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Department of Environmental Protection

Nov
25
Affected by Massive Water Main Break in Sunset Park this Weekend? File a Claim!

Affected by Massive Water Main Break in Sunset Park this Weekend? File a Claim!

Photo: LoudlabsSUNSET PARK – A rainy Sunday brought even more water after water gushed out of a broken main and flooded
2 min read
Oct
22
Students Help Cut Ribbon For New ‘Green’ Playground At P.S. 282

Students Help Cut Ribbon For New ‘Green’ Playground At P.S. 282

PARK SLOPE – Dozens of P.S. 282 students and Principal Rashan Hoke joined Council Member Brad Lander, NYC Department of
4 min read
Oct
04
City Proceeds With Acquiring 3 Gowanus Properties For CSO Tank Facility

City Proceeds With Acquiring 3 Gowanus Properties For CSO Tank Facility

GOWANUS – The Brooklyn Supreme Court gave the NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/
4 min read
Apr
12
City Council Votes To Seize Gowanus Station Building Via Eminent Domain

City Council Votes To Seize Gowanus Station Building Via Eminent Domain

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
2 min read
Oct
20
Jamaica Bay Getting Cleaner And Fresher — The All Natural Way

Jamaica Bay Getting Cleaner And Fresher — The All Natural Way

Photo via Flickr/NYC Water.Jamaica Bay [/?s=jamaica+bay] used to be blanketed with oysters. This was long before
2 min read
Oct
19
Goodbye Cast-Iron Pipes: Water Main Replacement Tears Up Streets This Week

Goodbye Cast-Iron Pipes: Water Main Replacement Tears Up Streets This Week

Cortelyou Road and Westminster Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week, two streets are facing water service interruption because
4 min read
Jun
17
UPDATE: DOT Submits ‘Fixed Bridge’ Plan To Coast Guard; Drawbridge Option For Aging Union Street Crossing Still On Table

UPDATE: DOT Submits ‘Fixed Bridge’ Plan To Coast Guard; Drawbridge Option For Aging Union Street Crossing Still On Table

The Union Street Bridge (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)UPDATE, Monday, June 20 at 5pm: In further discussion
4 min read
Jun
14
Gowanus Film Studio Heads To City Hall, Fighting With Spunk After Canal Sewage Tank Decision

Gowanus Film Studio Heads To City Hall, Fighting With Spunk After Canal Sewage Tank Decision

Via the Environmental Protection AgencyThe Gowanus-based film and television studio Eastern Effects [http://easterneffects.com/home/] heads to City Hall
3 min read
May
31
Film Studio And 230 Jobs At Stake As Gowanus Sewage Tank Decision Nears

Film Studio And 230 Jobs At Stake As Gowanus Sewage Tank Decision Nears

Eastern Effects employees. (Photo via Eastern Effects [https://www.facebook.com/EasternEffects/photos/a.548178442009519.1073741828.548036835357013/575280759299287/?type=3&
3 min read
May
06
Flood Warning Issued For Southern Brooklyn

Flood Warning Issued For Southern Brooklyn

Flooding caused by Hurricane Irene (Photo by Mickey Whitley)Southern Brooklyn residents are advised to prepare for flooding Friday evening.
1 min read