Announcements
RED HOOK – Red Hook neighbors say construction on the site of Thor Equities’ Red Hoek Point project has been the cause of some environmental issues in the area and they want the developer to address the problems before moving forward with the project. Construction site, October 2017 (Photo: Pamela Wong/
Announcements
Photo: Nathan HaselbyGet your snow boots and shovels ready because we may quite possibly get hit with 4 to 6 inches of snow this weekend, ending the spring-like days! A winter storm watch is in effect from Saturday at 6 pm to Sunday morning. Temperatures are not expected to go
environment
The New York League of Conservation Voters’ [http://nylcv.org/] recently published 2017 Scorecard [http://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-Council-Scorecard-2.5.18.pdf] shows the majority of Brooklyn’s Councilmembers have perfect records supporting environmental legislation—but a few members of the delegation are well behind. Laurie Cumbo,
Bensonhurst
BENSONHURST – “We have all seen it time and again in our communities: the Department of Transportation resurfaces our streets, only for a utility company to rip up the street a couple of weeks later in order to perform work. The process is inefficient, and residents are left inconvenienced,” Council Member
environment
GOWANUS – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0206222] announced last week that the Gowanus Canal cleanup has been stalled due to issues with the dredging and capping pilot project [/work-begins-gowanus-canal-cleanup/] that was scheduled to begin at the end of 2017. 4th Street
Coney Island
GOWANUS/GREENPOINT/CONEY ISLAND – Some homeowners and business owners in NYC may be unwittingly contributing to polluting the city’s waterways, according to a recent City Limits [https://citylimits.org/2018/01/16/in-unknown-numbers-and-often-unwittingly-homes-and-businesses-pollute-city-waterways/] report. The Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge. (Photo: BKLYNER)While the Beach Haven Apartments
Coney Island
Aerial photo of the Coney Island Creek via the Coney Island Creek Resiliency Study.GRAVESEND – Beach Haven Apartments [http://beachhavenapts.com/], the 16 apartment building complex in Gravesend, has been fined $400,000 for dumping untreated sewage [http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/112334.html] – as much as 200,000
Announcements
An aerial rendering of the potential Bushwick Inlet Park from the 2005 master plan (Via NYC Parks)GREENPOINT – The Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park will hold a community meeting tomorrow night to revisit site’s 2005 master plan in an effort to involve local residents in the ongoing process of
Central Brooklyn
After Hawaii residents received a false emergency alert on their phones on Saturday saying, “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” it makes Brooklynites wonder: what if there’s a missile threat inbound to Brooklyn one day? > HAWAII – THIS IS A FALSE
community
GOWANUS – The Urban Land Institute New York (ULI NY) [https://newyork.uli.org/] released a report [https://goo.gl/WM1rhL] on Monday outlining recommendations on how new developments, that will be built as part of the rezoning of Gowanus, will be able to help mitigate the urban heat island (UHI)
Announcements
The Pink Houses in East New York will be included in the upgrades to heating systems (Source: NY District Attorney’s Office)Public housing residents in New York will be receiving efficiency upgrades to their buildings, just not the most needed ones. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Flickr Creative Commons/ Jimmy JoeTemperatures hit the single digits [https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/brooklyn/historic] over the weekend causing pipes to burst and homes to flood across Brooklyn. Residents in 12 homes in Gerritsen Beach woke up on Sunday morning to find their homes flooded, the result