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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tag: Environment

Posted inCommunity, News

Celebrating the Future Environmental Stewards of Greenpoint

by storresFebruary 12, 2015February 12, 2015

What was there to celebrate on a freezing cold evening in the heart of winter in Greenpoint? The kickoff of the Greenpoint Eco Schools program, which was recently awarded funding […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Vote for the Greenpoint Environmental Business Stewardship Project Tonight & Saturday!

by Jen GNovember 20, 2014November 19, 2014

(sponsored) Greenpointers, Do you care about keeping good jobs in Greenpoint and helping local businesses to be more environmentally sustainable? Vote for the Greenpoint Environmental Business Stewardship Project! This project […]

Posted inCommunity, Eat & Drink, News, Uncategorized, Wellness

Farmers, Fishers, Bakers, Makers: Meet Ben Flanner of Brooklyn Grange

by Libby VJuly 11, 2014April 6, 2017

Do you know where to find the world’s largest rooftop soil farms? Believe it or not, they’re right here in Brooklyn! This week I asked Ben Flanner of Brooklyn Grange […]

Posted inCommunity, News

A lot…Or Nothing – What is Really Going on with the North Brooklyn Boathouse?

by storresApril 28, 2014April 28, 2014

So a lot is going on with the Newtown Creek Environmental Benefit Project. Or nothing is going on with it. It really depends on who you ask. Wednesday night (4/23), […]

Posted inCommunity, News

What Will Become of the Huxley Envelope Building?

by GinaApril 17, 2014April 18, 2014

Many of you might be familiar with the nearby Huxley Envelope building, a fixture sight on the waterfront and an identifier of Greenpoint across the soiled waters of the East […]

Posted inCommunity, News

What’s that Smell? Dredging Party Boat!

by GinaMarch 18, 2014March 18, 2014

How many people can say that they live in a neighborhood that has scheduled dredging? That’s something to brag about, kind of like when you have a really disgusting, oozing […]

Posted inCommunity, News

More GREEN Money! $6 Million from DEP for Private Property Owners!

by Jen GMarch 13, 2014March 12, 2014

The city is catching on that we need to get more sustainable in terms of our infrastructure. One way is to green private residences in ways that helps capture and […]

Posted inCommunity

Great Backyard Bird Count Happening Now – Just Look In Your Yard! (2/14-17)

by Jen GFebruary 15, 2014February 15, 2014

I was so excited to see birds starting to use the new feeders we put up in our new backyard. At first it was just sparrows and starlings with some […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Sh*t Talk: Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Turns Poop Into Gas

by GinaJanuary 2, 2014January 2, 2014

If the title of this post didn’t turn you away, rejoice, dear reader! Poop isn’t just a funny word, it’s also useful…for science. Right in our own backyard, Newtown Creek […]

Posted inUncategorized

The Afterlife of Christmas Lights (VIDEO)

by Jen GDecember 26, 2013

We bought over 1000 white christmas lights to decorate our Holiday Market and we hope to use them for a long time. When they finally die and we recycle them, […]

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