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Interested in learning how to test your home’s air quality? Join North Brooklyn Neighbors and HabitatMap to learn about Greenpoint Library’s air monitor lending program. At this…

Please join your neighborhood community – residents, property owners, business owners, workers, neighborhood environmental activists, all who may be impacted by the Meeker Avenue Plume…

Please join your neighborhood community – residents, property owners, business owners, workers, neighborhood environmental activists, all who may be impacted by the Meeker Avenue Plume…

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,…

Join your neighbors in giving voice to the community as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleans up the heavily contaminated Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site….

Join your neighbors in giving voice to the community as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleans up the heavily contaminated Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site….

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

North Brooklyn Neighbors will be hosting our second annual ReusaBall, a sustainably produced fundraiser, at The Box House Hotel Rooftop (77 Box St, Greenpoint) on Thursday, September…

Join your neighbors in giving voice to the community as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleans up the heavily contaminated Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site….

Join your neighbors in giving voice to the community as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleans up the heavily contaminated Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site….

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…

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…

Join your neighbors in giving voice to the community as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleans up the heavily contaminated Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site….

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…

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…

Join your neighbors in giving voice to the community as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleans up the heavily contaminated Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site….

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…

Learn about the role of a future Community Advisory Group in our neighborhood and how to get involved! There will be a presentation by the…

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…

Learn more about the US Army Corps of Engineers’ plan for the waterfront in your community, hear presentations from community stakeholders, and share your feedback. There will be…

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…

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,…

Please join North Brooklyn Neighbors for our first annual ReusaBall! We will be highlighting zero waste practices throughout the evening while celebrating our 28th year…

Visit the La Casita Verde community garden to collect up to three 40-lb bag of compost made from NYC food scraps and yard waste. You…

The Grand Street BID is hosting Spring Cleanup Day on Grand Street in partnership with North Brooklyn Neighbors. Come out for a community cleanup on…

Visit the McCarren Park Demonstration Garden to collect up to three 40-lb bag of compost made from NYC food scraps and yard waste. You must…

Join NBN and the office of Council Member Restler for a cleanup of the historic area of Bushwick Creek, now a industrial/commercial area between the…

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…

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…

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…

On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Biba Williamsburg, NBN held our 2021 Fundraiser & Party to celebrate neighborhood resilience, honor community heroes, and party in support of an equitable…

NBN is partnering with co-hosts The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, League of Women Voters, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice to…

The North Brooklyn Open Space Coalition, comprised of NBN, El Puente, Newtown Creak Alliance, and North Brooklyn Parks Alliance, are hosting a city council forum…

Who Will Lead Brooklyn To Learn Equitable Parks & Land Use? Join NBN, along with presenting sponsors Brooklyn Parks and Open Space Coalition (BPOC) and…

We’re introducing a new way for volunteers to be more deeply engaged in our work and provide greater benefits for the community. If you’re interested…

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…

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…

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…

Join us for a special virtual town hall about how to navigate cold, flu and allergy season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear from pulmonologists who…

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…

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…

The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply impacted our lives, our neighbors, and our communities. It’s important that we pause and reflect so that we can honor…

The Stonewall Rebellion was 51 years ago this month. One of its leaders, Marsha P. Johnson, is now memorialized as the namesake for state park…

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

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…

On Monday, February 24th at Dupont Senior Housing the Land Use & Public Space Working Group will bring together neighbors to develop and advance grassroots…

Join us on Thursday, February 13th for a special community meeting at The Williamsburg Hotel about Two Trees Management’s proposed River Street Master Plan, a development…

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…

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…

On Monday, November 25th at A/D/O the Land Use & Public Space Working Group will bring together neighbors to develop and advance grassroots community planning…

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…

On Thursday, October 17th at BIBA Williamsburg, we will celebrate a quarter-century of neighborhood advocacy at our 25th Anniversary Gala & Party. We anticipate an…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

On Tuesday, June 18th the Land Use & Public Space Working Group will bring together neighbors to develop and advance grassroots community planning that seeks…

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…

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…

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…

On Saturday, May 19th at the McCarren Park Demonstration Garden, join us for three-hour workshop features experts that will help interpret your soil test results…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

On Saturday, April 20th at the Kingsland Wildflower Center, join us for three-hour workshop features experts that will help interpret your soil test results and…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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