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Our friends at Green Map System are involved in a fundraising challenge: America’s Giving Challenge will award $50,000 prizes to the eight non-profits that receive the greatest number of unique $10 donations this month. Each donation must come from a different person and a different credit card to count. Anyone in the world can contribute, [...]

2007 was the first fully operation year for Sustainable Flatbush, and I must say we accomplished a lot. Starting with our Kickoff Meeting on March 16th at Vox Pop Cafe/Bookstore, the goal was to find people in the neighborhood who wanted to work on sustainability issues locally. To my amazement, 25 people braved a blizzard [...]

Next Sustainable Flatbush monthly meeting: Monday January 7th, 7pm 462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester) Our regular meetings on the first Monday of every month are for newcomers and committee members alike. We will report on projects in progress and plan for future activities. Everyone is welcome!

Last night’s Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting was a rousing success. We had 25 people in attendance, maxing out our host’s supply of chairs. In addition to a great crew of motivated neighborhood residents, we also had the Director of Brooklyn College’s Center for the Study of Brooklyn, the Pedestrian Advocate from Transportation Alternatives, several [...]

Just a reminder: Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting is TONIGHT!! Please join us: WHAT: Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting WHEN: Monday, November 12th at 7pm WHERE: 462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester) Tonight’s meeting will focus primarily on the formation of committees to carry out service projects and set long-term sustainability goals for our [...]

Sustainable Flatbush is about to enter an exciting new phase of our activities in the neighborhood, and we’d love for YOU to be involved! Please join us: WHAT: Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting WHEN: Monday, November 12th at 7pm WHERE: 462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester) Longtime Flatbush resident Mark Levy has come onboard, [...]

Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment does great work educating children and adults about the built and natural environments of New York City. Their activities range from walking tours of Brooklyn neighborhoods to canoing the Gowanus Canal to a bicycle tour of Newtown Creek, and they have sponsored the Green Brooklyn Conference, — “Brooklyn’s largest [...]