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News

Community rallies to stop proposed lithium-ion battery storage site in Middle Village

By Colum Motherway

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News

Composting crackdown begins in NYC April 1st with $25 fines for violations

By Colum Motherway

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Bronx Times

NYC dramatically raises fines to curb illegal dumping in parks

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News

Officials break ground on $4.25 million renovation project at Corona’s William F. Moore Park

By Shane O’Brien

News

Trials and tribulations of trash: New bin law aims for cleaner streets but faces resistance and delays

By Colum Motherway and Athena Dawson

a rain gardein next to a NYC street with litter inside

AMNY

NYC’s curbside rain gardens: Are they eco-friendly or just poop-filled eyesores?

Amanda Lefton testifies during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee when she was director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

LI Press

Long Islander Amanda Lefton named new DEC commissioner

USA, New York, woman in the city on a rainy day

AMNY

New York City’s drought watch lifted after higher rainfall and conservation efforts

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Ridgewood

Central Queens waste zone rollout: What businesses need to know

By Colum Motherway

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Ridgewood

Avoid fines: New NYC trash container rules now enforced

By Colum Motherway

New Yorkers in the rain

AMNY

NYC drought: Mayor Adams lifts fireworks and grilling ban after decent November rain – but Big Apple needs more help

Snow shovelers at work

AMNY

Cold cash: Sanitation Department now recruiting for emergency snow shovelers in NYC

Grey catbird in Corona Meadows Park

Flushing

Bird watchers unite: Join the first-ever Christmas Bird Count at Flushing Meadows Corona Park

By Colum Motherway

queens botanical garden

Flushing

Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing blossoms with 25 new trees in Crabapple Grove

By Colum Motherway

NYC drought rain storm person with umbrella

AMNY

NYC drought: Substantial rain finally expected for Big Apple amid prolonged dry spell and wildfires

The Croton Reservoir amid NYC drought

AMNY

NYC DROUGHT WARNING: Mayor Adams elevates actions to conserve water amid continued rainless streak in NYC

FDNY firefighter battles NYC wildfire

AMNY

FDNY establishes task force to tackle NYC wildfires amid ongoing drought

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Glendale

Community board 5 meeting highlights resident concerns over Highland and Evergreen parks

By Colum Motherway

Member of Sanitation Department

AMNY

New mandatory garbage rule to begin in NYC Tuesday: Here’s what you need to know

Rit Aggarwala, the city's Department of Environmental Protection commissioner, urges New Yorkers to conserve water as the city enters a 'drought watch.'

AMNY

City Hall officials urge New Yorkers to conserve water amid drought watch

Dripping faucet amid NYC drought

AMNY

NYC drought watch: Historically dry October leads to water conservation efforts in November

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Flushing

Save your Halloween pumpkins for smashing at Queens Botanical Garden’s catapult event

By Iryna Shkurhan

Leonard Usachi's "Peace Like a River" at Hunters Point South Park. Photo: Leonard Ursachi

LIC Post

New art installation unveiled at Long Island City waterfront

cleanup

Community unites for Juniper Valley Park cleanup, sprucing up Pullis Farm Cemetery in Middle Village

By Czarinna Andres and Colum Motherway

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Tucker Carlson says Pete Buttigieg is ‘fake gay’

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Schneps Podcasts

Inside The Children’s Village with Dr. Jeremy Kohomban

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New York Family

15 Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in Long Island