The Nov. 19 deadline to submit your comments to the Dept. of Environmental Conservation on the proposed cleanup plan (PDF) for the Nuhart Plastics Superfund site is approaching. If you prefer to […]
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North Brooklyn Celebrates Environmental Victories at Annual Party
In North Brooklyn open green space for public recreation is considered scarce. But the mood was celebratory at the North Brooklyn Parks Alliances’ annual Party for the Parks held on […]
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Check out the Pop-Up “Park” on the Pulaski Bridge!
With some turf and a table, the Pulaski Bridge pedestrian lane just got a little greener. A small “park” installation has been slotted into the span’s scenic-overlook which offers unobstructed […]
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Local Favorite Videology Closing At End Of Month
Videology (308 Bedford Ave.) announced today that the business will close its doors forever at the end of October after nearly a 15-year run. The much-adored bar and neighborhood hangout […]
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‘Stinky’ Limo Towed, No Longer on the Lam
A decrepit white limousine featuring plastic covered windows and loaves of bread overflowing from the trunk may have alerted your senses on and around Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint this week. […]
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How to Submit Your Comments on Toxic Cleanup of NuHart Plastics
A two-month public comment period is now open for you to submit feedback on the proposed cleanup of the NuHart Plastics Superfund site, where two large plumes of phthalates and trichloroethylene (amongst […]
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Greenpoint Gigs: Game Masters, Massage Therapists, Engineers, and more (Week of 9/28)
Looking for a new job? Check out these fresh picks in Greenpoint and North Brooklyn. Are you the game master? Escape Room needs one. A clinic on Greenpoint Ave seeks […]
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Man Arrested for Williamsburg Hate Crime Beating
After two men were violently attacked late Saturday night in Williamsburg in an apparent hate crime, the suspect—whose photo has been spread all over news and social media—has turned himself in […]
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Get Ready: No L Train Every Weekend in October
File this one under doomsday prep: as we announced previously, the MTA is shutting down the L train every single weekend in October between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction (the […]
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Police Searching For Man Accused of Hate Crime Beating in Williamsburg
Police are on the lookout for a man who beat two men unconscious in Williamsburg after calling them a homophobic slur. The men, aged 29 and 34, had left the gay […]