoy a snack provided by local vendors (for purchase).⁠
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🐝 LEARNING! We’re thrilled to include Interspecies Library: Zine Assembly (ILZA), a traveling branch of Interspecies Library, in Greenway Stomp. Flip through zines from artists and researchers that celebrate multi-species kinship. Brooklyn Public Library and Field Meridians will also have tables/activity stations at the event!⁠
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Making your way to the Garden and Greenway Stomp via the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway (great idea!)? Secure bike parking 🚲 will be available. Greenway Stomp is sponsored by Orenda.⁠
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Photos from Greenway Stomp 2025: musicians photo by Pearl Wood; costume parade photos by Adam Barcan.

Come one, come all! GREENWAY STOMP is a fall festival with food, family-friendly activities, a children's costume parade...
10/07/2026

Come one, come all! GREENWAY STOMP is a fall festival with food, family-friendly activities, a children's costume parade, bluegrass music, and more!

SATURDAY, OCT 17 from 11AM to 3PM
FREE to all

🎶 MUSIC! Rock along to our second-ever Bluegrass Jam.

🎃 COSTUMES! Get in the spirit of the season ... with a botanical garden twist! Dress as your favorite pollinator or other nature-themed costume and strut along the boardwalk at Greenway Botanical Garden. Think: bats, bees, butterflies, moths, and more! Adults, that means you, too!

🍭 FOOD! Enjoy a snack provided by local vendors (for purchase).

🐝 LEARNING! We're thrilled to include Interspecies Library: Zine Assembly (ILZA), a traveling branch of Interspecies Library, in Greenway Stomp. Flip through zines from artists and researchers that celebrate multi-species kinship. Brooklyn Public Library and Field Meridians will also have tables/activity stations at the event!

Making your way to the Garden and Greenway Stomp via the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway (great idea!)? Secure bike parking 🚲 will be available. Greenway Stomp is sponsored by Orenda.

Photos from Greenway Stomp 2025: musicians photo by Pearl Wood; costume parade photos by Adam Barcan.

What’s on your schedule as we kickoff GREENWAYS WEEKEND? Full roster of programs at greenwaysweekend.nyc. Here’s what’s ...
09/18/2026

What’s on your schedule as we kickoff GREENWAYS WEEKEND? Full roster of programs at greenwaysweekend.nyc. Here’s what’s coming up Friday 9/18 and Saturday 9/19!⁠
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18⁠
4PM — LITTORAL / LITORAL at Shirley Chisholm State Park, hosted by Waterfront Alliance⁠
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19⁠
8AM — DONUT RIDE, hosted by InTandemBike⁠
9:30AM — BIRDING ALONG THE QUEENSWAY, hosted by NYC Bird Alliance Trust for Public Land
10AM — KiDiCAL MASS RIDE to Brooklyn Bike Jumble, hosted by Kidical Mass
10AM — BROOKLYN BIKE JUMBLE, hosted by NY Bike Jumble
11AM — TOUR THE QUEENSWAY, hosted by APA-NYM Chapter Transportation Committee⁠
5:30PM — MEADOW SONG: An Open-Air Performance, hosted by Greenway Botanical Garden at the Naval Cemetery Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI)⁠
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"An investment in greenways is an investment in safety." — Hunter Armstrong, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Greenway...
09/15/2026

"An investment in greenways is an investment in safety." — Hunter Armstrong, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. Read the full op-ed in

"This year, bicycle and e-bike deaths in New York City have risen an appalling 70%. Last month, after four people were killed by hit-and-run drivers in just five days, advocates lay down in City Hall Park in a die-in demonstration, reading the names of New Yorkers who never made it home.

"These numbers are unacceptable in any circumstance – but they are especially galling because we know how to prevent them.

"Imagine the safest, most pleasant way to get around New York City. Picture a green ribbon along our waterfront and cutting across boroughs, a continuous path of bike lanes, walkways, and recreational space that connects home, work, and play ... The good news is that the vision already exists: it’s laid out in New York City Greater Greenways, the citywide plan to improve greenways and connect communities.

"A completed Greenway would be beautiful, but more importantly it would be safe."

08/28/2026

Stay hydrated out there! Pause at the Greenway Botanical Garden Greenway Botanical Garden at the Naval Cemetery during your walk or ride along the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Enjoy the meadow *and* cool down with our water station, compliments of BANDIT

08/26/2026

Where are you headed? Check the NYC Ferry map — chances are, there’s a greenway > ferry ⛴️ combo to get you there.

Navigating Brooklyn (and beyond) on errands? Walk along the greenway to the ferry! Commuting to work? Ride 🚲 and stow your wheels safely until you disembark the boat! Just need to escape to the beach ⛱️? There’s a greenway + ferry combo for that, too.

** DEADLINE EXTENDED ** Apply by September 1 for up to $400 in funding to host an activity during GREENWAYS WEEKEND! NYC...
08/18/2026

** DEADLINE EXTENDED ** Apply by September 1 for up to $400 in funding to host an activity during GREENWAYS WEEKEND! NYC greenways will come alive this September. Join in this city-wide activation by hosting a community-based greenway-themed event — guided tours, bike rides, neighborhood meetups, nature walks, community cleanups, and more! ⁠
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GRANT OPPORTUNITY 💚 Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI) and NYC Greenways Coalition are offering up to four (4) $400 microgrants to support community groups and individuals interested in participating. Complete (1) the Greenways Weekend Registration and (2) the Microgrant Application, both via link in NYC Greenways Coalition bio).⁠
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EXTENDED DEADLINE: Tuesday, September 1, at 12PM/noon. Questions? Send a DM or email [email protected].

Refreshing! Energizing! This misting station along the Greenway, courtesy of PineappleRide Street Lab, is a welcome sigh...
08/07/2026

Refreshing! Energizing! This misting station along the Greenway, courtesy of PineappleRide Street Lab, is a welcome sight to all rolling or strolling along on a hot summer day. Thank you to our fellow NYC Greenways Coalition Coalition members for managing this.

📸 PineappleRide

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