May. 9, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Parents and students at P.S. 110 in Greenpoint are breathing a little easier, knowing that federal environmental regulators found the air inside the school is clean — putting to rest the worries that students were inhaling toxic chemicals from a federal Superfund site underneath the school grounds.
Apr. 17, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
It’s been just over a year since the Meeker Avenue Plume in Greenpoint was added to the federal Superfund list, and the community is preparing to form a Community Advisory Group that will help guide federal and state officials as they plan and execute the eventual cleanup effort.
Apr. 12, 2023 By Kylie Capuano
Brooklyn-based conceptual artist Cj Hendry is bringing her new collection of large-scale, hyper-realistic pencil drawings to life in Greenpoint with her signature style of interactive art.
Apr. 3, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
National Grid has axed its plans to build two new liquified natural gas vaporizers at the Greenpoint Energy Center — for now.
Mar. 16, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The state’s Public Service Commission has denied National Grid’s petition to build two new liquified natural gas vaporizers in Greenpoint, ruling that the fossil fuel project is unnecessary.
Feb. 28, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
In the ten years since Hurricane Sandy, the question of how to protect New York City’s coastal neighborhoods from future storms has loomed large.