pollution

Sep
22
City Council Prepares To Take On Idling & Public Health Impacts

City Council Prepares To Take On Idling & Public Health Impacts

Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis coming Tuesday, City Council members will discuss how to combat what seems like an unsolvable problem
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Aug
16
Pollution In The Bay Continues To Cause Concern

Pollution In The Bay Continues To Cause Concern

Littered corner of Sheepshead Bay Pier near the Holocaust Memorial Park. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Mokrousova.Last week, a Sheepshead
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May
09
Navy Yard Update: Dock 72’s Groundbreaking and Win A Year Of Free Rides!

Navy Yard Update: Dock 72’s Groundbreaking and Win A Year Of Free Rides!

(Courtesy Flickr/Wally Gobetz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/5084954285/in/photolist-8KkHKB-aQbeQg-dhx6jr-8KoM2G-dhx7TE-8KkHM4-5U31tJ-dhx9m3-aQbbTa-8KoLZW-aPYWMB-aPYVRi-nriGm4-dhx96J-dhx7XH-nr1GKm-dhx8d2-fUhReQ-dhx6Xy-dhx9ds-dhx9zo-dhx7LB-9bvGcT-aPYXCM-dhx7me-aPYWkM-dhx839-nt5Mmg-dhx7ec-nrnt2D-dhx6dx-n9PuyJ-nriuWk-dhx72z-79KTtq-nr2qkA-dhx9FQ-6A1fuR-n9NSxT-aQbMRz-76uwkn-5mxrvF-edeGJz-dhx8mZ-9htmyT-dhx6Sd-78aHSL-5TM4U6-daqA7M-dhx6Vr] )The Navy Yard’s revitalization [/blog/2016/
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Nov
13

‘Absolutely Disgusting’ Gravesend Bay Dredging Caught On Camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZbq4YY_gb8&feature=youtu.be Assemblyman William Colton is outraged over raw footage
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Oct
19
Brave Activist Christopher Swain Swims The “Lavender Lake”

Brave Activist Christopher Swain Swims The “Lavender Lake”

Photo via itookthispic [https://instagram.com/p/1ytbNJK9Mz/?tagged=gowanusswimmer]The Gowanus Canal opened in 1866, hailed at the time
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Aug
07
Residents Don’t Like The Smell Of Coney Island Creek Resiliency Study

Residents Don’t Like The Smell Of Coney Island Creek Resiliency Study

Coney Island Resident Pete Castro (right) addressing Curtis Cravens, from the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency. (Photo: Alex
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Feb
11
What’s That Black Goop Dripping From The N Line Ceiling?

What’s That Black Goop Dripping From The N Line Ceiling?

Ever wonder what that black gunk dripping from the ceiling of your subway station is? Subway platforms – particularly on the
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Jun
25

The Swans Will Not Starve, So Stop Dumping Food In Sheepshead Bay

The above photo was taken yesterday on the Emmons Avenue side of the Ocean Avenue footbridge. Captured by reader Andrey
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Nov
27

Careful With The Leftover Cooking Oil From Your Thanksgiving Feast

The Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] is urging New Yorkers to
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Apr
24

Another Dolphin Washes Up Dead On Coney Island Shores

Source: Chicago Zoological SocietyIt is always kind of sad, and gross, when the ocean dumps its dead creatures on the
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