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Godzilla was found in very poor condition after being dumped in the frigid Prospect Park lake.

AMNY

Alligator rescues more common than you might think in NYC

AMNY

LATER, GATOR! Alligator found in, rescued from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Lake

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Greenpoint

Testing, testing: EPA working to assess size, risks of the Meeker Avenue Plume, Brooklyn’s newest Superfund

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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AMNY

Mayor says 925 electric vehicles will replace gas guzzlers in city fleet, backed by $10.1M federal grant

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Coney Island to welcome thousands for annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge

By Isabel Song Beer

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Say ‘fir-well’ to your Christmas tree at Mulchfest 2022

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Hoping to reduce waste and emissions, Restler proposes citywide public composting bins

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Op-ed: We can’t afford to further delay with critical energy infrastructure

By Randy Peers

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On heels of bid for House speaker, protesters call for Jeffries to be a ‘climate leader’

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Red Hook

Gallery walls: Red Hook Community Justice Center teams up with city to give nabe’s temporary flood walls a makeover

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Offshore Wind Ecosystem Fund from Equinor offers $5M in grants for New Yorkers

By Ximena Del Cerro

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First leg of Con Edison’s ‘Reliable Clean City’ projects halfway done in Queens; construction underway in Brooklyn and Staten Island

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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PoliticsNY

NYC to purchase 51 new electric school buses with $18.5M in federal funds

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PoliticsNY

Adams says city will only build electric-powered schools going forward

The check donated by Council Member Ari Kagan will go towards capital needs of the NY Aquarium.

Coney aquarium gets $4.5 million in capital funds to support programming

By Jada Camille

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Canarsie

As Sandy anniversary nears, Canarsie celebrates completion of Fresh Creek Coastal Resiliency Project

By Caroline Ourso

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Gowanus

‘A very strong partnership’: Gowanus Mutual Aid, NYCHA tenant leaders, and pols team up on food giveaways

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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A decade after Sandy, $52 billion climate vulnerability plan would bring flood gates, sea walls to Brooklyn’s coastal nabes

By Ximena Del Cerro & Kirstyn Brendlen

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Greenpoint

National Grid gets chilly reception at Greenpoint Energy Center rate case hearings

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Tree pruning in Brooklyn and Queens axed since last year due to alleged insurance scam

By Ben Brachfeld

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