Author: Nathan Weiser

Carroll Gardens

Carroll Gardens dedicates a new park, by Nathan Weiser

On Tuesday, August 15, NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Marty Maher, along with elected officials, celebrated the official beginning of construction of the new St. Mary’s Park. The Carroll Gardens park had been closed since 2009 because of MTA work on the subway track above. “Parks are here to celebrate, and the community has a lot to celebrate with the […]

Gardening

Keeping an Italian tradition alive while it becomes newly mainstream, by Mary Ann Pietanza

When I was growing up in Red Hook, our family garden was an integral part of our life. Practically everyone in the neighborhood had one. It was pretty much the norm that if you were Italian, there was a garden of some sort in your backyard, side yard, front yard, or even on a piece of purchased property elsewhere.  If there […]