The day featured L Train Brass Band, Sugartone Brass Band, Ad Hoc Brass Band, Stoop Kidz Brass Band, and Extra Syrup Horns, processing from Pier 6 to Pier 3. Music connected artists and visitors across the Park throughout the season, starting with nearly 1,000 visitors to celebrate the second annual Brass Bands Festival in May. Two Waterfront Dance Socials provided introductory dance classes of two distinct styles, with salsa on July 16 led by Talia Castro-Pozo, and house dance on August 27 with Cebo Carr/NXGN, both with a refreshing breeze off the harbor.Joy, got visitors dancing and grooving on the waterfront at Pier 3 Plaza, despite the summer heat On June 17, an upbeat dance party, Big Summer Get Down with James St.Summer Fridays, held on the first Friday of the summer months (June 3, July 1, and August 5), kicked off the weekend with live performances, meditations, and music, led by host and guest curator Madison McFerrin.The Conservancy celebrated with a variety of brand new programming events, with particular focus on music, dance, and interactive performances: CBS brought Destination Brooklyn: Champions League Watch Party to Pier 2 in October for live coverage of the Champions League soccer finals. The Brooklyn Nets hosted their annual Nets Practice in the Park in October, which welcomed fans to Pier 2 to watch the entire team take to the court for drills as they prepared for the upcoming season. New York Road Runners again hosted the Brooklyn Half Marathon Pre-Party at Pier 2 in May, when 20,000 participants and fans stopped by for bib pick-up and celebration. The three day event attracted more than 1,000 attendees. Wimbledon: The Hill in New York, a Wimbledon tennis match watch party debuted at Pier 6 in July. Ann’s also brought to Brooklyn Bridge Park Little Amal, a twelve-foot puppet of a 10-year old Syrian refugee during her tour to New York in September and October. Ann’s Warehouse produced Fandango at the Wall, a concert at Pier 1 on July 9 featuring Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. Photoville featured over thirty photography exhibits throughout the Park, from June 4 to June 26. Also in June Photoville returned for its eleventh year at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The life-size chairs are an invitation to the public to do just that: to sit with her and think. The installation featured the figure of Lorraine Hansberry surrounded by five bronze chairs, each representing a different aspect of her life and work. In June, The Lorraine Hansberry Initiative brought the sculpture To Sit Awhile, created by artist Alison Saar to the Pier 5 Uplands. While more than 55,000 skaters took to the Roller Rink at Pier 2.įrom May through November, Public Art Fund had on view at the Park Black Atlantic a collection of exhibits created by artists Leilah Babirye, Hugh Hayden, Dozie Kanu, Tau Lewis, and Kiyan Williams. Ample Hills Creamery, OddFellows Ice Cream Co., Fornino, Luke’s Lobster, and Pilot were open for the season. Park concessions continued to offer a selection of food and beverage. BBP also debuted four new pickleball courts at Pier 2, which have been very popular since opening last winter. The completion of the Emily Warren Roebling Plaza in December 2021 marked the Park complete, and provided two additional acres of parkland, an essential connection between the northern and southern sections, and opened an incredible area beneath the Brooklyn Bridge that had not been publicly accessible in decades. For the first summer season ever, Brooklyn Bridge Park operated with all park sections completed as originally designed. This past season nearly 5 million visitors enjoyed Brooklyn Bridge Park, while more than 95,000 participated in over 220 recreational, cultural, and educational events and programs in the Park. After another amazing season, BBP and the Conservancy look forward to announcing the 2023 lineup of events, welcoming back partners hosting a range of art and cultural, recreation, volunteer, and education opportunities, and continuing to build upon popular new programs, for all to enjoy in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) and Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy (Conservancy) celebrated the conclusion of the 2022 season, with exciting growth and a return to robust programming.
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