BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK CONSERVANCY INC

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK CONSERVANCY WORKS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, NATURE, AND THE WATERFRONT THROUGH INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE, PROGRAMMING IN BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK. OVER 7,000 VISITORS ENJOYED THE CONSERVANCY'S ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR KICKOFF SPRING KITE FESTIVAL FEATURING S.T.E.A.M. ACTIVITES, LIVE MUSIC AND KITE FLYING. OTHER CULTURAL PERFORMANCES INCLUDED TWO FAMILY FRIENDLY DANCE WORKSHOPS WITH BAM AND ABT, A DJ DANCE PARTY IN HONOR OF BROOKLYN PRIDE, AND LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES WITH BROOKLYN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND FREELANCE BAND (JAZZ) AS PART OF OUR "SOUNDS AT SUNSET" PROGRAM. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH KINFOLK TECH FOUNDATION TO BRING AUGMENTED REALITY ART TO THE PARK FOCUSED ON THE STORIES OF BLACK, BROWN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN BROOKLYN, AND INCLUDED A KICKOFF ARTIST PANEL EVENT ON JUNETEENTH ALONG WITH GUIDED TOURS. THE CONSERVANCY'S VIBRANT RECREATION PROGRAMS WERE ENJOYED BY OVER 2,000 PARTICIPANTS AND INCLUDED OUR POPULAR WATERFRONT WORKOUT SERIES FEATURING ZUMBA, PILATES, BOOTCAMP AND YOGA CLASSES. PUBLIC KAYAKING WAS HELD 4 DAYS A WEEK IN JUNE AND ENJOYED BY OVER 2,500 PADDLERS, INCLUDING ADULTS AND FAMILIES. SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES ENROLLED OVER 2,500 CHILDREN AND ADULTS. YOUTH BASKETBALL CLINICS OFFERED SHOOTING, DRIBBLING, AND TEAMWORK SKILLS FOR CHILDREN AGED 4-17, AND WERE AT CAPACITY EVERY SESSION. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL RUNNING CLUB, TEAM WRK, TO HOST A JUNETEENTH 5K ATTENDED BY OVER 450 PARTICIPANTS. THROUGH ITS EDUCATION FOCUSED PROGRAMS, BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK'S TIDES TEEN PROGRAM CONDUCTED 1240 CONTACT HOURS WITH BROOKLYN YOUTH. THOUGH FREE, OPEN HOURS IN THE EDUCATION CENTER, SERVED 5,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE SERVED 600 PEOPLE THROUGH IN-DEPTH, COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS OUR FISHING CLINIC AND SEINING AND SERVED 300 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN. WE SERVED 6,000 MCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH IN-DPETH, HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING; A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 258 CONTACT HOURS OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE VAST MAJORITY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN SERVED COME FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. BETWEEN JANUARY AND JUNE 2025, 603 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 1,231 SERVICE HOURS THROUGH CORPORATE, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY GROUP, AND INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED BY SUPPORTING HORTICULTURE ACTIVITIES, COASTAL CLEANUPS, EVENTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS, AND BY LEADING PARK TOURS.