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Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is working to build the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway and expand greenways in NYC

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7 MILES TO GO

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It’s a fact: NYC’s network of greenways provide im It’s a fact: NYC’s network of greenways provide important connections to public transit — in particular ferry services ⛴️ ⁠ In Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, for example, nearly 20% of Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway users are on their way to connect with @nycferry In DUMBO, that stat is 17%, with two ferry stops bookending Brooklyn Bridge Park. Further south in Red Hook, 16% of greenway users will connect to the ferry to continue their journey.⁠ ⁠ Greenway-to-ferry is the most-reported combination of transit connections (greenway-to-subway was a close second). With eight points of embarkation within a stone’s throw of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, @bkgreenway + @nycferry is the perfect transit combo to help you celebrate the ongoing World Cup matches, whether you’re heading to a watch party or meeting your neighborhood team on the pitch for practice.⁠ ⁠ Watch as we go from 🚲️ to ⛴️ to make their ⚽️ Copa Mundial ⚽️ watch party (complete with a Brooklyn Bridge cameo!). #brooklyn #ferry #worldcup #fifa #copamundial
Ten years ago, the historic Naval Cemetery was tra Ten years ago, the historic Naval Cemetery was transformed and opened to the public. Today’s @bkgreenwaybotanical is more than we could have ever dreamed — and certainly what Brooklyn deserves for a lush urban greenspace 💚🌿 Alden Stoner and @naturesacred have been with us since the beginning! #brooklyn #garden #botanicalgarden #nature
Who are we to ignore the signs?! 😉 Thank you Jamai Who are we to ignore the signs?! 😉 Thank you Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy @jbrpc for sharing your invigorating ride along this southern section of the 22-mile (with 7 more miles planned!) Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway 🚲️🩵💚 #brooklyn #greenway⁠ ⁠ From @jbrpc: This is your sign 🪧 to ride the Jamaica Bay Greenway and @shirleychisholmstatepark 🚴‍♂️ This stretch of greenway, along the largest natural space in New York City, offers some of the most rewarding cycling (or rollerblading, or running, or walking!) experiences. 💆 If you love greenways like we do, and want to improve them, consider following @bkgreenway and @nycgreenways
With $96 Million from @nycmayor in the budget to b With $96 Million from @nycmayor in the budget to build out pedestrian and bike greenways over the next five years, where to begin? One suggestion, from Jon Orcutt, safe streets advocate and former member of @nycgreenways , via @streetsblognyc 's "Mamdani Earmarks $96M for New Greenways as Current Paths Crumble": select a few projects to show how implementation can be optimized. "Pick a couple of projects already in the pipeline… and try to make them models for speeding them up." Where, specifically, might the City start? The article suggests @nyc_dot and @nycparks "link three existing greenways in southern Brooklyn, Ocean Parkway, Shore Parkway, and the Jamaica Bay Greenway, by installing a bikeway on overly-wide Neptune Avenue and the Cropsey Avenue bridge." Where do you hope to see greenway monies prioritized? 📸 1️⃣ How about filling in this gap in southern Brooklyn’s greenway network? Map: DOT; 2️⃣ Greenways in New York City are in desperate need of maintenance, such as this fenced off section along the East River north of 114th Street. File photo: Jonah Schwarz. #greenway #brooklyn #nyc #mamdani
"Brooklynites should not have to leave their neigh "Brooklynites should not have to leave their neighborhood to find quality parks and open spaces.” — office of Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso @bkbpreynoso Last month, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative joined with @ny4p and fellow Brooklynites for a Walk & Talk tour from Fort Greene Park to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as reported just last week by @nyamnews in "Politicians, residents, and advocates walk to demand greener, safer public space in Brooklyn." As residential units in this part of Brooklyn have increased, the tour addressed how green space has, sadly, not kept pace. BGI executive director Hunter Armstrong: "I would like to live in New York, live in Brooklyn, so that I’m not risking my life or watching other people risk their lives to visit our parks like Fort Greene Park." Read the full article via link in bio. @nyc_dot @fortgreenepark #FriendsofCommodoreBarryPark @myrtleavebklyn @bklynlibrary) #nyc #parks #brooklyn
What do the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway between S What do the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway between Sunset Park and Red Hook and the iconic Brooklyn Bridge have in common? Both took 14 YEARS to finish. You’re reading that correctly — NYC took the same amount of time to deliver a safe passage for folks on foot and on wheels along a one-mile corridor as it took to construct a history-making feat of borough-spanning engineering. We’re over city officials treating greenways as an afterthought and letting crumbling sections languish. We’re emboldened by @streetsblognyc’s recent coverage of @nyc.mayor’s commitment of $96 Million in funding for greenways via @nyc.dot. Let’s ensure a decade-plus timeframe for greenway progress is a one-time exception, never the rule. #brooklyn #greenway #brooklynbridge #landmark #nycmayor

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