We’re creeping up on the end of October, and that means that Halloween is creeping up on us! Luckily, our neighborhood is always filled with more treats than tricks, and this week is no exception!

Be sure to take a look at our most recent blog post to learn how some young students at P.S. 110 are getting an early grasp on making our community greener and cleaner — and as always, take a look at our calendar for upcoming eco-aware activities and fun neighborhood happenings.

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Taking Care of Lentol Garden
By Beatrice Chalkley with an introduction from Sustainability Coach, Fran Agnone.

On Monday, July 31, Lentol Garden- a community garden located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn opened its gates to the families from PS 110 The Monitor School for a morning of planting, watering, and exploring. While most families pass Lentol Garden as they go about their….

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~ Events ~

District 33 Town Hall With Mayor de Blasio & CM Steve Levin

Please join Council Member Stephen Levin in welcoming Mayor de Blasio to the 33rd District for a Town Hall to discuss a variety of topics impacting our neighborhoods. Doors open at 5pm. * Space is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.* In order to secure your spot, please RSVP at www.nyc.gov/cd33townhall or by calling (212) 788-7929....

Schoolfest 2017

Meet National Wildlife's Eco-Schools and GCEF at Schoolfest 2017.  Find out about diverse green programs in North Brooklyn Schools at this one-of-a-kind school fair for North Brooklyn families. Parents and students are invited to meet +60 schools/day care centers and +30 enrichment/resource providers from early childhood through high school.  It affords a unique vertical perspective....

2nd Annual Harvest Festival

Smiling Hogshead Ranch is an entirely volunteer-run educational urban farm and fence-free community space in Long Island City, Queens. Founded in 2011, the Ranch is growing and invites the the community at large to a hybrid garden party, street fair, and classic fall carnival! Join us for a day of fun activities, entertainment, food, drink, and silent auction, as we raise funds...

City of Rising Waters: A Symposium

To mark the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy — a watershed moment for New Yorkers’ awareness of the devastating impacts of climate change — join us for an afternoon program examining how New York City can survive and embrace its future as a coastal city surrounded by rising waters. Reception and exhibition viewing to follow...

“Secret Brooklyn: An Unusual Guide” Book Launch

Every borough has its secrets, and Brooklyn boasts some of the most unusual of them all. Untapped Cities’ Michelle Young and Augustin Pasquet have gathered these mysterious locals and legendary spaces into Secret Brooklyn: An Unusual Guide to shed light on these hidden histories. You’ll discover secret museums, go on an urban safari for wild parrots, watch a performance of robots...

61 Franklin Garden’s Gardening Class for Lil’l Kids, ages 4-5

61 Franklin Garden is happy to announce that we will be offering two gardening classes for kids at 61 Franklin Street Community Garden this Fall. Classes will be on Tuesdays – September 12th – October 24th Ages 4-5 3:45 – 4:30 pm Ages 6-8 4:30 – 5:30 pm We are pleased to continue having Alison Schuettinger as our teacher. Alison is currently the Sustainability Coach at P.S 31....

61 Franklin Garden’s Gardening Class for Big Kids, ages 6-8

61 Franklin Garden is happy to announce that we will be offering two gardening classes for kids at 61 Franklin Street Community Garden this Fall. Classes will be on Tuesdays – September 12th – October 24th Ages 4-5 3:45 – 4:30 pm Ages 6-8 4:30 – 5:30 pm We are pleased to continue having Alison Schuettinger as our teacher. Alison is currently the Sustainability Coach at P.S 31....

Masked Marvelous Cocktail Party

Show your support and have some fun too! Join Material for the Arts (MFTA) for a fun filled evening of food, drink, and entertainment at their fabulous warehouse in Long Island City....

Night of 1,000 Jack O’Lanterns – NYC

New York City’s newest and most anticipated event, Night of 1,000 Jack O’Lanterns is ready to light up New York Harbor this October! Come see more than 1,000 illuminated jack o’lanterns carved by artists from around the tri-state area and staged along a festive, paved, tree-lined pathway among the backdrop of centuries old buildings in the heart of the Big Pumpkin, er, Big Apple, that is...

NAG 2017 Gala

For over 20 years, NAG and GWAPP have been at the forefront of the fight for environmental justice, neighborhood-based planning and public policy justice in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Now both organizations are looking to define the future of our community for the next 20 years. We are excited to announce that NAG and GWAPP are joining forces to create a more powerful singular…...

Movies Under the Stars: Shocktober Fest : The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Join NYC Parks for free, spoofy horror movies in our city’s parks! In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a scientist who cross dresses. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf)..

North Brooklyn Boat Club Presents: Cthulhu Canoe Haunted Boat Tours!

What horrors lurk below the ancient waters of Newtown Creek …? Let our dark and silent (ACA-certified) guides take you on a terrifying twenty-minute tour of the starkly beautiful postindustrial waters of Newtown Creek. Over the dark surface of this time-haunted stream, strange chants echo, and those who dwell here have changed with the passing of forgotten years. As your boat...

Greenpoint Children’s Annual Halloween Parade, Spooktacular Party & Zombie Nerf War

Calling all goblins and witches, princes and princesses, super heroes and villains! The 14th Annual Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade, Spooktacular Party & Zombie Nerf War is on Sunday, October 29, 2017. The costume Halloween Parade assembles at 11:30 AM on Java Street between Manhattan Avenue & McGuinness Blvd. At 12 Noon, we’ll march down Manhattan Avenue to...

Central Park’s Halloween Parade & Pumpkin Flotilla

Bring the whole family and celebrate Halloween in Central Park. Enjoy pumpkin carving, Halloween crafts, spooky stories, a costume parade, and most of all the Conservancy’s signature Pumpkin Flotilla, which sets sail across the Harlem Meer at twilight! This event is free and open to all ages...

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