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Picking Up Trash for a Birthday Party
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Hello Go-Greeners!
From a heartwarming article about a little girl who wanted to pick up trash for her birthday to inspiring community events (a scope meeting for a local park, the 94th Precinct Community Council Meeting, a gardening workshop, and so much more), Go Green BK is committed to providing our inspired community members with a wealth of ways to stay involved in the community. Whether you're here for environmental news or checking out eco-initiatives around the neighborhood, you're at the right place! Scroll down to see our weekly roundup of our of favorite eco-events and activities going on around Brooklyn this week.
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5-Year-Old Girl Has ‘Trash Pickup’ Birthday Party to Collect Astoria Litter
When Emma Mudrick was planning her fifth birthday party, she had an unusual request that didn’t involve a piñata or a trip to Chuck E. Cheese’s.
She wanted to pick up trash.
The eco-conscious kid, who turned 5 this past weekend, said she got the idea after walking around her Astoria neighborhood and noticing litter on the streets and sidewalks....
Read More Here
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Scope Meeting for Penn Triangle
Through the Community Parks Initiative, NYC Parks will redesign Penn Triangle with input from community members. Everyone is welcome to come and share their ideas. Free for all ages! ...
WHEN: Wednesday, November 1st at 6:30 pm
WHERE: The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, 32 Penn Street
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94th Precinct Community Council Meeting
Meet the 94th Precinct officers and Community Council. Bring your questions and concerns to this monthly community meeting...
WHEN: Wednesday, November 1st at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WHERE: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 155 Milton Street, Brooklyn
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OSA Town Hall & Community Committee
Your ideas...Your feedback...How together we can unlock the full potential of CB1 parks with more health and wellness events, movie nights, music and art events, historical and nature walks and....
WHEN: Thursday, November 2nd at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
WHERE: McCarren Park Play Center, 776 Lorimer St. btw Driggs Ave. and Bayard St., Brooklyn
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Brooklyn CB1 Transportation Committee Meeting
AGENDA includes – Citibike relocation from Graham/Conselyea to Metropolitan/Humboldt; plus other doc location prospects, Mayor’s Office of Film & TV – review of overburdened blocks...
WHEN: Thursday, November 2nd at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Brooklyn CB1 District Office, 435 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn
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Free Garden Workshops in McCarren Park: Putting Your Garden to Bed
This fall, GrowNYC will be offering a free garden-related workshop at the McCarren Park Demonstration Garden space at 457 Leonard Street, behind the pool in McCarren Park. The workshop is aimed at Greenpoint residents and will focus on concepts and examples that are replicable in an average resident’s available space. Registration is required and workshops are limited to 20 people...
WHEN: Saturday, November 4th at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
WHERE: McCarren Park Demonstration Garden, 457 Leonard Street, Brooklyn
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Brooklyn SWAB Monthly Meeting
Join us for our monthly meeting of the Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB). Open to the public! Attendance and participation encouraged. Guest speaker: TBD.....
WHEN: Monday, November 6th at 6:30 pm
WHERE: Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn
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Love Your Block Grant Application Deadline
Love Your Block is an initiative of NYC Service in partnership with Citizens Committee for New York City that provides a unique opportunity for neighborhood groups to transform and improve their...
WHEN: Monday, November 6th at 11:30 pm
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North Greenpoint Development Meeting
Invited to attend: Greenpoint Landing, 25 Kent Ave, DEC, NAGG and more to come...
WHEN: Wednesday, November 8th at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Polish Slavic Center, 176 Java Street, Brooklyn
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Release of the Fishes
Each year The River Project hosts Release of the Fishes to release the fishes and other marine animals that were caught and kept for observation through the spring and summer. Join us for...
WHEN: Thursday, November 9th at 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
WHERE: Pier 40, Houston and West Streets, New York
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TransAlt North Brooklyn Activist Meet Up!
Time to get active!> We have 15 months until the L Train Shutdown and still no word from the city on how 250,000 people will travel during the L Train Shutdown.> Grand Street saw another awful crash...
WHEN: Thursday, November 9th at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Lutheran Church of St. John the Evangelist, 195 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
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NYC Trash! Past, Present & Future
You are invited to The City Reliquary’s opening reception for “NYC Trash! Past, Present & Future”. This exhibition presents the stories behind New York City’s solid waste, from “one man’s garbage is ...
WHEN: Sunday, November 12th at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
WHERE: The City Reliquary, 370 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn
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