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Park Pics: Turf Skyline
Photograph by Me
What a beautiful day to kick off our (semi-) regular Park Pics feature. I got to spend a couple of minutes soakin’ up the rays on the AstroTurf today. You should have been there! I had the entire place to myself.
When you do make it out please make sure to snap some pics or shoot some video. It doesn’t matter if you take them on your phone, a point-and-shoot or a fancy camera…just make sure to post them on Flickr and tag them with ‘Bushwick Inlet’ or ‘Bushwick Inlet Park’. They might end up right here.
Whats Up at the Motiva Lot?
What’s up at the Motiva Lot? Inquring minds want to know. After the volunteers at NYC Community Cleanup worked tirelessly last week to pick up trash and other debris from the regularly neglected strip of public sidewalk adjacent to the chain link enclosed lot, the land behind the fence got something of a makeover of its own yesterday. By the looks of it, Paul Bunyan stopped by and swung his axe 50 times or so, downing only the littlest trees. Although that may sound like bad news, it does mean passersby can get a better view of the inlet now.
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Bushwick Inlet Public Sidewalk Gets NYC Community Cleanup
The typically trashed stretch of public sidewalk adjacent to the Bushwick Inlet got some loving care today thanks to the efforts of NYC Community Cleanup.
NYC Community Clean Up is a new citywide initiative designed to address neighborhood eyesores using the manpower of low level offenders (those arrested for minor offenses like vandalism, shoplifting and public drunkeness). They offer their services to community non-profits – like Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park – for free.
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FBIP to Meet with Our New City Councilman
This Wednesday, March 17th there are two reasons to dress up in green. The first reason is obvious – it’s St. Paddy’s Day. The second reason? Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park is meeting with our new City Councilman, Stephen Levin, to advocate for our park.
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NYC to Revise Waterfront Plan in 2010
The Department of City Planning is currently preparing a Comprehensive Plan for the over 500 miles of New York City’s waterfront, defined as New York Harbor and its tributaries, creeks and bays. Vision 2020 will build on the original Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, published in 1992, and the city’s experience over the past 18 years in order to set forth a new long range vision for a 21st Century NYC waterfront.
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LIC Community Boathouse Fundraiser March 11th
The Long Island City Community Boathouse, our future partners when we have our own boathouse in Bushwick Inlet Park, is holding its Spring fundraiser this Thursday March 11th, from 5 to 10pm. There will be a raffle, a silent auction, lots to eat and drink and a live surf band, all happening at The Foundry, half a block south of the Queensboro Bridge. Money raised goes to help increase the numbers of participants who will be able to enjoy the pleasures of paddling our local waters. For more information go to www.licboathouse.org.
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Greenpoint/Williamsburg Youth Soccer New Spring League Finds a Home on a New Field
The brand spanking new field at N 9th Street and Kent Ave, blanketed with snow, awaits the promise of new life born by spring.
We won’t see green sprouts of grass growing on this new field as it’s evergreen colored astroturf! But the field will soon be bursting with the youthful energy of 100’s of kids running, kicking- playing SOCCER!
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Ding Dong the Power Plant is (finally) Dead!
After nine years of litigation, it ends with more of a whimper than a bang.
The New York Court of Appeals denied TransGas permission to take a further appeal to New York’s highest court. So TransGas has now officially exhausted all of its appeals and will never, ever build a power plant on our community’s waterfront! Read More
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A Really Fun Funraiser @ The Diamond
A great time was had by all at the Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park/Neighbors Allied for Good Growth Funraiser at The Diamond on Saturday, May 8th. The Hop Sun beer (Pink Lemonade for the kids!) and Bratwurst/Veggie Bratwurst hot off the grill provided the perfect reason for the community to gather in support of greening the strip of public trees that front Bushwick Inlet.
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