Greening Greenpoint Tree Giveaway Take home a free tree to plant in your yard in Greenpoint! Choose your favorite tree species, complete the online registration form, and claim your tree […]
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Tour Newtown Creek By Ferry!
On May 21st, Newtown Creek Alliance sets sail on Newtown Creek in a NY Waterway ferry boat. Historian Mitch Waxman and NCA Program Manager Willis Elkins are hosting the boat ride, […]
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Get Your Hands Dirty With These Environmental Activities This Weekend!
Saturday, May 6th is the sixth annual Riverkeeper Sweep, which is Riverkeeper’s annual day of service for the Hudson River, with more than 90 cleanup events across NYC and the Hudson. At […]
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Recycle Your Old TV’s, Computers, VCR’s and Other E-Waste This Saturday (4/29)!
This Saturday, April 29th from 10am-4pm on the North side of Grand Street between Lorimer and Leonard Streets, you can drop off your old computers, cellphones, TV’s or whatever old gadgets […]
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Newtown Creek Alliance Meeting Tonight! (4/25)
Join the Newtown Creek Alliance for an evening of presentations, discussion and a visioning workshop at A/D/O (29 Norman Ave.). The event is free and open to the public. In addition […]
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Rooftop Gardening at the Greenpoint Library This Thursday (4/27)!
Right around this time last year, we interviewed Annie Novak, author of The Rooftop Growing Guide: How to Transform Your Roof into a Garden or Farm and head farmer at […]
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Spring Cleaning Swap This Saturday (4/22) At The Greenpoint Library!
By now, you’ve probably heard about the KonMari method of organization—Martha’s raved about it, Oprah’s into it, and social media has sure helped spread the word—but maybe you haven’t actually gotten around to […]
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Kingsland Wildflowers Roof Tour And Earth Day Talk This Saturday!
What: NYC Audubon presents “My Yard Is For The Birds: The Things Birds Look For In Urban and Suburban Yards, and Why They Need To Be There” When: Saturday, April 22, […]
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Get Dirty: FREE Soil Testing For Three Weekends!
Graham stop, Williamsburg, circa 2005. My mid-20s Brooklyn newbie roommates and I had a garden in our backyard, and we grew tomatoes, sunflowers, peppers and zucchini. But after one of our zucchinis […]
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Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park Meeting Monday 3/27!
What: FRIENDS OF BUSHWICK INLET PARK | General Meeting – Monday, March 27th When: 6:30pm – Snacks and Meet + Greet, 7pm – Meeting Where: Bushwick Inlet Park Community Room | 86 Kent Ave (N.9th Street) […]