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Dec
21
Caught Between Rising Waters and Rising Rates In Brighton Beach

Caught Between Rising Waters and Rising Rates In Brighton Beach

Hassan Ahmad at home in Brighton Beach. Ben Masten/BklynerBRIGHTON BEACH – Earlier this year, Hurricanes Florence and Michael cut huge
3 min read
Dec
13
Share Your Vision for the “Gateway to Greenpoint”

Share Your Vision for the “Gateway to Greenpoint”

The empty lot that will become a “Gateway to Greenpoint” (Via Newtown Creek Alliance)GREENPOINT – As the Newtown Creek Alliance
2 min read
Dec
10
First Phase Of Disruptive 3rd Avenue Construction Completed

First Phase Of Disruptive 3rd Avenue Construction Completed

GOWANUS – After years of construction, crews working to install high-level storm sewers  along a stretch of 3rd Avenue in Gowanus
5 min read
Nov
19
Floating Goat: Prospect Park’s New Weed Harvester Is Christened

Floating Goat: Prospect Park’s New Weed Harvester Is Christened

PROSPECT PARK – Following an online competition over the summer, the Prospect Park Alliance (PPA) hosted an event on Friday, November
2 min read
Nov
14
Why Is It So Hard To Compost, And What Happened To The Brown Bin Program?

Why Is It So Hard To Compost, And What Happened To The Brown Bin Program?

Fulton StreetBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – When she moved into her new apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant in early October, 23-year-old Lila Rimalovski was disappointed that
4 min read
Nov
09
The Lives Of Brooklyn Cat Rescuers – A New Documentary

The Lives Of Brooklyn Cat Rescuers – A New Documentary

Photo: Rob Fruchtman and Steven LawrenceBROOKLYN – There are over 500,000 cats living in NYC, with the majority of them
4 min read
Nov
02
Public Place Community Workshop: Some Opposition To The 100% Affordable Project

Public Place Community Workshop: Some Opposition To The 100% Affordable Project

GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page] (HPD) and the
6 min read
Oct
31
Asbestos Delays Greenpoint Library Opening Until Summer 2019

Asbestos Delays Greenpoint Library Opening Until Summer 2019

Construction is underway at the Greenpoint Library, but the estimated opening of the new facility has been delayed until next
3 min read
Oct
29
6 Years After Sandy, Brooklyn Still Vulnerable To Storms

6 Years After Sandy, Brooklyn Still Vulnerable To Storms

Mild flooding over the weekend renewed worries about how well Brooklyn would weather another Sandy-like storm. (Photo by Susanna Stein)
5 min read
Oct
24
Gone Fishing, On The Gowanus Bay

Gone Fishing, On The Gowanus Bay

GOWANUS – When two Brooklyn-based clubs known for venturing into the local waterways —Brooklyn Fishing Club [http://brooklynfishingclub.com/] and Gowanus
6 min read