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Digester Eggs at Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection hosts free tours of the Digester Eggs (fondly known by locals as “Sh** for Tits” or “Poop Onions”) at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Tours for the general public take place three times ...


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Making Greenpoint greener: Local group hosts afternoon of park beautifying, tree education

Originally Written by Matt John for Brooklyn Paper.

They branched out! Tree-huggers taught horticultural skills to environmentally minded locals during an event at a Greenpoint park on July 16 that showcased how critical trees are to urban communities, according to organizers. “Trees are important, but it is hard for them to grow in an urban… 

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Conversations on the City: Vishaan Chakrabarti

Conversations on the City: Vishaan Chakrabarti Where: LMHQ 150 Broadway When: Thursday August 3, 2017 7:00pm Join us for a conversation with Vishaan Chakrabarti about the city as a platform for a shared, vibrant, and diverse culture that fosters opportunity. Chakrabarti is the Founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and is an Associate Professor of Practice at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (GSAPP). His highly acclaimed book, A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for…

SummerStarz Movies: Kung Fu Panda 3

Town Square’s SummerSTARZ free family movie nights are back for 6 wonderful evenings in July and August. August 4th is screening KUNG FU PANDA 3. When Po’s long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters and defeat supernatural villain Kai. Bring a picnic blanket, friends & family to Transmitter Park on the gorgeous Greenpoint waterfront. Come early and have an awesome time! Public transportation: Subway-G to…

NYC Summer Streets Festival

Summer Streets is an annual New York City tradition that takes over nearly seven miles of streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, along Park Avenue and Lafayette. This FREE festival welcomes people of all ages to partake in a day of playing and hanging out in the streets. Held from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm for three consecutive Saturdays in August, Summer Streets allows participants to plan a trip as long or short as they wish. All activities…

Family Fun Day Boat Tour

See Giant Container Ports Close-up Plus Ships, Tugboats, Cranes, a Lighthouse, and the Statue of Liberty! For an exciting, fun-filled family adventure, go behind the scenes of the NY & NJ’s bustling working waterfront on a narrated Hidden Harbor® “Maritime Scavenger Hunt” Tour! Children will get a workbook they will use to identify things…

Street Safety Forum

There’s a Street Safety Forum on Monday 8/7 at 7pm at the Polish Slavic Center. This is a great place to bring some of these concerns to our elected officials. Hope to see some of you there. Sponsored by CM Stephen Levin, CM Antonio Reynoso, Senator Daniel Squadron, Assembly Member Joseph Lentol and Transportation Alternatives.…

Young Naturalists Program at McGolrick Park

The Horticultural Society of New York is behind a major renovation about to begin in the park, which will involve reconditioning lawns, restoring garden beds, improving the dog run as well as engaging the community in stewarding the park. The youngest community members are invited to the park this July and August to participate in the Young Naturalist Program for hands-on gardening activities designed to enhance understanding of the natural world in an urban setting. Bring your little environmentalists to learn about park critters (Tuesdays), paint in…

Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park General Meeting

Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park is holding a general meeting to converge and discuss all things Transmitter Park. We will provide updates on some key issues, talk about group goals and address some concerns the community has brought up about the park.…

Grease COSPLAY SWAP

We’ve partnered up with Bunny Yan and The Squirrelz to do a Cosplay Swap at SummerStarz’s Grease movie night. Bring costumes and props to show off and swap! No costumes or materials? Check out The Squirrelz, an app to score FREE materials! Let’s have some fun!

Public transportation: Subway‐G to Greenpoint Avenue stop | NYC Ferry to Greenpoint stop | Buses B43 & B43 to Greenpoint/Manhattan Avenue stop. B24 to West/Kent. Share widely with #TOWNSQUAREBK and #GOGREENBK…

SummerStarz Movies: Grease

Town Square’s SummerSTARZ free family movie nights are back for 6 wonderful evenings in July and August. The final evening, August 11th, will feature GREASE. Come early to the Grease Cosplay Swap at 6 PM and get decked out as a Pink Lady or T-Bird. Then sing and dance like John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John with this all time summer favorite! Bring a picnic blanket, friends & family to Transmitter Park on the gorgeous Greenpoint waterfront. Come early and have…

Curb Your Litter clean up day

Join us and Neighbors Allied for Good Growth for the third Curb Your Litter: Greenpoint clean-up day of 2017. We’re happy to partner with the Newtown Creek Alliance to pay special attention to curbing the litter that enters into our waterways. We will pick up street litter in Northeast Greenpoint (east of McGuinness Boulevard and north of Norman Avenue). Our home base will be Broadway Stages at 203 Diamond Street. Come join us! As always, all volunteers will get a…

Hidden Harbor Tour® of Brooklyn Waterfront Past & Present

Photo courtesy of and copyright Phyllis Featherstone. Tour 8 miles of Brooklyn’s waterfront industry–past and present–from Newtown Creek to Sunset Park. From Newtown Creek through Sunset Park, the 8 miles of Brooklyn shore facing the Harbor’s Upper Bay were once filled with manufacturing, shipping, and commerce. Though apartment towers and landscaped…

NAG’s Enviro Happy Hour

Do you want to get involved with a North Brooklyn neighborhood group? Do you care about environmental issues? Join us for a drink! The presentations are purposefully short so that you’ll have plenty of time to grab a drink and talk directly with the experts and your neighbors…

Getting to Zero: Newtown Creek Boat Tour

Open House New York invites you to take a cruise along Newtown Creek, the 3.5-mile tributary that separates Brooklyn and Queens, to explore the outsized role that this historic waterway plays in New York’s waste system. The neighborhoods surrounding Newtown Creek are home to nineteen waste transfer…

211 Ainslie St. Block Party

You’re invited to the 211 Ainslie St. Block Party on 8/17! Help us celebrate our victory with the community leaders who made it possible!…

Conversations on the City: Jorge Otero-Pailos

Join us for a conversation with Jorge Otero-Pailos, Director and Professor of Historic Preservation at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, to explore how cultures transition from one historical period into the next, and the objects that they use to remember, to celebrate, and to come together. Otero-Pailos is an artist and architect who works at the intersection of art, architecture, and preservation. His work has been…

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