environment
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page] (HPD) and the NYC Department of City Planning [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) hosted a Community Workshop Thursday night to collect feedback on the preliminary site planning for Public
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Construction is underway at the Greenpoint Library, but the estimated opening of the new facility has been delayed until next year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) GREENPOINT – The new Greenpoint Library, originally scheduled to be completed in December 2018, won’t be ready for readers until sometime next summer due to the
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Mild flooding over the weekend renewed worries about how well Brooklyn would weather another Sandy-like storm. (Photo by Susanna Stein).Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City six years ago Monday, causing 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/sirr/downloads/pdf/final_report/
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GOWANUS – When two Brooklyn-based clubs known for venturing into the local waterways —Brooklyn Fishing Club [http://brooklynfishingclub.com/] and Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club [http://www.gowanuscanal.org/]—announced a joint fishing expedition on Saturday morning, I set an early alarm to meet the group and get a glimpse of New
environment
PARK SLOPE – Dozens of P.S. 282 students and Principal Rashan Hoke joined Council Member Brad Lander, NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) Commissioner Vincent Sapienza, and NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org] Borough Commissioner Martin Maher Monday morning to
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The former NuHart site will have to undergo environmental remediation before development on the site can begin (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)GREENPOINT – Earlier this month, many residents of Greenpoint left a public meeting about environmental concerns [/nuhart-site-meeting-tonight/] at the former NuHarte Plastics site feeling like they needed more information. Now, they’
environment
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) presented updated designs for the CSO tank and head house planned for the north end of the Gowanus Canal at the Community Board 6 Parks/Recreation/Environmental Protection Committee [https://www1.nyc.
Bay Ridge
The Shore Road Promenade and Bicycle Path runs 4.5 miles along New York Harbor. Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner.BAY RIDGE – The Brooklyn District 10 Community Board voted Monday to request a study of the Shore Road Promenade and Bicycle Path infrastructure, citing “recurring cave-ins threatening public safety.” The request
Bushwick
Electric bus, MTAWILLIAMSBURG – The New York City Council unanimously approved legislation urging the Metropolitan Transit Authority and Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide L train riders with an electric bus fleet during the shutdown. The sponsor of Resolution 377, Council Member Rafael L. Espinal Jr., said the MTA should take the
Animals
Wildlife biologists from the U.S Department of Agriculture [http://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/programs/nrmp/ct_rabies_vaccine_info] (USDA) and Cornell University will be dropping oral vaccines down into parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island from a low-flying helicopter this week to help prevent
Announcements
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Barclays Center [https://www.barclayscenter.com/] announced on Thursday it will stop providing plastic straws by the end of the year, following in the footsteps of major corporations such as Starbucks, American Airlines, Hyatt, and Disney, who are phasing out the use of single-use straws. Barclays Center (Photo:
community
GOWANUS – Council Member Stephen Levin’s office hosted a Public Visioning Session Wednesday evening at 313 Butler Gallery to hear the community’s suggestions on three key areas in the northern part of Gowanus before the EPA and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) finalize designs for the Gowanus Canal