What do “The Next 100 Years of McGolrick Park” have in store?
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This Month in Greenpoint History: P.S. 31 Makes Every Day Earth Day
GCEF is for the kids.
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Greenpoint Tree Corps Launches Adopt-a-Tree Program
The next date to pick up tree-care kits will be this Saturday, June 19.
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Greenpoint Soil Safety Workshop Teaches How to Test for Lead
As a result of Greenpoint’s rich industrial and manufacturing history, significant contamination of the local soil with toxins such as lead remains a problem. A soil safety workshop from the Greenpoint […]
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Newtown Creek Alliance Partners with Greenpoint Students this School Year
Happy first day of school, Greenpoint! This year, the local conservationists at Newtown Creek Alliance are bringing the creek to the curriculum as part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Greenpoint […]
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Ecology to Take Center Stage at Monitor Museum Site
The USS Monitor, built here in Greenpoint by Continental Ironworks in 1862, was one of the first iron-clad battle ships in the US Navy. During the Civil War, the Monitor […]
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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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Make Greenpoint Greener by Submitting a Project Proposal to GCEF!
Have you ever explored the Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof? Paddled along with the North Brooklyn Boat Club? Relaxed in the Urban Oasis in McGolrick Park? Worked in the Java Street […]
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Notes from Wednesday’s Community Development Meeting
On Wednesday, Greenpoint residents came together at the Polish and Slavic Center (176 Java Street) for a community development meeting organized by Councilman Stephen Levin. The meeting promised information about […]
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Construction on Greenpoint’s New Library and Environmental Education Center is Officially Underway!
The Greenpoint community, including students from PS 34, joined Brooklyn Public Library President and CEO Linda Johnson and a host of local elected officials, to break ground on Greenpoint’s new […]