Mar. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A bill idling in the state legislature could save Brooklynites more than $100 on their monthly utility bills, advocates said at a rally outside Brooklyn Borough Hall on Friday.
Mar. 8, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
On a rainy March afternoon, the tenants of 135 Kent Ave. in Williamsburg set up a tarp and a table outside their small apartment building. With baked goods and fresh chai, they were thanking their neighbors for their support and celebrating a victory.
Feb. 28, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday unveiled a new plan aimed at ensuring New York City’s position as a leader in the newly-emerging environmentally-conscious economy.
Feb. 21, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Community Offshore Wind, a joint clean energy venture between RWE Renewables and National Grid, partnered with local schools across New York City and Long Island to cultivate student interest in STEM fields in celebration of National Engineers Week.
Feb. 13, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith A change to city rules that would allow up to 250-unit, 250-foot-tall residential developments to be built without going through the city’s environmental review process was largely met with support at a public hearing Wednesday. However, Brooklyn was heavily represented in those who spoke against the proposal, with speakers…
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Feb. 12, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki & Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn and the rest of the five boroughs are under a Winter Storm Watch for much of the day Tuesday as forecasters say the five boroughs are on the verge of its first legitimate snowstorm in three years.
Feb. 2, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A first-of-its-kind renewable energy project in Greenpoint has become a point of contention between the community, the city, and utility giant National Grid.
Jan. 30, 2024 By Ximena Del Cerro Gowanus is glowing, as a group of scientists and designers have come up with a device to warn residents of waterbody advisory alerts when too much rain and contaminated water from households mix in the Gowanus Canal. The lanterns allow neighbors to reduce their own impact by cutting…
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Jan. 8, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
The Parks Department’s annual Mulchfest, a holiday tradition of recycling Christmas trees, wrapped up on Jan. 6 and 7 with “Chipping Weekend.”
Dec. 21, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
It’s the mulch wonderful time of the year!