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Nov
20
Barkan Says: Stop Overdevelopment of Southern Brooklyn’s Flood-Prone Waterfronts

Barkan Says: Stop Overdevelopment of Southern Brooklyn’s Flood-Prone Waterfronts

BAY RIDGE – Ross Barkan, an award-winning journalist who is running to unseat State Senator Marty Golden (R, District 22) feels
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Nov
17
Gowanus Superfund Town Hall: EPA Provides An Update On The Cleanup

Gowanus Superfund Town Hall: EPA Provides An Update On The Cleanup

GOWANUS – With cleanup efforts officially kicking off at the Gowanus Canal’s Fourth Street Basin [/work-begins-gowanus-canal-cleanup/] last month, elected officials
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Nov
14
Learn About Gowanus Canal Cleanup At Town Hall Thursday Night

Learn About Gowanus Canal Cleanup At Town Hall Thursday Night

GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group (CAG) [https://gowanuscag.org/] is hosting a town hall this Thursday, November 16,
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Nov
07
Coney Island Creek – Good Enough to Dump Untreated Sewage in, Not Good Enough to Have Oysters to Clean It Up.

Coney Island Creek – Good Enough to Dump Untreated Sewage in, Not Good Enough to Have Oysters to Clean It Up.

Serene view of the sewage-heavy Coney Island Creek, from Calvert Vaux Park. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)GRAVESEND – One state
4 min read
Nov
03
Rooftop Greenhouse Brings Lettuce and Learning to Edward R. Murrow High

Rooftop Greenhouse Brings Lettuce and Learning to Edward R. Murrow High

An official ribbon-cutting inaugurated the Edward R. Murrow High School’s greenhouse (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)MIDWOOD – In a hot, brightly
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Oct
31
5 Years Since Sandy: Were The Promises Fulfilled?

5 Years Since Sandy: Were The Promises Fulfilled?

BROOKLYN –  After seeing the horrendous effects of the storm, the city made a list of promises to fulfill in the
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Oct
30
5 Years Since Sandy: Emotions Ran High At #Sandy5 March

5 Years Since Sandy: Emotions Ran High At #Sandy5 March

Photo/ Zainab IqbalDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – “Please excuse me, I just came from the hospital. My daughter, 11-years-old, had a nervous breakdown
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Oct
26
Work Begins On Gowanus Canal Cleanup

Work Begins On Gowanus Canal Cleanup

GOWANUS – Earlier this month, a pilot study kicked off at the Gowanus Canal’s Fourth Street Basin to test-dredge the
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Oct
24
Environmental Education at the Forefront of Groundbreaking for New Greenpoint Library

Environmental Education at the Forefront of Groundbreaking for New Greenpoint Library

Local political leaders ceremoniously broke ground for the new library at Norman Ave and Leonard St yesterday (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)
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Apr
26
Shredzilla, E-Waste Recycling And More This Weekend At The Flatbush Food Coop

Shredzilla, E-Waste Recycling And More This Weekend At The Flatbush Food Coop

This coming weekend, the Flatbush Food Coop [http://flatbushfood.coop/] (1415 Cortelyou Road between Rugby and Marlborough Roads) will be
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