![]() ![]() The launch of a brand new “Share the Stage” series featuring dance performances and poetry readings that incorporated immersive, family-friendly workshops for all ages. While stages and studios remained closed due to COVID-19, the Conservancy’s arts and culture lineup provided much needed open-air opportunities for local music, theatre, and dance groups to rehearse and perform:Ī season kick-off Brass Bands Festival event on June 13, featuring roving Park performances by five of Brooklyn’s foremost brass band ensembles, including Slavic Soul Party!, Brass Queens, Hot Hand Band, Low Beat Brass, and festival co-producers L Train Brass Band. Over 10,000 filmgoers enjoyed movies under the stars this season – Shaun of the Dead (2004), Patti Cake$ (2017), Akeelah and the Bee (2006), and The Karate Kid (1984) – with food and drink provided by Smorgasburg vendors, short films curated by BAMCinématek, and DJ sets provided by Brooklyn Radio. The Conservancy’s signature outdoor film series, Movies With A View, returned for a highly anticipated 4-week run in August, celebrating its 21st season with the theme “Grit,’ featuring heartwarming, irreverent, hilarious, and uplifting underdog stories of perseverance and resilience. The Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Norway’s oldest and largest square-rigged tall ship, docked at the Park during its global circumnavigation as part of the United Nations’ Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. At Pier 2, the Brooklyn Nets returned for their annual Practice in the Park, which welcomed fans to watch the entire team take to the court for drills as they prepared for the upcoming season. Musician Ed Sheeran performed at Pier 3 during the MTV Video Music Awards in September. More than 100,000 visitors experienced the one-of-a-kind photo festival. Photoville returned for its 10th year and displayed more than 70 visual story exhibitions throughout the Park from September to December. Over the summer season, Brooklyn Bridge Park hosted four performances as part of New York State’s NY Pops Up festival, which brought free live musical performances to public outdoor spaces intended to invigorate New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]() The exhibit is on display until April 2022. In July, Public Art Fund installed Claudia Weiser’s Rehearsal, a collection of five large-scale geometric sculptures, at the Plymouth Street entrance to the Park. Brooklyn Public Library Annex was open all season at One John Street before moving to their new location across the street in DUMBO. More than 60,000 skated at the Pier 2 Roller Rink and 25,000 climbers at the Cliffs courses in DUMBO. Popular park amenities provided fun, safe family activities to thousands. Ample Hills Creamery, OddFellows Ice Cream Co., Fornino, Luke’s Lobster, and Pilot were opened for the season. Park concessions continued to delight visitors and offered a selection of food and beverage treats. Emily Warren Roebling Plaza pays tribute to the rich history of the Brooklyn Bridge and is named in honor of the woman known for her work ensuring the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge. Construction at Brooklyn Bridge Park is finished, and the Park is complete as originally designed with the opening of Emily Warren Roebling Plaza.Įmily Warren Roebling Plaza, the final section of parkland adds two acres of flexible plaza space and links the DUMBO section of the Park with the southern piers, a crucial connection that enhances the flow of pedestrian traffic and provides a moment to observe the incredible Brooklyn Bridge from below. This past summer the Park remained open through the COVID-19 pandemic and safely welcomed more than 5 million visitors to enjoy public outdoor space and free amenities, while hosting close to 400 recreational, cultural, and educational events and programs for over 45,000 participants. 2021 Season Wrap Up: Over 5 Million Visitors to Park More than 45,000 Attend Events & Public Programsīrooklyn Bridge Park on December 22, 2021-Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) and Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy (Conservancy) celebrate the conclusion of the 2021 season. ![]()
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