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A.G. Schneiderman and DEC Commissioner Martens have announced $395K in the first round of grants from Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF), which was created from $19.5M paid By ExxonMobil in settlement with the State of New York over the Greenpoint oil spill.
The group announced funding for 18 small-grant projects yesterday.
Photo by Max Dworkin
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This is a letter that we received today from Greenpoint Williamsburg Watchdogs:
Overlooking Greenpoint. Photo by Max Dworkin
If ever there was a good time to attend an organizational meeting, it’s when an organization’s leadership decides to make structural changes in its governance.
The proposed changes are causing several members in the community to become angered.
PAY WHAT YOU WISH on Thursday; 1 year anniversary of fire at our Bedford shop! All $ for charity; thanks for support!
To mark the one year anniversary of the fire that destroyed its Bedford Avenue location, Oslo Coffee is holding a “pay what you wish” day there tomorrow. All proceeds from that day will be donated to Lil’ Bravest, a FDNY charity that benefits children fighting childhood disease.
Oslo Coffee
328 Bedford Avenue
FOTOGRAFIA by Demian Villanueva
UPDATE 12/09/13: Director of soccer organization FC Select, Jamie Zeppernick, says, that he has heard from Dept. of Transportation: “They have said [DOT] conducted the counts on the [Dec.] 6th for one hour at three intersections [Kent Ave. at North 8th, 9th, and 10th streets] and it does not warrant any [traffic safety] measures.” As Zeppernick suspected the counts were done at a time that doesn’t reflect the true nature of the numbers [of pedestrians crossing the streets]. “One hour is not sufficient and it depends when [DOT] did [counts]. For example, if a game starts at 9am everyone shows up at 8:30 am, and will not leave for over an hour. There are many times when people come and go.”
Zeppernick also indicated that his organization was not informed of when the counts were conducted. “I have asked for the results but have not received them to date.”