[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn]
Yes, they are imagining how to Reinvent Grand Army Plaza, and our contributor Adrian Kinloch captured this great angle on the Arch and banner that’s hanging there.

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Does this matter? Really, not at all. It’s the winning submission for the Reinventing Grand Army Plaza competition and it came from a team from Nantes, France. It’s called Canopy. And, it’s lovely. Lovely, however, only gets you so far, when the issue is getting something built. Until then, we’re left with a pretty picture [...]

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[Photo courtesy of triborough/flickr]
This is the Reinventing Grand Army Plaza competition entries exhibition that is now up around the Arch. It runs through October 13. The design competition attracted 30 entries from around the world. Finalist from the group were announced last week. The two winning entries, Canopy, created by a group from Nantes, France, [...]

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The Bailey Fountain at Grand Army Plaza was a little sudsy yesterday morning after a detergent attack by an unknown culprit or culprits. The reader who sent us the photos wrote, “Some one must have poured detergent into the water last night. It was quite a sight. By the time we got out [...]

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The Jersey Strawberries were back at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket this weekend, plus the asparagus were out there and a lot of other things.–A Year in the Park

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It seems like Second Chance Saturdays–the clothing recycling events at Grand Army Plaza–just got underway. Yet, we have already arrived at the last one:
Bring your unwanted textile materials to the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket on Saturdays. Clothing and household linens are Reusable & Recyclable. Where: Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, NW entrance of Prospect Park.
The recycling [...]

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Saturday Greenmarket at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

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If you want to help reinvent Grand Army Plaza and help create a kinder, gentler place, then here are some questions you can answer.–Streets Blog

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We posted about this before the holidays, but now that the clothing recycling program at Grand Army Plaza is starting, we figured that a reminder couldn’t hurt. Important points from the organizers:
This pilot builds on the already successful project at the Union Square Greenmarket, where over 27,000 pounds of clothing were collected-diverting them from landfills [...]

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There’s a clothing recycling project coming to the Greenmarket at Grand Army Plaza after the New Year. It’s called “Second Chance Saturdays: Recycle your Unwanted Clothing and Textiles” and it will start on Saturday, January 5. Per the email about it:
This pilot builds on the already successful project at the Union Square Greenmarket, where over [...]

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Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of Idle Type/flickr]

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There’s an interesting competition underway to solicit ideas for reenvisioning and reimagining Grand Army Plaza. Per Streets Blog:
The Grand Army Plaza Coalition (GAPCo) and the Design Trust for Public Space are launching an “Ideas Competition” called Reinventing Grand Army Plaza. Building on GAPCo’s on-going effort to re-envision this historic Brooklyn crossroads, the Ideas Competition will [...]

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This vid was brought to our attention by the producer, who just posted it on YouTube. It’s a fun look inside the Arch at Grand Army Plaza, with puppets that have been stored there.

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We finally paid a visit to the recently completed new plaza in front of the Brooklyn Library. It’s pleasant, although it looks like it could use more greenery in order to prevent it from become a sun-reflecting frying pan in the summer. We are not trying to nitpick, but we couldn’t help notice that the [...]

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Will the pedestrian safety enhancements to Grand Army Plaza make life there potentially longer than is currently the case? Given how quickly the work is being done, everyone will find out sooner rather than later. The Department of Transportation’s plans–which are the result of hard work by the Grand Army Plaza Coalition–will include 11,000 square [...]

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Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

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Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

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