This park has been open for mere hours and it’s already being used as if it’s been a neighborhood staple for a century. Love to see it.

NYCEDC and Downtown Brooklyn Partnership celebrate the opening of Abolitionist Place, a new public space in Downtown Brooklyn! Learn more: edc.nyc/press-release/…

RIGHT NOW! We just cut the ribbon at #AbolitionistPlace , #NYC ’s greatest new public space — with NYCEDC, Hargreaves Jones, Councilmember Lincoln Restler, Laurie Cumbo, and @BKCB02.

🌳 More: downtownbrooklyn.com/news/2024/abol…

LESS THAN AN HOUR AWAY! 👏 Join us at Abolitionist Place to celebrate the opening of #DowntownBrooklyn 's newest public space. 💙 #thirdspaces

Join us TOMORROW, May 8 at 11:00 AM as we finally cut the ribbon at the eagerly anticipated park on Abolitionist Place! 🎀✂️

🌳 Watch @BKUnitedMB perform, enjoy light bites from DIG + @CafeDavignon, and enjoy #DowntownBrooklyn 's newest public place!

These five #startups will compete #SharkTank -style at the upcoming #MakeItInBrooklyn : BK Bites #FoodTech #PitchContest !

One #founder will take home the $5000 prize — watch it happen live at City Point on May 29! Get your tickets now at bit.ly/MIIBbkbites24.

Join us tomorrow at 8am for 'Reimagining NYC’s Retail Corridors in an Age of Hybrid Work & E-Commerce' w/ 125th Street BID, Downtown Brooklyn, Streetsense, NYC Hospitality Alliance,Cushman & Wakefield & Graham Avenue BID.

Sign up here:
nycfuture.org/events/reimagi…

#MothersDay is just around the corner! 💐 We put together a list of ways to celebrate the special day with Mom right here in #DowntownBrooklyn .

⬇️ Check out the DTBK Mother's Day Guide!
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ANNOUNCED: #MakeItInBK #FoodTech contest finalists!

• Plate Post — video food menus
• Barnwell Bio — monitor livestock via wastewater
• Foodstream — food aid social network
• PlotBot — sensors for soil-less farmers
• ZeroDay — energy from food waste
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Happy #NYC BIDDay ! 👏 #DidYouKnow ? Every day, NYC BID Association collect 10K trash bags + remove 1K instances of graffiti — part of the effort to foster vibrant #NYC neighborhoods for all while championing #smallbusinesses .

📰 Read on, via Crain's New York:
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Our early summer events are in full swing! 🥳 This week's activities:

• Ping-pong at Brooklyn Commons (Tues. at 5:00p)
• Zumba at Brooklyn Commons (Wed. at 6:00p)
• Check the Rhime hip-hop karaoke at Albee Square (Thu. at 5:00p)

🏓 More events → bit.ly/DTBKpresents

Weekend plans: experience Brazilian fine dining at Fogo de Chão (Fogo de Chão) right here in #DowntownBrooklyn . 🍽️ Try out their world-famous churrasco + enjoy all-day happy hour.

📌 City Point
🥩 bit.ly/FogoDTBK

ICYMI: The Empanada Loca Beer Garden is open! 🥟 They carry empanadas, tacos, lemonade, beer + more.

👀 Have a drink on us! Be one of the first 10 to take the mic at our weekly hip-hop karaoke party for a drink on us! (Thurs. in May at 5p on Albee Sq)

😋 bit.ly/ALBsEmpanadaLo…

RIGHT NOW! 🎈 We're at Willoughby St. with @NYUniversity for #NYUDay ! Join us to play creative games, interact with projects + listen to live music produced entirely by students. We'll be here until 3:00p!

💙ITP | Tisch | NYU, NYU Tisch School, Clive Davis Institute
🎯 downtownbrooklyn.com/event/nyu-day-…

Hip-hop karaoke w/ a live band happens at Albee Sq. tonight! 🎤 Celebrate the grand opening of the Empanada Loca Beer Garden with Tai Allen by spitting your favorite verses. First ten to take the mic get a free drink + empanada!

⏰ 5:00 - 8:00p
💖 Sponsored by @RaisingCanes

Meet Gemic, a global consultancy firm that moved to 1 Willoughby Square in #DTBK after years in Manhattan's Financial District — allowing them to immerse themselves in an environment rich with the energy + diversity that fuels their work.

⚡ Learn more: bit.ly/MIIBgemic

Meet Gregory Flowers, an essential member of the Community Improvement Program at The Doe Fund.

Flowers told us about his climb from supervisor to associate director + how he uses that experience to guide his hardworking staff.

💙 downtownbrooklyn.com/about

Free ping-pong returns to Brooklyn Commons Park next Tuesday 5/7! 🏓 Join #ThePushBK for another series of match-ups while DJ Mike Doelo provides the beats. 🎶

⏰ Tuesdays at 5p thru 5/28
✅ Sign up → bit.ly/DTBKpingpong24

Exciting news! @DowntownBrooklyn's own @AceHotel earns a one-key rating from Michelin, shining a spotlight on their exceptional hospitality service.🛎️👏 Elevating the guest experience, one stay at a time.
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THIS FRIDAY! 🖥️ Join @NYUniversity at the corner of Jay/Willoughby St. for #NYUDay !

🎶 Interact with projects from the ITP | Tisch | NYU program, enjoy live music by Clive Davis Institute students + sip on @RaisingCanes lemonade. It's free!

⏰ May 3, 12:00-3:00p
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