Brooklyn Homeowners Go Solar Thanks to New Technology, Tax Breaks
Though mostly hidden from view, solar panels are gracing more and more rooftops in Brooklyn, fueled ...
Tag: Environmental
City Council Greenlights Demolition of Historic Gowanus Station Despite Locals’ Vigil to Save It
A small crowd gathered in front of the Gowanus Station, a Beaux-Arts brick industrial building on Bu...
The Snowpocalypse (aka the Great Blizzard of 1888) Hit Brooklyn 130 Years Ago
Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2015 and has been updated. You can read the previous po...
Why Did the EPA’s Gowanus Canal Pilot Dredging Program Damage a Building?
The first steps of the Gowanus cleanup have not gone according to plan. At a meeting for the Gow...
LPC Nixes Plan to Landmark Historic Gowanus Station, Threatened With Demo by Cleanup
The LPC has rejected pleas from Gowanus residents to landmark the Gowanus Station, a Beaux-Arts bric...
What Exactly Is the Black Mayonnaise at the Bottom of the Gowanus Canal?
There are numerous mysteries about the Gowanus Canal. But the most baffling, not to mention terrifyi...
Clever Disguises for Ugly Garbage Cans Boost Curb Appeal in Brooklyn Front Yards
Whether it’s a front stoop stacked with flower pots or an elegant apartment building with boxwood ...
Cleanup Continues at Site of ConEd Oil Spill in Dumbo [Video]
Boats were out in the water Tuesday hauling what appeared to be cleanup equipment around the ConEd p...
Huge Dumbo Oil Spill Leaves Heavy Smell of Petroleum in Air (Updated)
The East River was never known as the cleanest body of water in the world, but an oil spill at the C...
How Many People Did it Take to Plant a Tree in Prospect Park in 1867?
It is hard to imagine today when the tree shaded pathways and groves of Prospect Park seem to have a...
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