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We Are Hiring a New Executive Director!
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…
NuHart: Public Comment Period Open through August 23, 2022
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is inviting public comment on proposed actions to address the Former NuHart East site (#C224287) within New…
Recap: 6.21.22 NuHart Community Meeting
On June 21, 2022 North Brooklyn Neighbors cohosted a community meeting with Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, Council Member Lincoln Restler, the New York State Department…
North Brooklyn Bag Swap 2022
In 2020, we ran a reusable bag drive and in 2022 we are doing it again! Throughout the month of June, we are partnering with…
Composting Under Threat… Again
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…
Recap: NuHart Community Meeting
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…
Note from the Co-Chairs
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…
Message from the 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…
NBN & NCA Push to Name Meeker Plume Superfund
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…
Recap: NuHart Community Meeting
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….
NBN Statement on the River Ring Project
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…
E-School Bus Coalition Letter to Congress
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…
Comments on NYS Plan Revision of Ozone Standards
NBN joins with partners to urge DEC to adopt regulations that reduce exposure to ozone emissions
NBN Joins Coalition Supporting Improved Truck Standards
NBN joined with 29 partners – including Earthjustice, ALIGN, NYPLI, and NRDC, to submit comments to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation urging it to…
How-to Write Public Comments to DEC
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…
Letter to NYS Parks to Halt Work & Closing of Marsha P. Johnson State Park
The park born from community advocacy is slated for temporary closure with little community input. Read our letter to try to halt the plan.
Global to Local: Environmental Justice Today
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…
Coming Soon: Ranked-Choice Voting
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…
A Library Opens In Greenpoint: The Interview
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…
Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Keep Ozone Standard
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)…
ELI featured in Brooklyn Paper
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…
River Street Project – Two Trees’ Responds
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…
Open 50 Kent
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…
NBN #SaveOurCompost City Council Testimony
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…
Comments Nassau Works MGP Site
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…
Response to City Cuts to Organics Recycling
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…
Comments on the National Grid Rate Case (19-01093)
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….
Comments on the Former Dutch Masters Paint and Varnish Co. Brownfield
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…
Comments on Newtown Creek Superfund OU2 Proposal
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…
Recap: River Street Community Meeting
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…
Idling Diaries: Part 2
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…
North Brooklyn Bag Swap
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…
Idling Diaries: Part 1
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…
Commercial Waste Zones – Passed!
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…
How To: Report Vehicle Idling
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…
Recap: Petroleum Vapors Town Hall
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…
NuHart Plastics Developer Offers Tepid Response to Community Concerns
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…
Residents Rally to Oppose School Built Next to Toxic Superfund Site
Sign our petition opposing the siting of a new school next to one of the most contaminated sites in all of Brooklyn and NYC. —…