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Our Community Continues to Thrive
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December 21, 2016
Hello friends,
Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year!
The strength of our community in Greenpoint is inspiring! We are honored to follow and write about so many great eco-heroes, initiatives, educational programs and tenacious grassroots work. We look forward to the generations of our community members to come with the successes of this year. Continue reading to learn about the progress made, and the community’s future plans to continue growing.
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The Tenacity of a Community: How Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park Succeeded
Over ten years ago, the City of New York overrode the local Community Board’s vote against rezoning the land. This decision would mean catastrophe for the areas around the waterfront. When land can be developed for residential or commercial purposes, infrastructure alway has to be considered. If you take a look at the population of Brooklyn about its open land, the infrastructure has little room to adjust. Unfortunately, the City of New York had little consideration for this. While a park was promised during this time, without the diligence and tenacity of the community, it would never have come to fruition.
Read More Here
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NAG’s Gala and New Project: Shareware!
Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) is one of North Brooklyn’s oldest grassroots advocacy organizations. Founded in 1994, NAG started as Neighbors Against Garbage fighting an illegal waste transfer station that was poisoning the community. Through that feeling of urgency, the young NAG members realized the power of people and starting building relationships with other community groups and local elected officials. Changing their name was one step in turning NAG into a multi-issue organization.
Read More Here
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Greening Greenpoint's Community Steering Committee Meeting
Join us at our quarterly Community Steering Committee meeting. In these meetings the committee is given an update on project progress and asked for feedback and assistance in decision making.
WHEN: Monday, January 9, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
WHERE: McCarren Play Center, 776 Lorimer Street Brooklyn, NY, 11222
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Trans-Am Friends Group Meeting
On Thursday, December 1, OSA’s Greenpoint Parks Stewardship Program rolled out friends groups for Transmitter Park and American Playground. With 45 people in attendance, and nearly 20 others who expressed interest, but couldn’t attend, these two new friends groups are off to a fast start! OSA also introduced a new website for Friends of Transmitter Park, and a website for Friends of American Playground is under construction.
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 11 at 6:30 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 155 Milton Street, which will focus on community input and priorities, and building a strong engine for both groups. The volunteerism and the financial support these groups will develop will take Transmitter Park and American Playground a long way!
WHEN: Wednesday, January 11, 6:30 PM
WHERE: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 155 Milton Street
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~ Share Info & Resources ~
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The Go Green Brooklyn Hub expands upon the popular long-standing Go Green! Greenpoint Festival by Town Square, a volunteer community-based 501(c)(3) organization in Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
We are a year-round digital hub connecting the North Brooklyn community through local green initiatives. This newsletter will provide resources to help you #GoGreenBK and to stay up on local eco news, stories and events. For more info, check out our site:
http://www.gogreenbk.org/
Do you have an interesting story that needs to be heard, or an event that needs the support of the community? Submit news stories, interview requests, and events to
Community@GoGreenBK.org
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