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Park(ing) Day 2008: Cortelyou Rd. Park!
Park(ing) Day is an event in which organizations from around the globe take over parking spots and transform them into mini-parks, open to all, to serve as a reminder of how public space could be better allocated to accommodate people instead of cars. Our spot was one of 50 throughout NYC.
Park(ing) Day is one of [...]
I Wanna Be a Solar Empowerment Zone!
Last week I attended a special hearing of the New York City Council’s Infrastructure Task Force, on the topic of Distributed Energy Generation in NYC - essentially, how to encourage it.
Flatbush CommUNITY Garden kicks off!
Last night was the first meeting to brainstorm and plan for the new Flatbush CommUNITY Garden. A group of 20+ people met at P.S. 217 to share their ideas of what they’d like this neighborhood resource to become. In addition to growing vegetables and fruits and flowers, what many of us expressed was the desire [...]
Flatbush e-Waste Recycling a Big Success!
Many thanks to all who supported last weekend’s Electronics Recycling Event on Cortelyou Road. We diverted a truckful of electronics devices from the landfill and made some friends along the way!
Thanks especially to everyone at Lower East Side Ecology Center for making the event possible, and to Flatbush Development Corporation for their promotion and support. [...]
