Apr. 23, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The city officially launched its “Adopt-A-Catch Basin” pilot program in Greenpoint on Tuesday, hoping to deputize locals as volunteer storm drain supervisors. Greenpointers who sign up for the program will be responsible for cleaning debris — like leaves and trash — out of their assigned catch basin so…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A long-delayed project critical to the success of the Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup reached an early milestone this week, as the city finished excavating space for a massive underground sewer overflow tank. The Red Hook tank — formerly known as the Head End tank — will catch 8…
Oct. 25, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Meaghan McGoldrick Sleeping with the fishes has become a reality for the popular Bedford-Stuyvesant Aquarium. The tragic ending capped off a summer of excitement for all who found joy in the makeshift goldfish pond near Hancock Street and Tompkins Avenue. Local firefighters and workers with the Department…
Sep. 10, 2024 By Adam Daly Repairs are ongoing on Bay 37th Street and Cropsey Avenue after a water main break caused a small sinkhole to appear on Monday morning, temporarily leaving local residents without water. The modest crater was first reported just before 4 a.m. on Sept. 9, after the break flooded the street…
Oct. 4, 2023 By Jada Camille
Council Member Justin Brannan announced Monday that he has secured $51 million in capital funding to reconstruct and modernize segments of the sewerage system in parts of Dyker Heights that often experience backflow flooding when it rains.