air quality

Projects

3 Results

Air Quality

Indoor Air Monitoring

Most of us spend the majority of our time indoors. While the quality of indoor air is influenced by outdoor air, there are a number…

Air Quality

Clean Buses for Healthy Niños

In New York City, more than 10,000 school buses provide transportation for almost 150,000 students, the majority of whom have disabilities. However, many of these…

Air Quality

Neighborhood Air Monitoring Initiative

North Brooklyn, particularly Williamsburg, has historically had some of the highest asthma rates in New York City. As a waste transfer hub, with the Brooklyn…

Events

5 Results

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…

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…

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…

News & Media

7 Results

Comments on NYS Plan Revision of Ozone Standards

July 16, 2021

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

NBN Joins Coalition Supporting Improved Truck Standards

April 1, 2021

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

Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Keep Ozone Standard

September 29, 2020

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)…

Idling Diaries: Part 2

January 7, 2020

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…