Gowanus
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) has proposed the use of a tunnel to collect excess combined sewage from the Gowanus Canal instead of two CSO (combine sewage overflow) tanks currently planned in the EPA’s cleanup of
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – Following an online competition over the summer, the Prospect Park Alliance (PPA) hosted an event on Friday, November 16 to unveil the name of the green space’s new weed harvesting boat and honor a young local who submitted the winning moniker for the aquatic vessel. Floating Goat
Bed Stuy
Fulton StreetBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – When she moved into her new apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant in early October, 23-year-old Lila Rimalovski was disappointed that there was no composting program in place. In fact, she didn’t find trash in garbage cans at all, but in the streets of the neighborhood. Bedford-Stuyvesant is one of
Events
WILLIAMSBURG – The 6th annual Greenway + Industry [http://www.brooklyngreenway.org/event/greenway-industry/] benefit will take place on Thursday, November 15 to welcome the organization’s new Executive Director, raise funds for the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI), and push for the completion of the 26-mile pedestrian and cyclist waterfront pathway. Via
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
fort greene
FORT GREENE – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership announced [http://downtownbrooklyn.com/news/2018/construction-kicks-off-on-rebuild-of-bam-park] last week that work has begun at “BAM Park” which has been closed to the public for more than a decade. BAM Park in Fort Greene (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The 10,000-square-foot triangular green space, located
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.
community
RED HOOK – On the corner of Columbia and Sigourney streets, directly across from Ikea, lies land filled with crisp produce sprouting from the soil. Hip-hop music plays faintly in the background as community volunteers push wheelbarrows and snip freshly grown okra at the stems. A small attentive crowd is gathered
community
PARK SLOPE – On Saturday, schools across Brooklyn’s District 15 [https://insideschools.org/districts/15] opened up their gardens to the public for a celebration of experiential learning, food justice and creativity for the first annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl [https://gardentrain.wixsite.com/gardentrain/programs]. Kickoff event for the
Carroll Gardens
PARK SLOPE – Garden Train [https://www.facebook.com/GardenTrainD15/] and Grow to Learn [https://www.grownyc.org/grow-to-learn] are hosting the first Annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl this Saturday, September 29, opening the gates to participating school gardens for a day of free, family-friendly activities. Participating schools are located throughout
green
RED HOOK – The Parks, Recreation, and Environmental Protection Committee [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/committees/parks-recreation-environmental-protection.page] of Brooklyn Community Board 6 held a meeting Wednesday night to update locals on the Harold Ickes Playground and the Red Hook ball fields. Harold Ickes Playground at Hamilton Avenue & Van
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver announced that the City is providing the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/news/alliance-receives-89m-restoration-grand-army-plaza/] $8.9 million to go toward the restoration of Grand Army Plaza, including the historic Soldiers and Sailors Memorial