Some in Greenpoint are reassured by the plans put forward by the developer of the former NuHart and Company vinyl and plastics factory, but other neighbors remain wary.
‘The City Council vote is the first of a series of land use decisions for the neighborhood and provides an opportunity to thoughtfully plan for the future of Gowanus.’
Mandated to build a huge tank to hold untreated sewage, and faced with a choice between tearing up a park or displacing nearly two dozen businesses to clear space it,…
Wolff-Alport is one of three federally designated Superfund sites in New York City, but unlike the other two, the EPA has yet to find a responsible party who can pay…
One couldn’t help but sense some impatience for answers at Thursday night’s first city planning meeting, which launched the de Blasio administration’s study to craft a neighborhood plan for the…
It is one of the most polluted waterways in the country. It’s at the crux of efforts to restore health and improve access to New York’s waterways. And from the…
For the low-income communities who live along a waterway home to heavy industry and recovering wildlife, Exxon’s settlement with New Jersey has the potential to right old wrongs. But there’s…
