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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
22
NuHart “Comment-a-thon” Will Provide Information, Outlet to Concerned Greenpoint Residents

NuHart “Comment-a-thon” Will Provide Information, Outlet to Concerned Greenpoint Residents

The former NuHart site will have to undergo environmental remediation before development on the site can begin (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)
3 min read
Oct
19
DEP Presents Gowanus CSO Facility Updates

DEP Presents Gowanus CSO Facility Updates

GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) presented updated
8 min read
Oct
17
After $2 million to repair cave-ins along Shore Road Promenade, CB10 to request a proper study

After $2 million to repair cave-ins along Shore Road Promenade, CB10 to request a proper study

The Shore Road Promenade and Bicycle Path runs 4.5 miles along New York Harbor. Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.BAY
3 min read
Oct
01
City Council Wants MTA To Provide All Electric Buses During L Train Shutdown

City Council Wants MTA To Provide All Electric Buses During L Train Shutdown

Electric bus, MTAWILLIAMSBURG – The New York City Council unanimously approved legislation urging the Metropolitan Transit Authority and Governor Andrew Cuomo
3 min read
Aug
28
Rabies Vaccine To Be Distributed In Parts Of Brooklyn

Rabies Vaccine To Be Distributed In Parts Of Brooklyn

Wildlife biologists from the U.S Department of Agriculture [http://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/programs/nrmp/ct_
2 min read
Jul
27
Barclays Center Will Ban Plastic Straws By End Of Year

Barclays Center Will Ban Plastic Straws By End Of Year

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Barclays Center [https://www.barclayscenter.com/] announced on Thursday it will stop providing plastic straws by the end
2 min read
Jul
26
Community Gathers To Discuss Vision For North Gowanus

Community Gathers To Discuss Vision For North Gowanus

GOWANUS – Council Member Stephen Levin’s office hosted a Public Visioning Session Wednesday evening at 313 Butler Gallery to hear
7 min read
Jul
23
EPA Marks Final Phase Of Gowanus Canal Dredging Pilot

EPA Marks Final Phase Of Gowanus Canal Dredging Pilot

GOWANUS – During Monday morning’s intermittent rain, EPA Regional Administrator Peter Lopez, Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon, and Dan Wiley
7 min read
Jun
26
New Shark Exhibit Opens at Coney Island’s New York Aquarium this Weekend

New Shark Exhibit Opens at Coney Island’s New York Aquarium this Weekend

The black-tipped reef shark is just one of the new species featured at the aquarium’s new exhibit (Via NY
2 min read