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Sunset Parkers call for green waterfront during climate week march

September 26, 2021

Sunset Parkers marched on Thursday during Clime Week to call for a transformation of the nabe’s waterfront into an environmentally sustainable hub of energy production and manufacturing. Led by UPROSE, a local climate advocacy group, around 50 attendees marched through Sunset Park en route to a rally at Bush Terminal Park, chanting slogans like “What do we want? Climate justice! When do we want it? Now!” Advocates make their way through Sunset Park for climate justice.Photo…

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: environment, jumaane williams, uprose

Gowanus rezoning will reduce sewage and stormwater overflows into the canal: City

December 6, 2020

The proposed Gowanus rezoning that figures to bring dozens of new developments and some 20,000 new residents to the neighborhood could actually reduce the amount of sewer and rainwater overflows that flush into the noxious canal, city officials claim.  Citywide rule changes to stormwater management will require developers of new buildings to construct infrastructure that retains stormwater during heavy rain — effectively cutting some 5 million gallons of combined sewage and runoff that would otherwise flow annually into the canal…

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: environment, gowanus, unified stormwater rule

Public Advocate calls for city control of Con Ed after widespread blackouts

August 9, 2020

He wants to give power to the people! Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is calling on the city to take control of the electric utility Con Edison, slamming the company for massive power outages following this week’s tropical storm Isaias.  “The time has now come for democratized energy, public power. It is clear that what we have, what exists, does not work,” Williams said at a press conference outside of Con Ed’s Flatbush Avenue headquarters near Fulton Street in Fort Greene on Aug. 7. Williams’ demands come after his recently-released report provided a roadmap for the city to buy Con Ed’s…

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: coned, environment, fort greene

WSJ Writer Samples Life as a Brooklyn Heights Bottle and Can Scavenger

July 23, 2014

We’ve recently written about the Scavengers of Brooklyn Heights, the ragtag crew of folks who rummage through neighborhood trash for cans and bottles and cash in on their deposit. Area resident/WSJ writer Anne Kadet decided to find out what it’s like to be one of these urban bounty hunters: WSJ: I picked Brooklyn Heights. I figured most of the locals were too busy and too wealthy to redeem their own bottles for nickels, and fussy enough to rinse their recyclables before tossing them. What …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: anne kadet, environment

Forget the Clark Street Station Elevators This Little Fella is in a Hurry

July 23, 2014

While Brooklyn Heights awaits the return of “Elevator 2″ at the Clark Street station, all creatures great and small still need to take care of business. That includes this little fella snapped recently by NYC Spotted. Giant Rat Spotted On Clark Street Subway Platform In Brooklyn Heights http://t.co/4kxVyywt7k @bkheightsblog #nyc #rats — NYC Spotted (@NYCVlog) July 20, 2014

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