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Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

AMNY

Mandatory composting in NYC is coming. Here’s how you can get a free bin.

trees at green-wood

Clearing the air: 1,500 new trees at Green-Wood Cemetery will filter greenhouse gases, fight climate change

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Metropolitan Avenue

QNS

PSA: Metropolitan Avenue Bridge to have single-lane closures for maintenance in August

DKN ready mix in greenpoint

Greenpoint

Greenpoint residents say DKN Ready Mix concrete facility has brought dust, noise, and health concerns

By Kirstyn Brendlen

compost distribution

Greenpoint

City to open free compost distribution center in Greenpoint

By Kirstyn Brendlen

porous pavement press conference

Kensington

New porous pavement to mitigate flooding on Brooklyn streets

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Meteor in the sky

AMNY

Boom goes the meteor? NYC sees space rock disintegrate over Midtown, mysterious sound rattle boroughs

jamaica bay birdwatcher

Seventh annual Jamaica Bay Festival to bring Brooklynites closer to nature on July 13

By Natalie Dahan

mayor eric adams heat announcement

Summer weather: Adams rolls out new preparations for extreme heat, poor air quality

By Ethan Stark-Miller & Brooklyn Paper staff

AMNY

State court revives suit to overturn Local Law 97 on appeal, potentially imperiling landmark climate law

seal on beach in new york wildlife

Brooklyn gone wildlife: Warmer weather brings birds, whales, and much more back to Kings County

By Kirstyn Brendlen

sei whale

Red Hook

Endangered sei whale dies near Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in possible ship strike

By Kirstyn Brendlen

office

QNS

NYC Parks launches new office on Jamaica Bay to keep city waterway safe from derelict vessels

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

South Brooklyn Marine Terminal breezes closer to becoming offshore wind port

By Adam Daly

KP-109 Parsons Student Project Groups 1, 2 & 3

Mill Basin

Trash to trend: Kings Plaza’s ‘Recycle the Runway’ showcases high-fashion sustainability

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Con Ed crew deals with flooded street in Manhattan amid climate change

AMNY

What does NYC’s future look like? Extremely hot and wet, a city climate report finds

bee hotel flower

Insect infrastructure: ‘Bee hotels’ to provide refuge for pollinators in Brooklyn pedestrian plazas

By Kirstyn Brendlen

earth day brooklyn

Earth Day in Brooklyn! 10 photos showcasing the borough’s natural beauty

By Brooklyn Paper

gowanus green rendering

Gowanus

Environmental cleanup halts at Gowanus Green, threatens to delay 950 units of affordable housing

By Kirstyn Brendlen

How to celebrate Earth Day in Brooklyn

Tree-t yourself! Where to commemorate Earth Day in Brooklyn

By Isabel Song Beer

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Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.

PHOTOS: LGBTQ advocates at the Supreme Court ahead of oral argument in US v. Skrmetti

Jennifer Hudson is pictured with an excited fan after singing in the audience at her inaugural concert at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre on Flatbush to promote her very first Christmas album, “The Give of Love,” during an intimate live experience on Nov.24, 2024.

Jennifer Hudson shines at Christmas concert to share Christmas album ‘Gift of Love,’ at Kings Theatre, Brooklyn

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New York Family

40 Free Holiday Events in NYC & Long Island

Congestion pricing toll gantry in Manhattan

Ask the MTA – Congestion Pricing edition