Karen Blondel

Oct
28
No CSO! Activists Evoke Gowanus Canal ‘Poonami’

No CSO! Activists Evoke Gowanus Canal ‘Poonami’

GOWANUS – In an effort to bring attention to the area’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) problem, activists marched at Thomas
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Sep
20
Students Strike For Climate In Coffey Park

Students Strike For Climate In Coffey Park

RED HOOK – It’s an unseasonably warm September day, and things are heating up in Red Hook. In Coffey Park,
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Apr
04
Meet Karen Blondel: Fighting For Justice Within NYCHA And Beyond

Meet Karen Blondel: Fighting For Justice Within NYCHA And Beyond

RED HOOK/GOWANUS – Karen Blondel is a familiar figure to anyone who has attended the countless Gowanus rezoning meetings [https:
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Feb
07
Activists Demand Answers At Gowanus Rezoning Open House

Activists Demand Answers At Gowanus Rezoning Open House

GOWANUS – An activist group hijacked the NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page]‘s
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Dec
05
Wyckoff Gardens Residents Demand Answers To Water Shut-Off At Fair Housing Meeting

Wyckoff Gardens Residents Demand Answers To Water Shut-Off At Fair Housing Meeting

GOWANUS – Tuesday evening, at the start of a meeting to discuss Fair Housing in Gowanus, local NYCHA residents demanded answers
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