Brook Park still under construction
Brook Park Community Garden, located on Brook Avenue between East 140th and 141st Streets, remains under construction after almost two years. The project, funded with $884,000 from Borough President Vanessa…
Stage Garden Rumba brightens up Brook Park with Latin music and poetry
Women drummed Bomba music and poets spoke out against prejudice and colonization at the Stage Garden Rumba at Brook Park on Sept. 17, part of a cultural events series to…
Composting takes hold in Brook Park
Composting is underway in Mott Haven, thanks to the efforts of volunteers at Brook Park helping to make it happen. This video helps explain the dos and don’ts of composting.
Curbside composting is back–but in only a few neighborhoods
Curbside composting in New York City has resumed this month, but Mott Haven and Hunts Point need more volunteers to meet the city’s criteria for participation. The curbside composting…
Community gardens stand their ground in battle against the city
Ray Figueroa holds up a bottle of Hot Sauce. Photo: Suzannah Cavanaugh[/caption] On a late September afternoon, Brook Park Community Garden buzzed with local residents. Renowned environmental advocate Ray Figueroa,…
Big Bronx Sancochazo highlights community cooperation
Huge pots of stew bubbled and steamed over a fire in the Brook Park community garden on the last Saturday in September for the sixth annual Big Bronx Sancochazo. The…
Brook Park hosts Stage, Garden, Rumba
Artists and activists filled the Brook Park community garden on Sept. 7 for Stage, Garden, Rumba, a free program of dancing, music, poetry and community building. The event was held…
Brook Park hosts Taino powwow
A late June powwow at Brook Park sought to inspire young people to keep their indigenous cultural heritage alive. The event’s organizers, Bronx-based Bohio Atabei (Taino Women/Grandmothers Circle) planned it…