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Poisonous vapors may be affecting over 1K buildings in Greenpoint and East Williamsburg
The EPA announced a $1 million plan to address the Meeker Avenue plume.
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Nathan Kensinger
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Storied Gowanus squatter haven the Batcave reborn as community arts facility
Powerhouse Arts, funded by founder Joshua Rechnitz, aims to provide local artists with affordable working and presenting space so that they won't feel forced to leave New York City.
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Nathan Kensinger
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Redesigned Starlight Park in Bronx is ‘a win for nature and a win for people’
After 20 years of renovations, the park’s final features opened recently, adding rainwater protections and connecting communities on either side of the Bronx River via pedestrian bridges.
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Nathan Kensinger
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‘A layer cake of environmental pollution’: Greenpoint struggles with rezoning 18 years on
New York City's vision of replacing a contaminated industrial shoreline with a community of luxury towers remains incomplete — and may now be threatened by sea level rise.
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Nathan Kensinger
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Major environmental groups oppose $52B plan to build storm surge gates in NY-NJ waterways
Ten environmental organizations say the Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal, a part of the NY & NJ Harbor & Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study, could damage waterways and leave the Bronx unprotected.
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Nathan Kensinger
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Giant offshore wind turbines take shape as NJ turns on major manufacturing plant
Construction of buildings and commissioning of machinery will continue at the 70-acre port site until the end of 2024. Developers said it’s the largest offshore wind manufacturing plant in the U.S.
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Nathan Kensinger
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EPA delays cleanup of Brooklyn’s toxic Newtown Creek Superfund site until 2032
For community members living near the creek, who are affected daily by all of the industrial toxins released around it, the delay is unacceptable.
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Nathan Kensinger
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Coastal barriers finally begin to rise around NYC — but can they stop the next Hurricane Sandy?
For the communities that will be shielded by these new coastal defenses, they offer an extension on life. Yet for some residents, these walls and levees are not a welcome addition.
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Nathan Kensinger
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Now and then: A photographic look at how Hurricane Sandy transformed New York City
For the communities that lost homes, neighbors, and loved ones, it has been a long decade of recovery and rebuilding.
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Nathan Kensinger
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12 storm surge gates: Army Corps proposes $52 billion barriers for New York-New Jersey waterways
The 14-year construction project would dramatically reshape New York City’s waterfront and be one of the largest infrastructure projects in the area's history.
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Nathan Kensinger
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Giant wind turbine ports prepare to transform NYC's coastal woodlands
The next two city sites under development are located in Staten Island along the Arthur Kill and are part of a larger plan to develop an offshore wind supply chain network in New York City.
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Nathan Kensinger
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Meeker Avenue Plume becomes NYC’s fourth Superfund site
The site may also be eligible for federal funds, including a recent influx of $3.5 billion to the Superfund Remedial Program from the bipartisan infrastructure law, which President Biden ratified in November 2021.
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Nathan Kensinger
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