Because building safe on-street bicycle facilities is being debated hotly in the community, we invited Andrew Barwick, the biker in the limo-bike crash last week, to weigh in with his view of how to make biking safer in our neighborhood.
(Since …
The Greenpoint Courier has an article on why the sewage plant has been stinking up the hood more recently. DEP’s answer: a bunch of gross industrial incidents and excavation of “oil” (by which they probably mean polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons- the …
Our friends at the compost project are hosting an exciting fundraising event! Join us for a fun-filled evening dedicated to sustainability and community. Learn how to reduce your urban eco-footprint, meet fellow compost enthusiasts, and support the expansion of the …
Our neighborhood is facing major challenges.
The L Train is crowded, the G never comes. We need more open space. We need more affordable housing. We need to keep our neighborhood unique.
You can be part of the solution. Join …
A note from our friends at the Newtown Creek Alliance that the EPA is going to take a closer look at the creek. The upshot is that this could be a path on the road to Superfund status, which would …
The Newtown Creek Alliance has created a map that shows the brownfields, superfund sites, emissions facilities and waste transfer stations that surround the polluted waterway. It’s sobering and informative.
They used a new tool for environmental justice groups called Habitat Map.
Thanks to the indefatigable …
Ever since local activist Kate Zidar (pictured below at left) made me wake up early one May morning to help sift through some compost that sat through the winter–far less gross than it sounds–I have been saving my banana peels, …
NAG is pleased to join GWAPP, Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park and other local groups as partners in the Where’s Our Park initiative. The Saturday, the City celebrates It’s Our Park day – in North Brooklyn, we are saying ‘Where’s …
Our neighborhood is facing major challenges. The L Train is overcrowded, the G is unreliable, we lack sufficient open space, and affordable housing is increasingly scarce. We must also work to preserve the unique character of our community.
Be Part …
