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Grassy Grassroots: Citizens Creating Parks

In a time of accelerating real estate development and a pressing need for equitable access to green space, how can everyday citizens organize to bring vacant land and unrealized landscapes into the public realm? Join The Trust for Public Land Senior Vice President and Director of City Park Development Adrian Benepe, The Tanks at Bushwick Inlet Park Co-Founder and Executive Director Stacey Anderson, NYCH2O Director of Programs and Operations Jonathan Turer, and Bronx River Alliance Outreach Manager Joseph Sanchez, and Public Realm Advocate Laura Hansen in a conversation moderated by urban planner and MacArthur Fellow Damon Rich. Welcoming remarks from Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue.

Presented in connection with the final weeks of the exhibition “The Means of a Ready Escape: Brooklyn’s Prospect Park” a joint project of Brooklyn Historical Society and Prospect Park Alliance.

For questions about this event or other inquiries, contact our Visitor Services desk at 718-222-4111, ext. 250.











When: Mon., Feb. 4, 2019 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont St.
718-222-4111
Price: $5.00
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In a time of accelerating real estate development and a pressing need for equitable access to green space, how can everyday citizens organize to bring vacant land and unrealized landscapes into the public realm? Join The Trust for Public Land Senior Vice President and Director of City Park Development Adrian Benepe, The Tanks at Bushwick Inlet Park Co-Founder and Executive Director Stacey Anderson, NYCH2O Director of Programs and Operations Jonathan Turer, and Bronx River Alliance Outreach Manager Joseph Sanchez, and Public Realm Advocate Laura Hansen in a conversation moderated by urban planner and MacArthur Fellow Damon Rich. Welcoming remarks from Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue.

Presented in connection with the final weeks of the exhibition “The Means of a Ready Escape: Brooklyn’s Prospect Park” a joint project of Brooklyn Historical Society and Prospect Park Alliance.

For questions about this event or other inquiries, contact our Visitor Services desk at 718-222-4111, ext. 250.

Buy tickets/get more info now