Due to rain last weekend, the Electronic Waste Recycling Event was rescheduled to this Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 11am-5pm.
Help divert New York City’s electronic waste from landfills!
So many phones, laptops and televisions end up on the curb when they can instead be recycled. Our own local Green Chip Recycling companyhelps prevent your old electronic junk from ever being sent to a landfill.
Drop off your broken and unwanted electronics for recycling to the Go Green! Festival at McCarren Park this Saturday. Spread the word about electronic recycling and help make every day Earth day!
All electronic waste will be recycled locally in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Green Chip Recycling is an R2/ISO14001 company with a zero landfill policy.
Any questions can be sent to info@greenchiprecycling.com
Greenpointers: Please don’t forget that we are very fortunate to have our very own local recycling companythat will prevent your old electronic junk from ever being sent to a landfill. We go through so many phones, laptops and televisions without thinking too much about where they go when we put them on the curb. They usually wind up as trash, when they could’ve been recycled.
Drop off your broken and unwanted electronics for recycling to the Go Green Festival at McCarren Park on Saturday, May 11th, 11am-5pm. We are looking for a few socially responsible citizens to help spread the word about electronic recycling, help us make every day an Earth day! All electronic waste will be recycled locally in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Green Chip is an R2/ISO14001 company with a zero landfill policy. Help us divert New York Cities electronic waste from landfills.
Any questions can be sent to info@greenchiprecycling.com
Drop off your broken and unwanted electronics for recycling to the Go Green Festival at McCarren Park on Saturday, May 11th, 11am-5pm. We are looking for a few socially responsible citizens to help spread the word about electronic recycling, help us make every day an Earth day! All electronic waste will be recycled locally in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Green Chip is an R2/ISO14001 company with a zero landfill policy. Help us divert New York Cities electronic waste from landfills.
According to DNAinfo, the $930,000 project to fix what is called “Hipster Lake” in McCarren Park will be completed by the summer. The plan is to “rebuild paths and add drains throughout the center of the park, including the area of the flood zone.”
Nature might have different plans, since the area was part of Bushwick Creek until the city filled the land, and some speculate that water may still run beneath the park, making the fix a bandaid on top of a bigger problem.
Why not restore part of it into a pond for birds and other wildlife to enjoy?
Don’t trash your tree, abandon it at McCarren Park, where it will be slaughtered in a chipper in the spirit of Christmas!
Mulchfest takes place Sat. & Sun. January 12-13th from 10am-2pm, in McCarren Park (Driggs Ave & Lorimer St) where they will chip your tree and give you a free bag of mulch!
Or you can drop if off from Wed. 1/19 – Sun. 1/13 at McGolrick Park (Driggs Ave & Monitor St) or McCarren Park (Driggs Ave & Lorimer St)
Even easier, just abandon your tree curbside for sanitation to pick-up anytime until Sat. 1/12 to be chipped and mulched.
Watch our short video below for a great way to get your tree out the door window without making a huge mess!
Why mulch? According to the city, “all of the trees will be chipped into mulch that will be used as ground cover to nourish plantings across the City.”
Remember: remove tree stands, tinsel, lights, and ornaments from trees before dropping them off or placing them out for collection. DO NOT PLACE TREES IN PLASTIC BAGS.
Brooklyn Kickball & The Automotive Highschool bring you a night of Free Beer and Holiday Cheer benefiting the Williamsburg Automotive HS, December 20th at The Exley (1 Jackson St).
The Automotive High School is located on Bedford Ave in Williamsburg but does not get to play their home football games at McCarren Park. Brooklyn Kickball hopes to see highschool football at the park next fall and will be working with the community to see it happen. Thursday night is the first step!
Free Beer from 7-9! Music by Jacob Bills and Daryl Sprecht.
Don’t miss Howl-A-Ween! Northside’s premier Doggie Costume Contest on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at the McCarren Park Dog Run (N. 12th at Driggs & Union)
Other fun activities:
• Awesome raffled prizes (including gift cards from 5 Leaves, Lucky Dog Bar and more!)
• Doggy photo portraits
• Music by Timmy Mislock from the Antlers (DJ SET)
• Sponsored tables to connect local businesses with the community.
• Toy and blanket drop-off box to benefit BARC shelter provided by Dog-E-Dog.
Can humans dress up? …. YES!
(But the contest is for the dogs.)
If you rolled by McCarren Park (at Berry and North 12th) last Friday night, you probably saw this glow-in-the-dark spectacle. Meet the McCarren Park Kickball Crew. It started off as a school project and has since become a regular outing for a group of Brooklyn friends. Think this sounds like too much fun? Well, it is! And the best part is, the Crew’s open to the public! If you’re interested in joining, check out the Facebook page for updates on the next game.
The lucky winner of 6 weeks of Beastanetics Bootcamp (worth $180) is Tim! Thanks for everyone who commented. There will be many more chances to win awesome things. You still win if you sign up for Beastanetics today, because Greenpointers readers get $30 off registration! Deets below.
**Use the code “GREENPOINTERS” to get $30 off your registration fee**
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The butt kicking will be led by Beastanetics and Punk Rope creators,
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Class meets on the soccer field in McCarren Park, the perfect surface
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Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:45am, 8am, or 9:15am
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:45am, 8am, or 9:15am.
Space is limited so act now!
If you want to try before you buy, Tim and Shana will be offering free
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9:15am.
Now is your chance to get your butt into amazing shape! Beastanetics is giving away a slot in an upcoming Boot Camp (begins next week) to one lucky Greenpointers reader. This 12 Session/6 Week Program that meets in McCarren Park will get you into amazing shape! (Retail value: $180!)
To enter: In the comments below, answer the following question:
What is your favorite time of the day to work out?
Deadline: Thursday 9/6/2012 at 11:59pm.
One lucky winner will be chosen at random and announced on Friday 9/7.
