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Get Involved in North Brooklyn: Volunteer with GWAPP

by GWAPP on March 07, 2013

Maybe you’re new to the fabulous neighborhood of North Brooklyn and want to meet people; maybe you’re an outdoor enthusiast who has always wanted to play along the murky waters of Newtown Creek; maybe you’re a parent whose child is older now, giving you more free time to pursue your own interests; or maybe you’re… READ MORE

GWAPP.org Website Redesign

Welcome to the New GWAPP Website!

by GWAPP on September 22, 2012

Welcome to the new GWAPP website! It’s been a bit of time since our last update, but thanks to a generous grant from the Hudson River Foundation, GWAPP is back and on track to better serve the Greenpoint and Williamsburg communities than ever before. In Greenpoint, community activism is a way of life. When we… READ MORE

GWAPP’s Website: Use Us!

by GWAPP on September 22, 2012

The GWAPP website is a resource and forum for the North Brooklyn community. Here you will find a range of tools to help you find out more about what’s going on in Greenpoint/Williamsburg, share your information and activities and connect with like-minded residents and organizations. To learn more about the history of parks, open space… READ MORE

Highlighted Events

CB1: Environmental Protection Committee

Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30pm
@ CB #1 District Office, 435 Graham Ave., Brooklyn Agenda TBA.…

Greenpoint / McCarren Park Greenmarket

Saturday, May 25 at 8:00am
@ McCarren Park, Union Ave btwn Driggs Ave & N 12th Street, Brooklyn This much-loved Saturday market, bridges the burgeoning Williamsburg community and long-time Greenpoint Polish communiti…

Smorgasburg

Saturday, May 25 at 11:00am
@ East River State Park, Kent Ave. and N. 7 St., Williamsburg Smorgasburg happens Saturdays at East River State Park: Kent Ave. and N. 7 St. on the Williamsburg waterfront. Open from…

Brooklyn Flea

Sunday, May 26 at 10:00am
@ East River State Park, Kent Ave and N. 7th St., Williamsburg Located inside East River State Park at Kent Ave and N. 7th St. on the Williamsburg waterfront, the Sunday Flea features…

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City to Dredge Newtown Creek | Working Harbor Committee commented on Move Over Sludge: Dredging Newtown Creek Will Bring Playground Expansion

[...] The City plans to demolish the sludge storage tank on Commercial and Dupont Streets in Greenpoint, near the mouth of Newtown Creek. The DEP is in the process of constructing a new loading dock next to the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plan...READ MORE

Elizabeth Constantine commented on Public Meeting for Greenpoint Landing Project and Waterfront Parks

Thank you for the information about the meeting. This proposed project would certainly have an enormous effect on this area much of it detrimental. Ten thirty to forty story apartment buildings seem inappropriate in many ways, including their scal...READ MORE

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Garret commented on What’s Happening in Our Parks: An Update from the OSA Community Committee

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