Announcements
Photo: LoudlabsSUNSET PARK – A rainy Sunday brought even more water after water gushed out of a broken main and flooded the streets. At around 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, November 24, a water main broke after a pipe burst on 44th Street and Fifth Ave. The pressure of the
environment
PARK SLOPE – Dozens of P.S. 282 students and Principal Rashan Hoke joined Council Member Brad Lander, NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) Commissioner Vincent Sapienza, and NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org] Borough Commissioner Martin Maher Monday morning to
Gowanus
GOWANUS – The Brooklyn Supreme Court gave the NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) the green light last week to proceed with the acquisition of three properties in Gowanus to build an eight million gallon Combined Sewage Overflow (CSO) tank and
community
GOWANUS – Following a candlelight vigil Tuesday evening [/candlelight-vigil-held-to-save-gowanus-station/] to protest the city’s proposed demolition of the historic Gowanus Station building, the New York City Council has voted to allow the Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) to seize the property
Education
Photo via Flickr/NYC Water.Jamaica Bay [/?s=jamaica+bay] used to be blanketed with oysters. This was long before all the dredging, pollution, and erosion caused them to become functionally extinct. Oysters are an essential tool in establishing a healthy and diverse marine ecosystem. [http://twistedsifter.com/2014/10/
Central Brooklyn
Cortelyou Road and Westminster Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week, two streets are facing water service interruption because the Department of Environmental Protection is replacing cast-iron water mains running underneath the sidewalk. Water service will be interrupted on Cortelyou Road (between Coney Island Avenue and Argyle Road) and
News
The Union Street Bridge (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)UPDATE, Monday, June 20 at 5pm: In further discussion between the Park Slope Stoop and the Department of Transportation, a DOT spokesperson now says a drawbridge option for the new Union Street Bridge is still a possibility. Our article
Arts & Culture
Via the Environmental Protection AgencyThe Gowanus-based film and television studio Eastern Effects [http://easterneffects.com/home/] heads to City Hall tomorrow morning with an important mail delivery that they hope will help spare their space. The company has led a campaign for community members, film and television employees, and local
Arts & Culture
Eastern Effects employees. (Photo via Eastern Effects [https://www.facebook.com/EasternEffects/photos/a.548178442009519.1073741828.548036835357013/575280759299287/?type=3&theater] )A successful film studio in the Gowanus neighborhood which has close to 230 employees could be forced to close if a proposed environmental cleanup plan moves forward. Under
Announcements
Flooding caused by Hurricane Irene (Photo by Mickey Whitley)Southern Brooklyn residents are advised to prepare for flooding Friday evening. Persistent winds and a strong high tide are expected bring floodwaters to Brooklyn’s southern shores, the Office of Emergency Management warns. “New Yorkers living close to the water can
News
(Photo: DEP)April showers bring May flowers! Spring is in the air, so what better time to grab a free rain barrel in order to cut down on your water bill and protect the environment? Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is sponsoring a rain barrel giveaway this Sunday at the Manhattan Beach
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One of the open doorways in the vacant home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long.
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Manhattan Beach Community Group member Shari Kaplan, left, standing next to officials from the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency and the Department of Environmental Protection. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Frustrations boiled over at a Manhattan Beach Community Group meeting Tuesday when city officials showed up empty handed
Health
The Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Photo: Google Maps)The revolting stench that blanketed parts of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach earlier this year was caused by a mechanical failure at the Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/dep_projects/cp_coney_island_plant.
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A reminder of the flooding caused by Hurricane Irene (Photo by Mickey Whitley) City Councilman Chaim Deutsch is urging federal and state agencies to pick up the pace on planned resiliency measures after an unusually strong high tide flooded parts of Manhattan Beach and Sheepshead Bay this morning. “I’ve
Health
The Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Source: DEP)The rancid smell from the wastewater treatment plant over on Knapp Street has long been a nuisance [/sheepshead-bay-is-tops-in-poop-smell-complaints/] for residents in the area. However, following last month’s record-breaking blizzard [/volunteers-distribute-hot-food-to-neighbors-stranded-by-the-winter-storm/], neighbors say the stink has become intolerable and are calling on