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Greenpoint Residents Testify on Air Quality During City Council Hearing

by Ben Weiss August 14, 2020August 17, 2020

Greenpoint residents testified Friday during a City Council hearing on a package of environmental legislation, which included two bills aiming to regulate and monitor city air quality. One law clarifies […]

EPA Hosts Newtown Creek Control Plan Comment Session in Greenpoint Wednesday (12/11)

by Greenpointers Staff December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

A public comment period is currently open regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s Newtown Creek control plan to divert 61% of the creek’s raw sewage and wastewater overflow.

Petroleum Vapor Townhall is Wedesnday (6/12)

by Greenpointers Staff June 11, 2019June 11, 2019

The second town hall this year on petroleum vapors in Greenpoint will take place on Wednesday. The North Brooklyn Neighbors are hosting the town hall on “persistent petroleum odors in […]

Gas Odor Causes Greenpoint Preschool Evacuation

by Aaron Simon May 23, 2019May 23, 2019

Gas odors resulted in the temporary evacuation of preschool children from the Greenpoint YMCA’s Early Childhood Center in the Polish and Slavic Center at 176 Java St. on Thursday morning, […]

Greenpoint Soil Safety Workshop Teaches How to Test for Lead

by Greenpointers Staff April 16, 2019

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 […]

ExxonMobil Proposes Toxic Cleanup at 460 Kingsland Avenue, Comment Period Open

by Aaron Simon March 29, 2019March 29, 2019

The proposed cleanup plan for the 3.55 acre-site that was formerly an oil refinery owned by ExxonMobil at 460 Kingsland Ave. has been submitted and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation […]

Comment Period On Nuhart Plastics Cleanup Ends Soon

by Aaron Simon October 22, 2018October 22, 2018

  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 […]

Meeker Ave Toxic Plume Meeting Today: Ask Questions

by Aaron Simon December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

Today is your chance to learn about the toxins lurking underneath the area surrounding our beloved McGolrick Park. The New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is holding a […]

It’s No Fun Living Next to a Superfund Site as Dubious Plans Move Forward at Former NuHart Plastics Building

by Aaron Simon January 29, 2016January 29, 2016

Since scaffolding was erected last week on Dupont Street, complaints to 311 and NYC Council Member Stephen Levin’s Office have been rolling in. Greenpoint’s former NuHart Plastics manufacturing facility is partially a […]

More Toxic Secrets In This Rare 1980s ‘Hazardous Neighbors’ Brooklyn Study

by Aaron Simon October 30, 2015October 31, 2015

It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the world of toxic chemicals, specifically as they pertain to Greenpoint. First, Neighbors Allied For Good Growth (NAG) released the ToxiCity Map to bring […]

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