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Greenpoint Library Update | Indigenous Peoples Day: Your GoGreen BK Newsletter for 11/8/2018
Your weekly source for all things Green in Brooklyn
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Your Weekly Newsletter: 11/8/2018 to 11/14/2018 |
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Hello GoGreeners,
We have the latest update on the Greenpoint Library for you, with all the recent successes and pitfalls. Also, check out a lovely write up about the Indigenous Peoples Day at Bushwick Inlet Park as families took canoe rides, learned about culture and made dreamcatchers.
This week, our featured events are Garden Making at Bushwick Inlet Park on Saturday and St. Nick's Alliance Annual Benefit on Wednesday. Find wonderful "Greenspace" events on our online calendar: community meetings, a group bike ride, a bird walk, and a fish release are just a few this week. So many ways to have fun and get involved in our community! So many ways to make our life greener! Check them all out on the
Go Green BK online calendar.
See you all around the neighborhood!
Go Green BK!
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Greenpoint Library Update
Some good news & some bad news from our friends at the Brooklyn Public Library regarding our Greenpoint Branch--don't worry, it's still coming! Read the latest update here.
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Eco-Family Day: Catching a Dream
To celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day this year, several Brooklyn families joined American Indian Community House along with Eco-Schools, North Brooklyn Boat Club, Bushwick Inlet Park, and Friends of Transmitter Park to learn.
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RELEASE OF THE FISHES
Thursday, November 8th, 4-7PM
Pier 40
Visitors can choose a fish from the aquarium and accompany it as it is released into the river by staff. Food and drinks from local establishments are provided and donated prizes are raffled.
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SCHOOL (NEAR NUHART) MEETING
Thursday, November 8th, 7:30PM
Dupont Senior Housing
Stephen Levin invites Greenpoint parents to discuss the school that will be built near the Nuhart site.
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GREENPOINT BIRD WALKS
Saturday, November 10, 9-11AM
McGolrick Park
Explore the parks in Greenpoint by going on a bird walk. We will start in McGolrick Park and end in McCarren Park. Learn about birds you see.
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GARDEN MAKING
Saturday, November 10, 10AM-1PM
Bushwick Inlet Park
Please join Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park as we put our park’s gardens “to bed” for winter. Mulching, weeding, and we have bushes to plant – as well as a bevy of daffodil bulbs. All ages welcome. Tools and refreshments provided.
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FALL FORAGING AND TASTING ADVENTURE
Sunday, November 11, 1-3PM
Evergreen Cemetery
An exploration of the cemetery’s grounds to see some of its most notable trees.
The history and recipes relating to the trees in one of NYC’s great urban forests.
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NUHART COMMENT-A-THON #2
Tuesday, November 13, 3-5PM
Dupont Senior Housing
We will help residents craft their comments on NYS DEC’s Proposed Remedial Action Plan for the former NuHart Plastics site. Our technical assistance adviser will be on hard to provide further support.
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NUHART COMMENT-A-THON #3
Tuesday, November 13, 6-8PM
Barley
We will help residents craft their comments on NYS DEC’s Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) for the former NuHart Plastics site. Our technical assistance adviser will be on hard to provide further support.
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L TRAIN BIKE TRAIN WEEKLY RIDE
Wednesday, November 14, 8-9:30 AM
In preparation for the L train shutdown. Every Wednesday morning, we commute together from North Brooklyn to Manhattan. We hope you can join us!
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ST. NICK'S ALLIANCE 2018 AWARDS CEREMONY, CELEBRATION, & BENEFIT
Wednesday, November 14, 6-9PM
Dobbin Street
Come celebrate four decades strengthening our North Brooklyn neighborhoods, addressing poverty, building community, and transforming lives.
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BROOKLYN WITH BROOKS, BUSHWICK WITH BUSHES
Wednesday, November 14, 7-9PM
A/D/O
Dr. Eric Sanderson will discuss research studies of the historical ecology of Bushwick Inlet, nature goals for the city at large, and how we can all be visionmakers when it comes to our future.
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