“On a lovely summer day, we visited the Green Girls program in Jamaica, Queens so we could interview one of the ladies that run the program. At first we were lost, since the area was compacted with dozens of plants and trees. We were escorted to this beautiful pond in this deep wooded place where [...]
Archive for August, 2009
13 Aug
CityParks Learning Garden: Bushwick, Bklyn
“Some of us from Hook & Smith Productions sent a crew to Umoja Garden, a City Parks Founation Learning Garden, in Bushwick, Brooklyn to create a documentary portrait. The crew members were myself, Dimitri Brown, Matthew Pine, Bekere Grandison, Christian Pimentel and Amanda Torres. We got footage of the many types of vegetable and plants. [...]
7 Aug
CityParks Dance: Free Dance Classes before each show in St. Mary’s Park!
Summer’s no time to sit still; this weekend come check out one of the CityParks Dance performances, with free dance lessons before each show. Masters classes at 4pm, performaces at 5pm: On Saturday, August 8, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) & Germaul Barnes/Viewsic Expressions will be lighting up St. Mary’s Park. Having won national and [...]
5 Aug
Send in your pictures from Frankie Negron!
If you were at the Frankie Negron CityParks Concert in Red Hook last night, send us your pictures and anecdotes about the concert! Send to blog@cityparks foundation.org.
5 Aug
Junior Golfer: Through the Eyes of Brian Ramos
“Coach Gregg gives us homework assignments to help remember what we learned in that day’s lesson. Today we were working on balance. I need to hold the finish of my swing on my right toe for three seconds. It is fun to show my parent what we are learning. You can see the verazano bridge [...]
3 Aug
Green Girls Summer Institute: Recap
Green Girls Summer Institute 2009 terminó. La ultima semana fue tan éxitoso como las semanas anteriores. La tercera semana incluyó un viaje por el río Bronx, y visitas a East New York Farms en Brooklyn, el Zoo en Central Park en Manhattan, y Forest Park en Queens. Las chicas pudieron ver el trabajo del Bronx [...]
3 Aug
Green Girls Summer Institute: Recap
The Green Girls Summer Institute 2009 has ended. The final week was just as successful as the preceding two. Week three consisted of a canoe trip down the Bronx River, and visits to East New York Farms in Brooklyn, Manhattan’s Central Park Zoo, and Forest Park in Queens. The girls were able to see the [...]
