The Red Hook / Sunset Park Gap

The Brooklyn Greenway experienced major construction between 2019 and 2022, shrinking the gap in southern Brooklyn from four miles to just 2 ½ miles between Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay. This

Notes From The Garden: Winter In The NCL

Guest Author: Avvah Rossi If you visit the Naval Cemetery Landscape this weekend, it may seem quiet. You’ll hear some traffic on the greenway and city streets nearby, softened slightly

Chimney Swifts at the Naval Cemetery Landscape

Chimney Swifts at the Naval Cemetery Landscape Guest Author: Loyan Beausoleil What do you expect to see when you visit the Naval Cemetery Landscape in Brooklyn? Native plants, butterflies and

The Ecological Value of Greenways

What’s In A Greenway?  What makes a “greenway”? How are greenways different from ‘parks’ or ‘bike lanes’, and why does that matter? What benefits do greenways – as individual green