Greening Greenpoint is giving away free flowers for you to plant in neighborhood tree beds! You can register online for your free flowers and pick them up at the Monitor […]
Category: Environmental
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Paddle Newtown Creek, Enjoy a Waterfront Fire Pit + More: The North Brooklyn Boat Club’s Opening Bash is This Saturday!
The North Brooklyn Boat Club is truly a diamond in the rough of the polluted Newtown Creek waterway, bringing folks in our community together not only for boating and paddling […]
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Have a Field Day this Friday on Kingsland Wildflowers’ Rooftop, Garden Tour with Cocktails + More (5/18 & 5/20)
Field Day Friday & Wildflower Week Green Roof Tour Friday, May 18 | 4pm-8pm Join Kingsland Wildflowers this Friday, May 18, at 4pm to kick off “Field Day Friday” (every 3rd Friday of the month) with […]
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Avoid the $100 Fine From Trashing Your Old TV’s: Recycle Your E-Waste Today on Grand Street! (4/28)
WHAT: Recycle E-Waste WHEN: Saturday April 28 | 10am-4pm WHERE: Grand St between Graham Ave & Humboldt Street Did you know it’s against the law to discard old electronics in […]
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How to Celebrate Earth Day in North Brooklyn
Last weekend’s warm spell was a tease, and though it hardly feels like spring has settled in, Earth Day is upon us. We celebrate our blue marble this Sunday, April […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Creating Homes for Plants with Not Work Related
Not Work Related may boast the Picasso of ceramists: Sarah Hussaini, a mainstay Brooklynite, a pottery virtuoso, and a Greenpointers market favorite. (Catch her and her ceramic wonders at our […]
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Walk ALL of Newtown Creek at the Newtown Creek-a-Thon This Sunday! (4/15)
You’ve probably seen at least some of Greenpoint’s favorite waterway (and superfund site) Newtown Creek, but have you seen ALL of Newtown Creek? Sunday morning kicks off the second annual […]
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Twin Peaks Trivia, Witch Craft 101, Little Black Fish, Beer Yoga — What’s Happening Greenpoint (4/4-4/10)
Spring Sunglass Sale!@sunnyeyeshop (284 Driggs Ave) Get ready for the warm weather with a new pair! Get $50 off any sunglasses April 1st thru May 31st. Appointments also available to update your glasses […]
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Get Dirty & Dig in at Kingsland Wildflowers This Friday (3/16)!
The 2018 season at Kingsland Wildflowers is kicking off this weekend! They’re having their first Field Day Friday, a hands-on volunteer day, this Friday, March 16th from 4-7pm. You’ll have the opportunity to tour […]
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Here’s Our Park: New Parks and the Public Realm
What is the future vision for Bushwick Inlet Park, and how should we approach it as a neighborhood connector and from a sustainability standpoint? Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park are hosting […]