New NYC Parks head shows strong support of local volunteers
May 4, 2026
NYC Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura joined a Seth Low Park cleanup, highlighting upgrades and strong support for community volunteers.
NYC Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura joined a Seth Low Park cleanup, highlighting upgrades and strong support for community volunteers.
During the windy day, garbage bags and gloves were distributed, and they collected pieces of trash that were floating around the neighborhood.
Troops and Marine Reservists cleared debris from a Brooklyn waterfront site to prepare for the July 2026 “Sail 250” harbor celebration.
Community cleanup set for Aug. 24 at Seth Low Park & Kings Hwy, 1–3 PM. Volunteers meet at 29 Bay 25th St. Hosted by Colton & Zhuang.
On a Wednesday evening, two dozen New Yorkers gathered outside Rounder’s, a sports bar in Greenpoint for a trash pick up.
THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS Association will hold their annual “Spring into Service” volunteer day this Saturday, April 26.
SETH LOW PARK, located at the intersection of Bay Parkway, Avenue P and West 12th St., will be the starting point for a community cleanup
The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club started in 1999 with a goal of building a constituency to push for cleanup of the Gowanus Canal. The group celebrated Earth Day this year
Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It shows up on beaches, in fish and even in Arctic sea ice. And a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
This article was originally published on Aug 24 at 9:05pm EDT by THE CITY. The driver of a U-Haul truck recently pulled up to a dead-end block in East
The urban legend of the waterway being used as a final resting place isn’t entirely false.
Swamp Trump is no more. The Gowanus Canal’s infamous resident who made international headlines and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel was destroyed after a boat involved in the waterway’s Superfund cleanup
BENSONHURST — The sidewalks on 86th Street are going to be a lot cleaner, thanks to stepped-up cleaning efforts and more frequent litter basket collections by the city. Councilmember Mark
One of the main groups responsible for the Gowanus Canal’s pollution will begin building an 880-foot wall along the waterway this fall as part of the federal Superfund site’s overall
Treyger wants hate crimes included in Compstat Councilmember Mark Treyger is calling on Police Commissioner James O’Neill to include hate crimes in the NYPD’s CompStat listings of crimes. “Hate crimes
Environmental Protection Agency employees told residents at a Wednesday meeting that they were reviewing a plan that could potentially clean up the first two miles of Newtown Creek at least
An influx of activity is slated to take place in and along the Gowanus Canal in the coming months, as dormant bridges are raised and numerous barges maneuver along the
Opponents of the city’s plan to rezone Gowanus mobilized their largest rally to date on Wednesday morning, calling for a moratorium on the city’s controversial plan that could bring 20,000
Residents, activists and elected officials lambasted the city’s Gowanus rezoning plan on Thursday, calling it “shortsighted,” “overreaching” and “not responsive to the community’s needs.” Attendees at a contentious public scoping
Councilmember Mark Treyger has allocated $153,000 for funding through the City Council’s Cleanup NYC initiative in an effort to help major commercial corridors throughout the 47th Council District become tidier
Taking out the trash! Assemblymember William Colton, Councilmember Mark Treyger and Democratic District Leaders Nancy Tong and Charles Ragusa held their annual summer neighborhood clean-up event on the morning Friday,
Its a big win for the neighborhood!
Councilmember Vincent Gentile has secured $8 million in capital funding for Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst in the New York City Fiscal Year 2015 budget. The bulk of the $8 million is reserved for neighborhood parks, including a complet …Its a big win for the neighborhood!
Councilmember Vincent Gentile has secured $8 million in capital funding for Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst in the New York City Fiscal Year 2015 budget. The bulk of the $8 million is reserved for neighborhood parks, including a complet …
Outside MCU Park in Coney Island, the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched their Clean Streets= Clean Beaches anti-littering campaign on Tuesday, July 8.
The Clean Streets=Clean B …Outside MCU Park in Coney Island, the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched their Clean Streets= Clean Beaches anti-littering campaign on Tuesday, July 8.
The Clean Streets=Clean B …
In the battle between street trash and Bensonhurst residents, the people will always win. That is in no small part due to the efforts of hundreds of local volunteers, most
On Sunday June 2, about 80 people gathered for a beach clean-up at Denyse Wharf under the Verrazano Bridge. Students from Fort Hamilton High School and Kingsborough Community College, members
BY MELISA STUMPF AND DENISE ROMANO Throw us a bone! Bay Ridge residents have the most to say when it comes to doggie business. According to a map compiled by
As volunteers fanned out across area parks for Its My Park Day, on Saturday, May 19, they enjoyed the opportunity to spruce up local oases under a gorgeous blue sky.
Around the five boroughs, thousands of people got a chance to give back to New York City by volunteering to paint park …
Helping people has been Priscilla Consolo’s motivating goal ineverything she’s worked on for the past 17 years, whethervolunteering as lunch monitor in grade school and as altar serverand certified youth minister at Our Lady of Grace Church, orediting several literary and history publications at …
Following a very successful neighborhood cleanup on August 9 inwhich 102 young people participated in cleaning up Seth Low Parkand the surrounding Kings Highway,
Avenue P and Bay Parkway areas, the Bensonhurst/GravesendLegislator will be holdinganother neighborhood clean-up on Saturd …