by Erin Conlon 
If you’ve been noticing an influx in litter in the neighborhood (particularly since the dawn of the pandemic), you’re not alone. Pick Up Pigeons, a very grassroots group of caring volunteers have been coming together weekly in an attempt to beautify (or at least, in their words, de-trash) the neighborhood.
Every Tuesday evening, Pick Up Pigeons takes to the North Brooklyn streets to clean up trash. Most recently, they took their talents to Williamsburg,…
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