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Brooklyn has all the perks this summer: outdoor movies, yoga, happy hours

The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership seems intent on making Brooklyn as tech-friendly as it can be.

A Downtown Brooklyn Partnership outdoor concert. (Image courtesy of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership)

The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership announced its summer schedule of outdoor movies, happy hours, yoga and ping-pong this week, with events nearly every day this summer.

The program is called Summer @ MetroTech, and will take place in and around Downtown Brooklyn’s MetroTech Center.

With all the offerings, we wonder if the area, which is already a tech hotbed in Brooklyn, will rise to a new level. Small startups might see the offerings as perks for their employees, free for the companies, just by the fact of being based in Downtown Brooklyn or Dumbo. What kind of a difference for the area could that make?

The MetroTech is already a center of  the Brooklyn tech world, with numerous tech and digital firms based there, including Makerbot, NPower and Slate. It’s also home, of course, to NYU’s engineering school, NYU Tandon.

Here’s info on what the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership has going on this summer:

Happy Hours

“Happy Hours @ MetroTech will feature friendly ping pong tournaments in June, Double Dutch classes in August, and cornhole competitions in September. DJs will set the soundtrack for the evenings.”

  • Thursdays, 5–7 p.m., June–September, MetroTech Commons

Yoga

“Provided by Mark Morris Dance Group, the 1-hour sessions take place on the northwest end of the Commons in the grassy area.”

  • Tuesdays, 7:30–8:30 a.m., June–August, MetroTech Commons

Bootcamp workouts

“1-hour classes will focus on building strength, endurance, and stability.”

  • Wednesdays, 7:30–8:30 a.m., June–August, MetroTech Commons

Rooftop Films

“Three nights of independent films under the stars in the Commons. Seating opens at 8pm, with live music at 8:30pm and screenings at 9pm.”

  • Wednesday, May 31: Short Films: The New American Paradise
  • Friday, June 16: The Maribor Uprisings: Live Participatory Documentary
  • Friday, July 21: Sundance Short Films

And there’s more, including R&B music and a Bastille Day celebration.

Companies: Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
Series: Brooklyn
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