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EcoStation:NY is a Bushwick, Brooklyn-based nonprofit organization devoted to both food security and environmental justice, and where the two intersect: human and community health. We believe in the universal right of all to a healthy food supply and planet. We envision a future in which people have better access to affordable, locally-grown produce, access to land and the skills to grow food, and opportunities for community involvement, education, and meaningful employment for all.
The New York Martial Arts Academy raised more than 15 thousand dollars for cancer research through its Kick-A-Thon Against Cancer held on Saturday, May 18 at the Academy’s location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
A total of 27 children and 14 adults participated in the fundraiser, throwing more than 4,000 kicks over the course of an afternoon.
Happy Memorial Day Weekend, everybody! Make it a G train weekend, because the L is not running.
Woody Guthrie on the NYC Subway, for a Life Magazine project, 1943
According to the MTA’s Weekender you’ll spend it anywhere but on the L train between Lorimer Street in Brooklyn and 8th Avenue in Manhattan.
Here are a few places to donate. We’ve included a recommendation from our neighborhood’s Ann Kansfield, Pastor of the Greenpoint Reformed Church at 138 Milton Street (from her FB page) at the end of the post.
Photo is from Cimmaron Alliance Executive Director Rev. Scott J. Hamilton’s FB page.
Here is a link to the Google Crisis Map for Moore, Oklahoma.
A tremendous grassroots effort has been underway in Greenpoint/Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in the last few weeks, addressing the issue of the holidays coming up, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, with the goal of delivering holiday cheer and toys to families with children adversely affected by the storm.
The businesses spearheading the toy drive called the “Big Brooklyn Holiday Toy Drive” are New York Shitty, East River Ferry, Red Star Bar, WG News + Arts, and local leaders, Assemblyman Joe Lentol, and Council Member Stephen Levin.