“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 the ‘Brooklyn’ Category
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. [...]
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 [...]
24 Jul
Community Garden Programs in your Neighborhood!
Through the first three weeks of July, hundreds of children and families have visited our Learning Gardens in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, learning about the life in the garden as they plant, play and enjoy the experience of getting their hands dirty. At Grove Hill Garden in the Bronx, children have munched on mint [...]
