Neighborhood News
Tour the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant With The Blue Man Group
by onTake a tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant with the Blue Man Group to learn what happens to rainwater and wastewater once it hits the City’s sewage pipes and how you’re part of keeping the waters of Newtown Creek clean!!… READ MORE
Beautifying Tree Beds on Nassau Ave: An Opportunity for Everyday Green Space
by onOn my way home I routinely find myself walking along Nassau Avenue, which has been undergoing a major construction project for the last year. Although the roadway is now nicely paved with brand new curbs and light fixtures, the tree beds along Nassau were certainly in need of some care following the construction. Throughout North… READ MORE
Cabbage at the Greenpoint/McCarren Park Greenmarket Tomorrow
by onTomorrow we will be featuring the amazing world of cabbage at the Info Tent, along with a demonstration on how to make sauerkraut. The demo will start at 10:30am, so swing by to see the process. It is also the second week of the Winter Warrior Challenge, so remember to check yourself off. The market… READ MORE
HDC Announces Greenpoint as “Six to Celebrate” in 2013
by onThe Historic Districts Council (HDC), an advocate for historic buildings and neighborhoods in New York City, named Greenpoint one of its 2013 Six to Celebrate: NYC Neighborhoods Meriting Preservation. The HDC helps the chosen neighborhoods strategize, organize and reach out to residents to save the character of their neighborhood and specific landmarks. The HDC says:… READ MORE
How to Use Your FREE Mulchfest Mulch!
by onThis weekend, the Parks Department will be holding Mulchfest 2013, turning hundreds of thousands of pounds of Christmas trees into free mulch (last year 24,000 trees were recycled!). In North Brooklyn, McCarren Park will serve as a “chipping” and tree drop-off location and McGolrick Park is a tree drop-off location only (Saturday and Sunday; 10:00am… READ MORE
1/8 CB1 Meeting Re-Cap
by onA summary of Community Board 1′s meeting last night on January 8, 2013. Presentation: Martin Dunn of Dunn Development Corp. presented an affordable housing development plan for 59 Frost Street, which is currently a vacant warehouse and a vacant single home (Dunn Development previously created affordable housing in the CB1 area at N. 5th St.… READ MORE
Community Board 1 Has A New Website
by onHave you been looking for the latest presentation of the Brooklyn Greenway or trying to find the dates of an upcoming parks committee meeting (well, you can always turn to our events calendar) so you can get approval for that relay race your throwing? The website for Community Board 1 has moved. See it for… READ MORE
USS Monitor Statue in McGolrick Park Vandalized
by onOver the weekend, a statue near the central pavilion in McGolrick Park was senselessly vandalized and covered in paint. The statue entitled, “The Monitor and The Merrimac” was constructed by Antonio de Filippo in 1938 and honors Swedish-American engineer and inventor John Ericsson and his design of the USS Monitor. Constructed in Bushwick Inlet, the… READ MORE
Greenpoint Homeless – What Do We Do?
by onRecently, the Greenpoint Reformed Church, a GWAPP Member Organization, opened their doors to a 10-bed homeless shelter program run by local non-profit Common Ground. Apparently, it’s been received with mixed review from the church’s neighbors. As Holly Fairall pointed out in her previous post, “The McGolrick Park Homeless . . . It’s Complicated” when it… READ MORE
DOT Investigating Feasibility of Dedicated Bike Lane on Pulaski Bridge
by onYesterday the Department of Transportation (DOT) responded in a letter to Assemblyman Joe Lentol’s repeated requests to build a dedicated bike lane across the Pulaski Bridge. Currently, the bike lane across the bridge runs along a shared pedestrian walkway, posing dangers for both cyclists and pedestrians alike. Given the proposal of a new bike lane… READ MORE
NE Entrance of McCarren Park Closed Until Spring
by onAs many may have noticed, the northeast entrance of McCarren park has been fenced off in preparation for a construction project that will take place over the winter. The Parks Department is commencing a $930,000 capital project that will create greater drainage capacity, repave the walkway and update the landscaping to alleviate drainage problems, which… READ MORE
Take Your Tree to MulchFest 2013 — Jan 9 – 13
by onNot sure what to do with that drying Christmas tree that’s dropping needle all over your living room floor? Don’t worry, NYC Parks has you covered with MulchFest 2013! There are two locations in North Brooklyn: McCarren Park (Driggs Avenue & Lorimer Street) On-site tree chipping. Residents are encouraged to bring bags to pick up… READ MORE