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Inside the Irving Square restroom in Brooklyn. The stainless-steel bathroom includes a toilet, hand sanitizer, baby changing station, and slatted openings for ventilation and safety.

AMNY

FIRST ON amNY | NYC EDC puts out call for vendors to design new modular public restrooms

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Prospect Park swans injured by dog return to the wild after lengthy recovery

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Empire Wind files suit against federal government, challenging wind project stoppage

By Gabriele Holtermann

A rendering of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal - construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2026

Blown in the wind: Trump administration halts Empire Wind 1 for second time

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Mulch ado about nothing! Say good-bough to your Christmas tree at Mulchfest 2025

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Beloved Prospect Park swans rescued after suspected off-leash dog attack

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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City to build ‘nature-based’ flash flood protections in Prospect Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

The roof of El Greko kitchen in Montego Bay, Jamaica destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

Caribbean Life

Surviving Melissa: How ChatGPT helped us weather Jamaica’s Category 5 fury

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Environmental nonprofit Big Reuse to open 5,000-square-foot thrift store in Bushwick

By Cate Corcoran

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Prospect Park receives $10M endowment to support Brooklyn’s only forest

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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WindScape Brooklyn, New York’s first offshore wind education center, opens in Sunset Park

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Red Hook

City breaks ground on years-awaited Red Hook Coastal Resiliency flood protections

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn beaches close as Hurricane Erin generates life-threatening rip currents and large waves

By Kirstyn Brendlen

A bicyclist on a greenway in NYC

AMNY

‘Greater Greenways’ plan will see dozens of new bike and walking paths coming to NYC streets, waterfronts and parks

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Rescued Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Elton makes splashy return to ocean off Coney Island

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Crown Heights block makes history as Brooklyn’s greenest

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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‘The Dear Neighbor Project’ examines flooding and community resilience in Gowanus

By Gabriele Holtermann

Earthquake measured on a seismograph

AMNY

Earthquake! NYC experiences a Saturday night shakeup from New Jersey tremor

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Subway

Rain check! Torrential downpours flood parts of Brooklyn, spare others

By Gabriele Holtermann

News

Four Sparrow Marsh restoration bolsters Jamaica Bay environment

By Ajani Stella

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The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument is seen on Feb. 10 after the Trump administration removed a Rainbow Flag.

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