Topic

Environmental Justice & Health

The industrial history of Greenpoint and Williamsburg is bound to North Brooklyn's environmental challenges. Currently our work focuses on air quality, legacy toxins, toxic sites (like Superfunds & Brownfields), and trash & waste.

Events

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Indoor Air Quality Workshop

When
Thursday, May 16, 2024
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Where
107 Norman Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11222

Join North Brooklyn Neighbors for a free, in-person workshop to learn about indoor air quality and what you can do to improve the air in…

NuHart State Superfund Community Meeting

When
Thursday February 15, 2024
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Where
Zoom

North Brooklyn Neighbors will be hosting a virtual community meeting Thursday, February 15 in coordination with the offices of Council Member Restler, Assembly Member Gallagher,…

Soil Testing at McGolrick Park

When
Saturday November 4, 2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where
Russell Street & Nassau Ave

North Brooklyn Neighbors will be participating in the Fall Fest at McGolrick Park put on by the Friends of McGolrick Park on Saturday, November 4…

NuHart State Superfund Community Meeting

When
Tuesday October 10, 2023
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Where
Zoom

North Brooklyn Neighbors will be hosting a virtual community meeting, in coordination with the offices of Assembly Member Gallagher, State Senator Gonzalez, Council Member Restler,…

Homeowner’s Meeting: Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site

When
Thursday November 16, 2023
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where
607 Humboldt St.
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Join NBN, community members, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Meeker Community Advisory Group to learn about the polluted area known…

Indoor Air Quality Workshop

When
Saturday October 14, 2023
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where
240 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11249

Join North Brooklyn Neighbors for a free, in-person workshop to learn about indoor air quality and what you can do to improve the air in…

Indoor Air Quality Workshop

When
Tuesday October 3, 2023
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where
Online via Zoom

Join North Brooklyn Neighbors for a free, virtual workshop to learn about indoor air quality and what you can do to improve the air in…

NuHart State Superfund Community Meeting

When
Monday June 26, 2023
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
Zoom

Join Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, Council Member Lincoln Restler, State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, Madison Realty Capital, and North Brooklyn…

Soil Testing and Compost Giveback

When
Sunday July 9, 2023
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where
457 Leonard Street
Brooklyn NY 11222

North Brooklyn Neighbors is teaming up with the North Brooklyn Mutual Aid at the McCarren Park Demonstration Garden for a fun-filled event. We will be…

Indoor Air Quality Workshop

When
Saturday May 13, 2023
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Where
221 Nassau Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Join North Brooklyn Neighbors for a free workshop to learn about indoor air quality and what you can do to improve the air in your…

Indoor Air Quality Workshop

When
Saturday April 29, 2023
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Where
76 Kingsland Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Join North Brooklyn Neighbors for a free workshop to learn about indoor air quality and what you can do to improve the air in your…

Tenants Rights Workshop: Meeker Avenue Plume Investigation

When
Thursday May 25, 2023
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
Where
107 Norman Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222

What are your rights as a tenant in an environmental justice area like the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site? Join St. Nicks Alliance to learn: Participate…

Vapor Intrusion Workshop

When
Thursday March 9, 2023
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Where
Sunview Luncheonette
221 Nassau Avenue

or online via Zoom

Join Lenny Siegel, Executive Director of the Center for Public Environmental Oversight for a workshop on vapor intrusion. As the Environmental Protection Agency begins work…

NuHart State Superfund Community Meeting

When
Thursday February 16, 2023
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Join Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, Council Member Lincoln Restler, State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, NYC Office of Environmental Remediation, Madison…

NuHart State Superfund Community Meeting

When
Tuesday June 21, 2022
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where
Zoom

Join Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, Council Member Lincoln Restler, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, NY State Department of Health, NYC Office of Environmental Remediation,…

NuHart State Superfund Community Meeting

When
Monday, March 7, 2022
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where
Zoom

Join Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, Council Member Lincoln Restler, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, NYC Office of Environmental Remediation, Madison Realty Capital, and North…

Meeker Avenue Plume Community Meeting

When
Monday, October 25, 2021
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Where
Zoom

Join us for a virtual community meeting to learn more about the Meeker Plume National Priority List nomination and how our community can help get…

NuHart State Superfund Community Meeting

When
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Where
Zoom

Join us for a virtual community meeting to hear an update on recent activities, understand where the site is in the the remediation process, and…

Soil Safety Basics: Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
6:00 pm to 7:00pm
Where
Zoom
Register in advance for link

Learn ways to safely play, garden, and live in areas with elevated soil lead levels. At this hourlong workshop we will outline best practices and…

Soil Safety Basics: Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Friday, April 9, 2021
3:00 pm to 4:00pm
Where
Zoom
Register in advance for link

Learn ways to safely play, garden, and live in areas with elevated soil lead levels. At this hourlong workshop we will outline best practices and…

Soil Safety Basics: Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
6:30 pm to 7:30pm
Where
Zoom
Register in advance for link

Learn ways to safely play, garden, and live in areas with elevated soil lead levels. At this hourlong workshop we will outline best practices and…

COVID-19, Colonialism & Environmental (In)Justice

When
Thursday, October 8, 2020
4:00 pm to 5:00pm

The COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustices faced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color have galvanized people across the nation to take action towards a…

NYC Clean School Bus Coalition Launch

When
Monday, October 5, 2020
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

On Children’s Health Day, October 5th, join the virtual launch for the NYC School Bus coalition. NYC’s diesel school buses emit toxic air pollution that…

Earth Day Netflix Party

When
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Where
TBD

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Join us at 8pm on Earth Day for a viewing of the sobering yet…

ELI Project Virtual Launch

When
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Where
Zoom Webinar
Link TBD

Join us on Wednesday, May 6th for the launch of our mapping project ELI – Environmental Legacy & Improvements. For the past year, NBN –…

Environmental Justice & Health Working Group

When
Thursday, January 30, 2020
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
240 Kent Avenue, 2nd fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11249

On Thursday, January 30th at 6:30pm at the GreenDesk Williamsburg the Environmental Justice & Health Working Group will bring neighbors together to develop community-based strategies…

Environmental Justice & Health Working Group Meeting

When
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
29 Norman Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

On Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:30pm at A/D/O the Environmental Justice & Health Working Group will bring neighbors together to develop community-based strategies to combat…

Rat Academy

When
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where
275 North 8th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211

North Brooklyn has a rat problem. In partnership with the NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene learn about safe and effective methods for rat…

Idle Ca$h: Combatting Truck Idling

When
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Where
219 Conselyea Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Did you know it is illegal in NYC for truck engines to run while parked for more than 3 minutes or more than 1 minute in…

Environmental Justice & Health Working Group Meeting

When
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
80 Dupont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Wednesday, September 18th at the Dupont Senior Center, the Environmental Justice & Health Working Group will bring neighbors together to develop community-based strategies to…

NuHart Superfund Community Forum

When
Monday, July 29, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
176 Java Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

The NYS DEC recently selected its remediation plan for the NuHart Superfund site. Learn about the Record of the Decision from our new technical advisors,…

Environmental Justice & Health Working Group Meeting

When
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
61 Greenpoint Avenue, 6th fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Wednesday, July 17th at 6:30pm at PencilWorks the Environmental Justice & Health Working Group will bring neighbors together to develop community-based strategies to combat…

Lead in Soils: An Advanced Workshop

When
Saturday, June 15, 2019
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where
Leonard Street (btw Manhattan Ave & Bayard St)
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Saturday, June 15th at the McCarren Park Demonstration Garden, join us for three-hour workshop features experts that will help interpret your soil test results…

Petroleum Vapors Town Hall

When
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
176 Java Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Greenpoint residents have smelled gasoline/petroleum vapors for months. Hear from state and city agencies about what they are doing to get to the bottom on…

Soil Safety Basics: A Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Saturday, June 8, 2019
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Where
61 Franklin Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Saturday, June 8th at the 61 Franklin Street Community Garden join us for this 90-minute interactive, introductory workshop designed to help participants learn about…

Soil Safety Basics: A Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Saturday, May 18, 2019
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Where
Leonard Street (btw Manhattan Ave & Leonard St)
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Saturday, May 18th at the McCarren Park Demonstration Garden join us for this 90-minute interactive, introductory workshop designed to help participants learn about lead…

Soil Safety Basics: A Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Saturday, May 11, 2019
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Where
136 Milton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Saturday, May 11th at the Greenpoint Reformed Church join us for this 90-minute interactive, introductory workshop designed to help participants learn about lead contamination…

Do You Smell That? Meeting to Combat Noxious Petroleum Fumes

When
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where
80 Dupont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Greenpoint residents of Freeman, Green and Huron Streets smell gasoline/petroleum vapors. If you live in this vicinity and are also affected we want to hear…

Jane’s Walk: From Industry to Luxury – Williamsburg

When
Saturday, May 4, 2019
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Where
Outside of 214 N 11th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Tour surviving artifacts of Williamsburg’s industrial past, see how the neighborhood has transformed in this century, and consider the environmental issues that lie beneath. Ward…

Jane’s Walk: From Industry to Luxury – Greenpoint

When
Saturday, May 4, 2019
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Where
Entrance of Manhattan Avenue Park
Brooklyn, NY

Tour surviving artifacts of Greenpoint industrial past, see how the neighborhood has transformed in this century, and consider the environmental issues that lie beneath. Ward…

Soil Safety Basics: A Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
129 Russell Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Wednesday, May 1st at The Park Church Co-op join us for this 90-minute interactive, introductory workshop designed to help participants learn about lead contamination…

Soil Safety Basics: A Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
8:30 am to 10:00 am
Where
75 Meserole Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Tuesday, April 30th at P.S. 31 join us for this 90-minute interactive, introductory workshop designed to help participants learn about lead contamination in exposed…

Environmental Justice & Health Working Group Meeting

When
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
275 N. 8th Street, Lower Level
Brooklyn, NY 11211

On Wednesday, April 24th at 6:30pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church the Environmental Justice & Health Working Group will bring neighbors together to…

Lead in Soils: An Advanced Workshop

When
Sunday, April 7, 2019
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Where
520 Kingsland Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Sunday, April 7th at the Kingsland Wildflower Center, join us for three-hour workshop features experts that will help interpret your soil test results and…

Soil Safety Basics: A Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Thursday, March 28, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
129 Russell Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Thursday, March 28th at The Park Church Co-op join us for this 90-minute interactive, introductory workshop designed to help participants learn about lead contamination…

Environmental Justice & Health Working Group Meeting

When
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
80 Dupont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Wednesday, March 27th at the Dupont Senior Center the Environmental Justice & Health Working Group will bring neighbors together to develop community-based strategies to…

Soil Safety Basics: A Lead in Soils Workshop

When
Saturday, March 9, 2019
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Where
136 Milton Street
Brooklyn, New York 11222

On Saturday, March 9th at the Greenpoint Reformed Church join us for a workshop designed to help participants learn about lead contamination in exposed soils….

Environmental Justice & Health Working Group Meeting

When
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
6:30 to 8:30pm
Where
86 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11249

On Wednesday, February 13th at 6:30pm at Bushwick Inlet Park the Environmental Justice & Health Working Group will bring neighbors together to develop community-based strategies…

NuHart Comment-athon

When
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where
1025 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Join us on Tuesday, November 13th at Barley for an evening of community feedback on the NuHart Plastics PRAP.  We will help residents craft their…

NuHart Comment-athon

When
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Where
80 Dupont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Join us on Tuesday, November 13th at the Dupont Senior Center for an afternoon of community feedback on the NuHart Plastics PRAP.  We will help…

NuHart Comment-athon

When
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where
113 Franklin Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Join us on Wednesday, October 24th at Threes @ Franklin + Kent for an evening of community feedback on the NuHart Plastics PRAP.  We will help…