The director of capital planning and partnerships in the city’s Office of Green Infrastructure discussed a variety of green projects at a recent Civic Council meeting.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has released its proposed cleanup plan for the Gowanus Canal that includes removing some of the contaminated sediment and capping dredged areas.
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The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group is holding a public meeting with senior-level officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Dec. 4 to explore how to improve our local waterway.
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The Civic Council has requested that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority help encourage local businesses in the retail areas now being renovated at the Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street station.
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It was a busy summer for the Park Slope Civic Council’s Forth on Fourth Avenue Committee.
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The inaugural event for the Forth on Fourth Avenue Committee’s comprehensive tree-care and maintenance program was a great success.
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We love our Sackett Street trees! On July 15, help us finish the remaining tree beds.
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Join your neighbors, block-association members, local gardeners, and businesspeople at a Tree Care Workshop.
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The Park Slope Civic Council’s Fourth on Fourth Avenue Committee (FOFA) has earned a grant to take care of trees on Fourth Avenue and educate neighbors about the many benefits of a greener streetscape.
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Over the past two years, there has been a new round of action that should bring yet another change for Fourth Avenue — greener, more diverse, more accessible. And the Park Slope Civic Council has been at the forefront of those activities.
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