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Volunteers from the WeLoveU Foundation posing with City Councilman Chaim Deutsch. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)It’s not everyday we get visited by a group whose founder is considered to be a deity. That’s what happened Sunday when volunteers from the WeLoveU Foundation [http://eng.weloveu.or.kr/
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Author and journalist Joseph Alexiou. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) “It’s a little pungent today.” On a recent Sunday, author, journalist, and historian Joseph Alexiou was leading a group on a walking tour focused on the history of the Gowanus Canal and the surrounding neighborhood. He paused
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NYC Department of Environmental Protection rain barrel giveaway in St. Albans, Queens, June, 2015. (Photo: NYC DEP via flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycwater/18601245372/in/album-72157654301697551/] )Can a plastic tub save New York City? The humble rain barrel has a lot to offer — helping residents cut their water
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Zoya munches away on invasive plants like poison ivy. (Photo by Heather Andelsman/Park Slope Stoop)Don’t be surprised if you run into a goat or two, or eight, on your daily jog through Prospect Park this summer. For the next five months, a group of eight goats will
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(Photo: Don Rodríguez Gómez Rosa)This Saturday, May 21, at 2pm, the East Fourth Street Community Garden is hosting its third annual FREE spring concert featuring the Ukuladies and Don Rodríguez Gómez Rosa. The garden is located on East Fourth Street, between Caton Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Come enjoy
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(Courtesy Flickr/Ethan Oringel [https://www.flickr.com/photos/eoringel/2603594468/in/photolist-4Y56VN-9VbioV-eKyXk8-7wywuG-9Ve6SG-ckrbL3-9Vbn8x-9VboKe-9Vbdr2-9VdYWu-9Ved65-4DxbES-9Vbhqe-9Vbj7z-5fs9Zv-5BAZaz-9VearU-ehLcTG-9VebrE-ay7drN-9Ve1dw-5eNPi3-7bP4Zt-5bL7Rw-4HXjjv-8872ns-7bSUk9-7bP5Ba-ay4uez-7o4Vxj-ay4vq4-bp7Bwj-6ug38w-8C3o2K-nFmqZ6-48vsXW-6ubWov-8C3o7Z-8C3r4M-5xtDHo-7bP54x-6genQ2-7nzy8v-7bSSmj-6gixH9-6geo4H-89YG2j-6genvt-5xpgLR-8C3nWv] )WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/
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Photo by Village Community Boathouse, Pier 40 [https://www.facebook.com/VCBoathouse/photos/pb.160545927310477.-2207520000.1462568690./963349513696777/?type=3&theater] Looking for a volunteer opportunity to bring you out of your winter shell? Village Community Boathouse [http://www.villagecommunityboathouse.org], in partnership with The Prospect Park Community Committee
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Photo via City Parks FoundationFun youth summer programs are coming to a park near you! The City Parks Foundation [http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/] is offering free tennis, golf, soccer, track & field and fitness instruction at nearly 60 locations across the city. The programs begin in early July and run
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Screenshot of NYC Solar Map, produced by Sustainable CUNYWe’ve received a number of queries from readers regarding whether — and how — they can install solar panels on top of their homes. As part of our research, we came across an interactive map [http://nycsolarmap.com/] produced by Sustainable CUNY. The
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Screenshot of NYC Solar Map, produced by Sustainable CUNYWe’ve received a number of queries from readers regarding whether — and how — they can install solar panels on top of their homes. As part of our research, we came across this really interesting interactive map [http://nycsolarmap.com/] produced by Sustainable
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Source: katerha via flickrThe City Council on Thursday narrowly passed a controversial shopping bag fee aimed at curbing the use of disposable grocery bags in favor of reusable, environmentally-friendly materials. Proponents of the bill, which passed 28-20 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&
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Source: katerha via flickrThe City Council on Thursday narrowly passed a controversial shopping bag fee aimed at curbing the use of disposable grocery bags in favor of reusable, environmentally-friendly materials. Proponents of the bill, which passed 28-20 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&