After yesterday afternoon’s torrential downpour I decided to take a walk through Transmitter Park to capture some photos while the light was still dramatic outside. I took a few shots, […]
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Proposed School On Superfund Site — Community Meeting Tonight in Greenpoint! (6/28)
Once the site of a Halloween rave that never happened, and the superfund site of a former plastic manufacturer, NuHart Plastics is the location proposed for a new Greenpoint school […]
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Bike Tour of Newtown Creek This Sunday! (6/24)
Newtown Creek Bike Tour Sunday, June 24th 11am – 1:30pm Join NCA for a guided bike tour to see and discuss ecological and industrial activity near and along the Newtown […]
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Tree Stewardship + Kingsland Wildflowers Rooftop Tour This Sunday June 24!
Do want to help make Greenpoint greener and learn how to take care of the trees that line our streets? Greening Greenpoint and Newtown Creek Alliance are teaming up this Sunday, […]
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Greenpoint’s Trees Can Heal You—Take This FREE Medicinal Tree Walk in McCarren! (6/21)
Greening Greenpoint and Maya Robinson of Rooted Things Apothecary will be hosting a Guided Tree Walk in McCarren Park on Thursday evening, June 21st, to help people discover the medicinal […]
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Field Day Friday + Botanical Printmaking at Kingsland Wildflowers this Friday! (6/15)
Field Day Friday at Kingsland Wildflowers Kingsland Wildflowers | 520 Kingsland Ave Friday, June 15 | 4pm-7pm Join Kingsland Wildflowers this Friday, June 15, at 4pm for their Field Day Friday (every 3rd Friday of the month) […]
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New Sculpture in McGolrick Park Unearths Greenpoint’s Roots
Revel in this, Greenpointers: the first new sculpture McGolrick Park has seen in decades will be unveiled on Saturday. Ziemia: Our Stories Are Written in Soil is a public art […]
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Weeding and Planting in Transmitter Park This Weekend (6/9)
You can help weed and plant in Transmitter Park this Saturday from 9am-12pm alongside Friends of Transmitter Park. Learn more about the plants in the garden and get ready to get […]
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FREE Perennials in Greenpoint! Pick Yours Up Next Week (6/13)
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 […]
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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 […]