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Posted inCommunity

Community Members Celebrate Newly Renovated La Guardia Playground

by Demetria Osei-TutuAugust 22, 2022August 22, 2022

The renovations have been a long time coming.

Posted inNonprofit

North Brooklyn Neighbors Celebrates 26th Anniversary

by Julia KottAugust 11, 2020August 18, 2020

North Brooklyn Neighbors celebrates their 26th anniversary this week, but the pandemic poses a major challenge to the fundraising efforts, boardmembers say. The grassroots nonprofit began in 1994 as a […]

Posted inEvents

Radio(active) City: Is the Wolff-Alport site a new priority at the EPA?

by Lucie LevineNovember 27, 2017November 27, 2017

New York City is a super city. We have it all. But sometimes, having it all means warts-and-all, as is the case with the city’s three Federal Superfund sites. Superfund […]

Posted inNews

Subway Rats Join the Brunch Craze, Firefox Gives out Free Coffee and the BQX Unveils a Prototype — the Hook-up (11/17)

by Lucie LevineNovember 17, 2017November 17, 2017

Move over, Pizza Rat, there’s a new celebrity rodent in town. This week, a subway rat went full “Brooklyn” and jumped on the avocado craze. While waiting for the G […]

Posted inUncategorized

UPDATE: Superfund Nuhart Plastics. Seriously, you REALLY need to read this!

by Kim MApril 2, 2015

Since last Thursday’s meeting, many of you have written me personally expressing concerns about Nuhart’s status and what it means for the hood when a Superfund cleans up its act […]

Posted inCommunity, News, Uncategorized

The votes are in for Greenpoint’s Large Environmental Grant!

by Kim MDecember 18, 2014December 18, 2014

Last month we cast our votes on how to spend Greenpoint’s pot of $19 million ExxonMobil settlement money. Now it’s time to see who came out on top as the […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Q&A: Mike Schade talks toxins at Nuhart Plant. Everyone needs to read this!

by Kim MNovember 10, 2014November 11, 2014

The other day I sat down with my friend, fellow Greenpointer, and hardcore environmental justice advocate, Mike Schade, to get the skinny on Nuhart Plastics–one of the most toxic sites […]



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