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Hello Friends and Neighbors, North Brooklyn Neighbors is looking for an Executive Director to direct and manage the day to day activities of our grassroots organization…

Once again, organics recycling and composting initiatives in the city are at risk. The Mayor’s proposed budget would greatly reduce the budget for community composting…

On March 7, North Brooklyn Neighbors cohosted a community meeting with Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, Council Member Lincoln Restler, the New York State Department of Environmental…

Hello Friends and Neighbors, We wanted to take a moment in today’s newsletter to give a heartfelt thank you to outgoing North Brooklyn Neighbors Executive Director…

Dear Neighbors, I am writing today to announce that I am transitioning from my position as executive director of North Brooklyn Neighbors, to embark on…

North Brooklyn Neighbors partnered with the Newtown Creek Alliance to host a virtual community meeting about the nomination of the Meeker Avenue Plume to the…

On October 26th, North Brooklyn Neighbors and Council Member Stephen Levin hosted the first community update on the NuHart State Superfund since before the pandemic….

The North Brooklyn waterfront is now a gold coast, and it should not be. When community activists and neighborhood leaders fought to transform the waterfront…

NBN joined with a national coalition of clean school bus advocates to push for investment in electric school buses in the infrastructure reconciliation bills. Read…

NBN joins with partners to urge DEC to adopt regulations that reduce exposure to ozone emissions

NBN joined with 29 partners – including Earthjustice, ALIGN, NYPLI, and NRDC, to submit comments to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation urging it to…

North Brooklyn has many brownfields, contaminated sites that require remediation before being approved for use, and other sites that need environmental cleanup. The New York…

The park born from community advocacy is slated for temporary closure with little community input. Read our letter to try to halt the plan.

Environmental justice is finally becoming a more widely recognized area of concern locally, statewide, nationally and international. Here’s a look at some of things to…

The next time you go to the polls to vote in a local election you’ll need to rank your choices. Back in November 2019, New…

The Greenpoint Library & Environmental Education Center of the Brooklyn Public Library opened its doors with a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, October 20, 2020! NBN’s…

In August 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency, after a statutory review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for primary (health-based) and secondary (environment-based)…

Our new interactive environmental mapping tool, ELI, was featured in Brooklyn Paper. In the piece, NBN executive director Anthony Buissereth shared the purpose of the…

Earlier this year, NBN hosted a community meeting about Two Trees’ River Street Master Plan, a development plan for two waterfront parcels formerly owned by…

North Brooklyn Neighbors joins with residents to demand the 50 Kent, part of Bushwick Inlet Park, be opened by the city. The 1.8-acre space is…

North Brooklyn Neighbors submitted testimony to the City Council in response to the FY2021 executive budget’s proposed cuts to the organic recycling program. Please find…

In February 2020, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation released a proposed remedial action plan (PRAP) for the Nassau Works MGP site located at the…

The City is suspending curbside organics collection on May 4, 2020 for at least 14 months further dismantling its organics recycling efforts. We call on…

North Brooklyn Neighbors submitted comments to the Public Service Commission (PSC) in opposition to National Grid’s proposed rate increase for customers in Brooklyn and Queens….

In February 2020, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation released a draft remedial action work plan (RAWP) for the Former Dutch Masters Paint and Varnish…

In late 2019, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed plan which recommends no further action to reduce the volume of combined sewer…

Over 100 community members attended a meeting on February 13th at The Williamsburg Hotel about Two Tree Management’s proposed River Street Master Plan, a development plan…

Lael Goodman, our environmental justice program manager, shares her experience reporting truck and bus idling in North Brooklyn via the city’s Idling Complaint System. After…

Beginning March 1, 2020, plastic bags will be banned at most stores in New York State. To help ensure that Greenpoint and Williamsburg are prepared…

Lael Goodman, our environmental justice program manager, shares her experience reporting truck and bus idling in North Brooklyn via the city’s Idling Complaint System. I…

For years, NYC has been operating with a private waste carting system that many have likened to the Wild West. While garbage, recycling, and compost…

It is illegal for commercial trucks, vans, and passenger buses in NYC to idle for more than three minutes, with certain exceptions.* If you document…

On Wednesday, June 12th North Brooklyn Neighbors hosted a community town hall. The town hall featured a moderated panel discussion and a Q&A with community…

All Year Management responds to a June letter written by NAG and partners outlining community concerns regarding the impending development of the NuHart Plastics Superfund…

Sign our petition opposing the siting of a new school next to one of the most contaminated sites in all of Brooklyn and NYC. —…

Updates NAG Hires Environmental Consultant Firm to Assess Toxic Contamination and Cleanup Plan at Greenpoint Site Slated for Residential Development NuHart State Superfund Site: Technical…

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