Fort Greene Park

Please be advised that playgrounds in Fort Greene Park will be closed because of excessive crowding and failure to social distancing.

What is going on here? The Thursday morning volunteer gardeners at work preparing for erosion control. Joining us today will be the New York cares group to help with soil spreading , transplanting and prepping.

What’s going on in the park today? Preparing for winter erosion control by planting, transplanting and seeding. Thanks to the Thursday morning volunteer gardeners and today we are welcoming New York cares for their crew helping out.

What are the volunteer gardeners doing this week? It’s planting season. Planting late flowering plants, ground cover to prevent erosion. Join us on Thursday’s or Saturday mornings! We can use your help.

Look at these amazing flowers blooming in fall in Fort Greene Park.

What is going on here? On the hill near the hospital, we planted 6 Limber pines today. They are bluish green in color, fragrant and are native to the western U.S. which makes them tolerant of the arid rocky slopes where we planted them today. Why 6? Why here? These are 6 trees to remember the 6 essential hospital workers who lost their lives to Covid. We now have this amazing pine forest to remember these essential workers.

Digging holes. Digging holes. Prepping the land for the six Memorial pine trees to honor the six Brooklyn hospital workers that lost their lives during the Covid pandemic. And found this Pepsi can, circa 1970's. amazing what you find digging holes!

The Thursday morning volunteer gardeners at work! Today weeding the gardens at S. Portland. Lots of amazing fall flowers and pollinators at work. Love the bees.

We hope you stay safe and dry tomorrow!

Here’s a sneak peek of this Sunday’s Music in the Grove performance, featuring @heyjazzyash , @milstrills, Jaison Anderson and @emoonpark . Take the chance this Sunday to find joy in our connections to one another and the earth. Join us Sunday at 11 for the premier of Music in the Grove: Summer Slow Down!

The Theater for the New City was set to perform "LIBERTY Or JUST US, A City Park Story this Saturday, August 15, instead they will be live streaming this play, which features Fort Greene Park on their website. Our park director, Dave Barker was a workshop consultant for this piece! LIBERTY OR JUST US is an oratorio that honors New York City parks for being sites of activism for many 20th and 21st century progressive causes, from the Triangle Shirtwaist protests to Occupy ...Wall Street. It revisits these movements through the eyes of a contemporary Parks Manager in songs featuring him and the multi-ethnic, multi-abled ensemble. The piece celebrates the idea that the USA can be a country of all its people, that moral aspiration can be reinvented to harness energy to overcome our problems, and that our vision can focus on dignity rather than power, equality rather than wealth and solidarity rather than competition. The piece is an oratorio written and directed by Crystal Field and composed by Joseph Vernon Banks. Its playing schedule will be Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM plus Friday, August 14 at 7:00 PM." You can find this performance at their website, theaterfoethenewcity.net See more

Yoga classes in the park resume this Saturday!! We are so happy to welcome back safe, socially distant yoga with The Shala Yoga House on the south monument lawn. To sign up, please email [email protected] Sign up in advance for the classes you would like to attend. Space is limited to 25, please bring a water bottle, a mat and a mask! See you Saturday!

Fort Greene Park needs your help! We will be hosting the It’s My Park Impact Day with @cpfnyc this Saturday from 9am - 11am. With increased park use and damage from tropical storm Isaias, we can use all hands on deck this weekend to give back to our park. The link to sign up is in our bio. Masks and gloves will be provided for any volunteer that needs them! See you Saturday

Here’s a sneak peek of our upcoming virtual Music in the Grove performance by @roliepolieguac this Sunday at 11 a.m. We’re going on a dragon hunt! LET’S GO!!!

Get out of the sun! Stay cool and tune in at 11 a.m. today for the premiere of our virtual concert series, Music in the Grove. This performance features Suzi Shelton and special guest Attis Clopton. https://youtu.be/PYQlj0e7GLM