The 2005 Waterfront Rezoning plan has brought significant changes to our community, drastically transforming the landscape of our neighborhood. This plan has led to the construction of more than a dozen residential towers along the waterfront, which have either been …
Even after a solomonic offer by Assm. Lentol to keep the park open without staffing, and even after steady usage during the month of December, the East River State Park is closed until April 1. This is the only state …
Whether you think the police reaction to the election celebration on Bedford was warranted or not, here is your chance to speak your mind. The 94th precinct holds a community meeting on third Monday of every month. This is exactly …
OperaOggiNY is excited to announce the reopening of the historic McCaddin Memorial Hall Theater on Berry Street, between South 2nd and 3rd Streets. This 600-seat theater, featuring a 50-foot proscenium arch, raked stage, and classic architecture, is being revitalized through …
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 …
