NORTH BROOKLYN — The snowfall on Friday, Dec. 27, was a reminder of how quickly our public spaces can change and how many people it takes to keep our neighborhoods safe, accessible and cared for.
While the city slowed down, our crew was out plowing plazas and clearing paths as part of our cold-weather emergency response that supplements the incredible work of our city partners at DSNY, NYC DOT and NYC Parks.
That’s the work most people never see and it’s the heart of what we do: direct services, delivered every day.
Across North Brooklyn, our mobile team cares for plazas, corridors, open streets, dog runs and neighborhood parks, making places out of spaces.
Winter weather in North Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of NBK Parks
In 2025, that meant:
510 site visits to clean public spaces across the district945 bags of trash, more than 18 10-yard dumpsters526 storm drains cleared, including 241 sweeps in a high-risk zone104 bags of invasive plants removed to protect native landscapes78 dog run maintenance visits across McGolrick, McCarren, Cooper and Sternberg Parks14 new planters and 22 protective tree guards installed to support shade and street life
Each number is really a story: a safer crossing, a cleaner corner, a greener block.
We work alongside neighbors, elected officials, small businesses and city partners to turn temporary activations into lasting community assets: the everyday infrastructure of care.
And your support makes it possible.
Your support ensures they have the tools, vehicles, training, and systems to respond: not someday but today.
P.S. Please make a year-end gift to sustain the people and places that keep North Brooklyn’s public spaces working … through winter and beyond.
P.P.S. Our crews are already back out today following the snowfall. Your gift directly supports the hands doing the work and helps advance a model the next administration can learn from.