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Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is working to build the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway and expand greenways in NYC

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Come listen and learn as we champion greenways at

Come listen and learn as we champion greenways at the 2026 BROOKLYN PARKS & OPEN SPACES CONFERENCE, Saturday, March 28th, from 8:30AM to 2PM. Free and open to all. Hosted by @prospect_park, the Brooklyn Parks and Open Spaces Coalition, Brooklyn Community Board 9, and Brooklyn Community Board 16, this conference will bring together partners across the borough to strengthen our collective impact and celebrate the work that makes Brooklyn’s parks more equitable, resilient, and vibrant. The day will feature breakfast, networking, and engaging panel discussions with park leaders, advocates, and practitioners, followed by lunch and tours, workshops, and more opportunities for connection and collaboration. BGI Executive Director Hunter Armstrong will be championing greenways as a participant in the 9:15AM panel, THE STATE OF BROOKLYN PARKS AND ADVOCACY, alongside colleagues from the Center for an Urban Future, the Brooklyn Borough President's Office, and @ny4p. This opening panel will offer a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of Brooklyn’s parks, including funding realities, system-wide challenges, and emerging opportunities. Speakers will explore what a “state of good repair” looks like across neighborhoods and discuss shared visions for a fair, climate-resilient parks system that serves all Brooklynites. #brooklyn

🌞 The sun is shining, the temperature is climbing

🌞 The sun is shining, the temperature is climbing — it’s time to hit the Greenway! As you’re walking, riding, running, or rolling along, you want to stay hydrated. @bkgreenway is thrilled to again be partnering with @banditrunning 👟 to support a hydration station at @navalcemeterylandscape. All season long, pause for a water break and enjoy the landscape. Then, back to the Greenway you go! 😉 #brooklyn #greenway #running

Today, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative submitted test

Today, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative submitted testimony to @nyccouncil on the NYC Streets Plan. “Our mission is simple but urgent,” read our testimony, submitted by executive director Hunter Armstrong. “To complete and activate a continuous, resilient, and equitable greenway network and waterfront corridor that connects neighborhoods, supports small businesses, improves public health, and strengthens climate adaptation. Greenways that are protected, connected to their surrounding neighborhoods, and clearly marked can advance NYC’s affordability, safety, health, recreational, and climate goals.” Visit brooklyngreenway.org or our link in bio for the full text.⁠ ⁠ The NYC Streets Plan has introduced important accountability into the City’s transportation planning. **However** for greenways — including the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway — the current framework remains incomplete. The next NYC Streets Plan must move beyond counting miles and instead guarantee connectivity. The next NYC Streets Plan edition needs to do more, and include enforceable metrics to advance NYC’s 2025 “Greater Greenways Plan,” the first citywide greenways plan since 1993.⁠ ⁠ Brooklyn Greenway Initiative urges NYC Council to strengthen the next Streets Plan with clear, enforceable commitments:⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣ A Legally Mandated Greenway Completion Schedule⁠ 2️⃣ A “Connectivity First” Standard⁠ 3️⃣ Cross-Agency Greenway Accountability⁠ 4️⃣ Maintenance and Protection Guarantees⁠ 5️⃣ Fully Funding the Agencies Responsible for Delivery on Greenways⁠ ⁠ Brooklyn Greenway Initiative stands ready to partner with the City to achieve this vision. But partnership must be matched with policy guarantees. ⁠ ⁠ 📸 Photo of NYC Streets Plan rally by Rich Miller. Pictured, leadership from @harlemrivercoalition, colleagues from @transportationalternatives and more. @nycgreenways @shaunabreu @nyc_dot @nycedc @nycparks @nycmayorsoffice @familiesforsafestreets

There’s room for everyone on the greenway! On this

There’s room for everyone on the greenway! On this Prospect Park segment of the future Historic Brooklyn Greenway, shared-use paths accommodate cyclists, joggers, walkers to enjoy open greenspace in parallel. Image from “Greater Greenways” plan, released by NYC DOT, Parks, and EDC in 2025, with invaluable contributions from stakeholders such as @nycgreenways. #brooklyn #nyc #greenways

More than a hundred years on, one thing remains co

More than a hundred years on, one thing remains consistent in a borough that has changed so much: people love parkways! Seen here, cyclists and pedestrians enjoying Ocean Parkway — a century-old greenway route right here in Brooklyn and the first cycleway in the US! Photo from the “Greater Greenways” plan, by NYC DOT, Parks & Rec, and EDC. #greenway #brooklyn #nyc #oceanparkway

Thank you @cityandstateny for recognizing BGI exec

Thank you @cityandstateny for recognizing BGI executive director Hunter Armstrong on your 2026 Brooklyn Power List! ⚡️⁠ ⁠ 💚 Brooklyn Greenway Initiative helped shape greenway expansion and improvement across the borough while leading the NYC Greenways Coalition and supporting the city’s first comprehensive greenways masterplan in decades. #greenway #brooklyn #nyc

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