Lael Goodman

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

As of March 1, 2020, plastic bags are banned at most stores in the state of New York. This regulation comes after years of advocacy…

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…