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May
08
It’s Spring Cleaning Time! Got A refashionNYC Bin?

It’s Spring Cleaning Time! Got A refashionNYC Bin?

Photo Courtesy of DSNYWhen we set our clocks forward and back each year, the FDNY tells us to check the
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May
08
Gowanus Tree Network: Keeping Street Trees Healthy

Gowanus Tree Network: Keeping Street Trees Healthy

GOWANUS – This past Saturday The Nature Conservancy [https://www.nature.org/?redirect=https-301] and the Gowanus Canal Conservancy [https://gowanuscanalconservancy.
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May
08
Dredging Resumes At Gowanus Canal 4th Street Turning Basin

Dredging Resumes At Gowanus Canal 4th Street Turning Basin

GOWANUS – The removal of the “black mayonnaise” from the bottom of the Gowanus Canal’s 4th Street Turning Basin resumed
2 min read
May
03
Bike Expo In Red Hook Friday & Saturday, Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday!

Bike Expo In Red Hook Friday & Saturday, Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday!

RED HOOK – Bike season will be kicking into full gear with the Five Boro Bike Tour [https://www.bike.nyc/
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May
02
Shaping The New Brooklyn: These Architects Are “healing urban wounds”

Shaping The New Brooklyn: These Architects Are “healing urban wounds”

205 Water © S9 ArchitectureOn a bright morning late last month, I visited the Manhattan offices of S9 Architecture [http://s9architecture.
12 min read
Apr
30
Brooklyn Celebrates Spring—And The Selfie—At Sakura Matsuri

Brooklyn Celebrates Spring—And The Selfie—At Sakura Matsuri

PROSPECT PARK – The sun was out and the blossoms in full bloom for the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s 37th annual
3 min read
Apr
30
Getting Ready To BBQ? McCarren Park Is!

Getting Ready To BBQ? McCarren Park Is!

McCarren Park BBQ areas map, via NYC ParksWILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT – NYC Parks has created three new barbecue areas in McCarren Park,
2 min read
Apr
24
Floating Forest Coming to Brooklyn Army Terminal

Floating Forest Coming to Brooklyn Army Terminal

SUNSET PARK – Swale [http://www.swaleny.org/], a floating forest built on a barge housing a 5,000-square-foot edible garden,
2 min read
Apr
23
In Other News – Harbor Seals, Q Train Obsessions, Anti-Semitism, Murals and Junk

In Other News – Harbor Seals, Q Train Obsessions, Anti-Semitism, Murals and Junk

2,500 people via McWatters [https://medium.com/@mmcwatters/the-population-of-a-q-e7418c737fad] * Harbor Seal Spotted Sunbathing In Gowanus This Past Week-End [https:
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Apr
23
Man Swims Gowanus Canal To Advocate For Its Cleanup

Man Swims Gowanus Canal To Advocate For Its Cleanup

GOWANUS – In celebration of Earth Day 2018, clean-water activist Christopher Swain swam the 1.8 mile length of the Gowanus
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