The Cousins Play 🎬
Riverfront Hip-Hop x Brick City Jam 🎶
International Food Festival 🥙
Boat Tours 🚣
Caribbean Festival 🏝️
The Cousins Play 🎬 Riverfront Hip-Hop x Brick City Jam 🎶 International Food Festival 🥙 Boat Tours 🚣 Caribbean Festival 🏝️
The Cousins by BV Marshall
@ Military Park
Ahmad, a striving documentarian, wants to make a film about the Newark Riots and hopes to enlist the help of his mother and his Aunt Delores, a cantankerous yet jovial long time resident of the Central Ward. In his efforts to find a coherent story, he unleashes old family rivalries that force him to question his vision and purpose
Aug 7, 2026
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NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION: STARTING APRIL 10, 2026
The Harriet Tubman Square Improvement Project is Underway.
The Park will be closed for the duration of the project.
Planned enhancements include new seating, improved lighting, pathway repairs, a new plaza, a playground, and a comfort station designed by Nina Cooke John, designer of the Harriet Tubman monument.
The Shadow of a Face Harriet Tubman monument will remain open throughout construction.
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