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rendering of monitor point development near bushwick inlet park

Greenpoint

Locals split over proposed mixed-use development, Monitor Point, near Bushwick Inlet Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Person running into rain-soaked street in New York City amid flooding rain

AMNY

NYC’s sewer system faces decades-long overhaul as storms intensify, officials warn

columbia street concrete recycling facility

Columbia St Waterfront

After months of backlash, city to close concrete recycling facility in Columbia Waterfront District

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: MicroGrid Networks Williamsburg

Brooklyn’s power play: Williamsburg battery energy storage hub supercharges local grid

By Gabriele Holtermann

fort greene park

Judge tosses lawsuit against planned Fort Greene Park overhaul, citing ‘significant’ long-term benefits

By Kirstyn Brendlen

A modular Portland Loo restroom is delivered to Hoyt Playground in Queens, one of five installed across the city as part of a pilot program to expand public bathroom access

AMNY

Million dollar potties: Five new modular restrooms open in NYC parks topped $1 million each to install

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Families flock to Coney Island for cleanup outside aquarium for World Ocean Day

By Kacie Moschella

NY: Summer Heat

News

The heat is on! Brooklyn braces for first heat wave of summer 2025

By Gabriele Holtermann

mini forest in williamsburg

City opens ‘mini forest’ filled with native trees and grasses on Williamsburg waterfront

By Kirstyn Brendlen

el puente

‘Setting ourselves backwards’: EPA terminates $3M grant for El Puente, jeopardizing environmental justice project

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bronx Times

Advocates renew push to double bottle and can deposit from 5 to 10 cents

people looking at bonsai trees at brooklyn botanic garden

Rooted in time: Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates 100 years of bonsai

By Regina Martinez

flower bed-stuy celebration

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Flower Bed-Stuy celebrates 15 years of neighborhood beautification and civic pride

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen

News

Experts, advocates chart a sustainable path for Brooklyn’s climate future at Borough Hall forum

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Bushwick

Reworked Runway turns Brooklyn roller rink into sustainable fashion showcase

By Regina Martinez

adopt-a-catch-basin greenpoint

Greenpoint

City launches ‘Adopt-A-Catch-Basin’ pilot in Greenpoint, asking locals to help keep storm drains clear

By Kirstyn Brendlen

empire wind 1 project

Empire Wind 1 project at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal faces setback as Trump admin halts construction

By Gabriele Holtermann

gowanus canal sludge microbes

Gowanus

It’s a small, small world: Meet the microbes cleaning up the Gowanus Canal

By Kirstyn Brendlen

beach grass planting on coney island

Over 400 students plant beach grass to fortify Coney Island Creek shoreline from flooding

By Adam Daly

fort greene park

To tree, or not to tree? Advocates, city continue legal battle over Fort Greene Park revamp

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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