Assemblyman Joe Lentol announced that funds will be included in the Environmental Bond Act that potentially can be used towards acquiring MTA land adjacent to Bushwick Inlet aka 40 Quay St, with the intention for this property to be converted into crucially needed open space. Joe and his staff have been working very hard to find […]
Brooklyn Eagle November 21, 2019 By Alex Williamson “The displacement has been massive. I would almost say violent.” When the city rezoned 184 waterfront blocks in Greenpoint and Williamsburg in 2005, it did so after making a slew of promises. The changes were meant to mitigate the influx of roughly 20,000 new residents that higher […]
Last Tuesday we lost a pillar in our North Brooklyn community, Luis Garden Acosta, the legendary founder of “El Puente” in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a pioneering youth development organization that defies any simple description. Luis was an environmental leader, a community activist, an organizer, an educator and a beloved friend. Here is a quote from Luis’ […]
Greenpoint Post November 2, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The city has taken a significant step forward in the development of two long-promised North Brooklyn parks, with NYC Parks unveiling designs yesterday for both Bushwick Inlet Park and Box Street Park. NYC Parks spoke to the projects during Community Board 1’s Parks Committee meeting, where they […]
Patch.com June 11, 2018 By Jamie Hook The Billion Oyster Project tests the waters of Bushwick Inlet Park New York’s love affair with the oyster goes back far beyond the founding of America, beyond even the first settlements of the Dutch, to the days of the Lenape Indians. Prodigious consumers of oysters, the Lenape discarded […]
1.8 acres of new lush green open space will be available to the public at the 50 Kent Ave site between N11th & N12th Streets starting this weekend. There will be major room to spread out & lounge & picnic, plus there is a ton of programming planned such as yoga, movies, badminton, ultimate frisbee, stargazing, […]
Go Green BK March 1, 2018 By Jaime Hook A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF BUSHWICK INLET PARK. The story of New York City, as told by its parks, would be a colorful drama, filled with desperate characters, built on moments of both broad comedy and cliffhanging suspense. In this telling, Bushwick Inlet Park is one key […]
The Greenline February 1, 2018 First in a series of monthly talks to engage community’s input in planning Bushwick Inlet Park Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park hopes its winter discussion series will play a vital role in helping to prepare Greenpoint-Williamsburg residents for the park scoping meetings to occur in spring. The first talk was […]
Smithsonian January 10, 2018 By Emily Matchar Municipalities and military bases are using the bivalve to defend against flooding and damage from climate change-driven storms About the benefits of oyster restoration. FBIP very pleased to be doing our part in Bushwick Inlet. Thanks as always to our friends at Billion Oyster Project, NY Harbor School, […]
Greenpointers.com January 11, 2018 By Lucie Levine The community organization Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park has been fighting for green space in North Brooklyn since 2005. That year, the City rezoned Greenpoint and Williamsburg, leading to frenzied development in both neighborhoods. At the time of the Rezoning, the City promised to compensate North Brooklyn by […]