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humpback whale

American Princess Cruises bring whale watching to Sheepshead Bay

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

Brooklyn beaches close as Hurricane Erin generates life-threatening rip currents and large waves

By Kirstyn Brendlen

A bicyclist on a greenway in NYC

AMNY

‘Greater Greenways’ plan will see dozens of new bike and walking paths coming to NYC streets, waterfronts and parks

elton sea turtle returning to ocean

Rescued Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Elton makes splashy return to ocean off Coney Island

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Crown Heights block makes history as Brooklyn’s greenest

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Gowanus

‘The Dear Neighbor Project’ examines flooding and community resilience in Gowanus

By Gabriele Holtermann

Earthquake measured on a seismograph

AMNY

Earthquake! NYC experiences a Saturday night shakeup from New Jersey tremor

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Subway

Rain check! Torrential downpours flood parts of Brooklyn, spare others

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mill Basin

Four Sparrow Marsh restoration bolsters Jamaica Bay environment

By Ajani Stella

people holding sunflower cutouts at solar event

‘By and for the people’: Brooklyn launches city’s first community-led solar project in Sunset Park

By Gabriele Holtermann

rendering of monitor point development near bushwick inlet park

Greenpoint

Locals split over proposed mixed-use development, Monitor Point, near Bushwick Inlet Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Person running into rain-soaked street in New York City amid flooding rain

AMNY

NYC’s sewer system faces decades-long overhaul as storms intensify, officials warn

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Columbia St Waterfront

After months of backlash, city to close concrete recycling facility in Columbia Waterfront District

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: MicroGrid Networks Williamsburg

Brooklyn’s power play: Williamsburg battery energy storage hub supercharges local grid

By Gabriele Holtermann

fort greene park

Judge tosses lawsuit against planned Fort Greene Park overhaul, citing ‘significant’ long-term benefits

By Kirstyn Brendlen

A modular Portland Loo restroom is delivered to Hoyt Playground in Queens, one of five installed across the city as part of a pilot program to expand public bathroom access

AMNY

Million dollar potties: Five new modular restrooms open in NYC parks topped $1 million each to install

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Families flock to Coney Island for cleanup outside aquarium for World Ocean Day

By Kacie Moschella

NY: Summer Heat

News

The heat is on! Brooklyn braces for first heat wave of summer 2025

By Gabriele Holtermann

mini forest in williamsburg

City opens ‘mini forest’ filled with native trees and grasses on Williamsburg waterfront

By Kirstyn Brendlen

el puente

‘Setting ourselves backwards’: EPA terminates $3M grant for El Puente, jeopardizing environmental justice project

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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