North Brooklyn Neighbors

Public EV Chargers Coming | Tell DeB to Fund BIP - https://mailchi.mp/630bc56dd16a/nbn-newsletter-4749866

Big news! McGuinness will be redesigned! Thank you @nycmayor @emilyassembly @ps110pta @familiesforsafestreets @transportationalternatives

Local Air & Health | Where's Our Park? Rally | RCV Webinar - https://mailchi.mp/4407c4191d01/nbn-newsletter-4749862

New research shows that even short-term exposure to elevate levels of particulate matter (PM) can have lasting negative health impacts and damage the brain. Read the article: https://www.nytimes.com//well/mind/pollution-brain-aspirin We equip with community members to host portable air monitors that provide real-time PM readings through our Neighborhood Air Monitoring Initiative. This data helps residents take healthful precautions when local air quality deteriorates. Learn more about this work: https://northbrooklynneighbors.org//neighborhood-air-moni/ #airquality #community #health #breathe #greenpoint #williamsburg #brooklyn #particulatematter #airpollution #pollution #cleanair #environment ##healthimpacts

Draft Waterfront Plan Review | Candidates Forum Video | Clean Buses - https://mailchi.mp/f34e3a082e02/nbn-newsletter-4749858

Beginning tomorrow there will be a #COVID19 vaccination site in the heart of Williamsburg. Shout out to Assemblymember Emily Gallagher St. Nicks Alliance Southside United HDFC-Los Sures and Conselyea Street Block Association for making this happen. #gettheshot

Legacy toxins are just beneath the surface throughout North Brooklyn. We’re exploring the types contamination present in local parks and public green spaces in Our Safe Soils work. We’ll publish results in the coming months. I’m the meantime, if you see us digging around, wave. #safesoils #legacytoxins #communityscience #ourenvironment

We are LIVE! Join us as the North Brooklyn Open Space Coalition convenes a dozen City Council candidates running for the 33rd and 34th districts of Brooklyn to discuss THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SPACE: A Green Platform for North Brooklyn.

Council Candidates & Open Space Policy *fixed links* - https://mailchi.mp/70cc84332a93/nbn-newsletter-4749854

We’ve been a partner in the #CleanRideKids campaign for several years and electrifying the school bus fleet will transform our city. Right now diesel buses travel hundreds of miles a day across more than 10,000 routes. Here’s to breathing easier for students, bus staff, and communities. #celebratevictories #theworkcontinues

Learn where the candidates for Brooklyn Borough President stand on issues of parks, open space, and land use during this special Earth Day forum! NBN is thrilled to be an event ci-sponsor. Tune in: https://fb.me/e/KC6JcOv0 #InvestinParks #BrooklynParks #BrooklynBP #openspace

ICYMI: Anthony, our executive director, was on Objection to the Rule discussing our work and our community science collaboration with Nyu Cec Next re-broadcast is Wednesday, April 21 at 8am. Three ways to tune-in to the re-broadcast:... Option 1- go to https://radiofreebrooklyn.com, scroll down and click the red and white ‘listen’ icon Option 2 - download the Radio Free Brooklyn app in the app store and click the play button Option 3 - search ‘Radio Free Brooklyn’ on https://tunein.com/ or using the Tune In app After 4/24 you can find the episode three ways: 1) Visit: https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/objection-to-the-rule/ 2) Via Apple Podcasts (just search Objection to the Rule) 3) Or on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1QdYQNPN8LOQ4F0WInMsAD

Candidate Forums | We Need You! | Upcoming - https://mailchi.mp/51cafeb13d88/nbn-newsletter-4749846

How-to Comment | Black History | Open Streets - https://mailchi.mp/5b4a7c2fa881/nbn-newsletter-3953942

Are you a passionate, community-oriented researcher-scholar-advocate? You can be the Policy Fellow for the North Brooklyn Open Space Coalition. This is a paid, nine-month temporary fellowship. Applications due Monday, April 12th The coalition is a partnership between NBN, @nbkparks, @elpuentepresente and @newtowncreek. Find out more the role: https://northbrooklynneighbors.org/wanted-policy-fellow/... #hiring #policy #openspace #greenpoint #williamsburg photos of residents working no the 197A plan in the 90s

It hasn’t snowed this much in 5 years! Everyone wants to know, where do neighbors go for sledding?! #snowday #greenpoint #williamsburg #sledding

By far the most beautiful construction site window we’ve ever seen, at Bayard + Graham. Anyone know how this got here? #arteverywhere #window #nortbrooklyn #streetquiz #greenpoint #williamsburg #brooklyn #nyc #newyork #greenpointbrooklyn #newyorkcity #williamsburgbrooklyn #bk #ny

We stand with community members and call for the State to halt the closure and renovation of Marsha P. Johnson State Park. #marshapjohnson Read full letter:... https://northbrooklynneighbors.org/letter-to-nys-parks-to-/ NY State Parks & Historic Sites Governor Andrew Cuomo Senator Brian Kavanagh Emily Gallagher for Assembly Stephen Levin

We’re able to preview some early data from the North Brooklyn Air & Health Survey. These findings are interesting and we look forward to share more comprehensive analyses in the coming weeks. #NBAirHealthSurvey #airquality #community #health #breathe #greenpoint #williamsburg #brooklyn #nyc #newyork #greenpointbrooklyn #newyorkcity #williamsburgbrooklyn #bk #ny #airpollution #pollution #cleanair #environment