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Tag: green space

Help to Envision Future Green Space Near Newtown Creek

by Aaron Simon November 26, 2018November 26, 2018

Tonight, a community workshop is being hosted by the Newtown Creek Alliance to draft a plan for a future public access point adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant at the […]

Permanent Designs For 50 Kent Ave and Box Street Park To Be Presented

by Aaron Simon October 29, 2018October 29, 2018

The progress of Bushwick Inlet Park is moving along and the 50 Kent Ave. parcel, a former state Superfund site that hosted the Brooklyn Flea and the Northside Concert Series, […]

What’s New For Maker Park

by Lucie Levine August 8, 2018August 8, 2018

Maker Park, the proposed 7-acre waterfront space once home to Astral Oil Works and now within the larger scope of Bushwick Inlet Park, has been aiming to bring art, education, […]

Envisioning Bushwick Inlet Park: What’s In Store for the Park in 2018

by Lucie Levine January 11, 2018January 11, 2018

The community organization Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park has been fighting for green space in North Brooklyn since 2005. That year, the City rezoned Greenpoint and Williamsburg, leading to frenzied […]

Ambient Church, Whiskey Feast, Family Funhouse – What’s happening, Greenpoint? (11/16–11/22)

by Greenpointers Staff November 16, 2016November 16, 2016

There are more events in our weekly calendar! Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 11/16  The Greenpoint Get-Down @ No. 7 North (931 Manhattan Ave) 9pm, FREE, Mixmasters are your tour guides: Bartender, Christopher Fisher, […]

McGolrick Makeover: The Funding of a Semi-Forgotten Park

by storres June 2, 2014June 2, 2014

Did you know that New York City was recently ranked as the second best city for parks in the country? Did you also know that when I originally typed that […]

Waterfront Construction Will Begin in 2015

by Gina May 6, 2014May 6, 2014

The notion that not one, but two parks, are coming to Greenpoint as early as 2015 may SOUND like good news. Who doesn’t love green space? But, don’t forget to […]

Weigh In on Box Street Park Tomorrow (10/30)

by Gina October 29, 2013October 29, 2013

The Greenpoint Waterfront is moving into a new era of massive development, but the community still has some say in the direction of those changes. The 2005 Rezoning promised open […]

Williamsburg Garden Walk: Saturday 9/15 – Free!

by Jen G September 10, 2012September 9, 2012

A free, self guided tour of private gardens in Willamsburg. On Saturday afternoon, September 15th, from 2-5pm, 7 households will open their doors and invite you to see the green […]

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