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Memories Etched On Wood: The Newest Medium for Photography
40-Mile Bike Showcases Best of Green Brooklyn
Lyft Courts Community Support After Legal Letdown
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New Tasting Room Offers the Latest in American Wines, Beers, and Cheeses By Tanay Warerkar
Staying true to Williamsburg DIY and “Growing Local,” character, Humboldt & Jackson, named for the intersection on which it’s located, opened its doors on July 11, adding yet another unique culinary experience to neighborhood’s growing list of cutting-edge restaurants. continued in THE NABE, p. 10
Nitehawk to Return to Williamsburg Waterfront By Tanay Warerkar
On Sunday evenings, as the crowds dissipate from the Williamsburg waterfront and the food trucks and vendors have pulled away, the area between North 11th and 12th Streets on Kent Avenue transforms into an outdoor movie theater.
North Brooklyn May Lead Charge on Solving City’s Trash Crisis By Tanay Warerkar
North Brooklyn is on route to pioneer a solution to at least one of New York City’s trash problems. And Waste Management, one of the nation’s largest private trash collection companies and environmental solutions provider, is looking to be that change maker. Working in coordination with the city’s De-
partment of Sanitation (DSNY) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Waste Management of New York (WMNY) is seeking to establish a pilot program to recycle Brooklyn’s food waste. The organization has applied to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to alter its permit to allow it to operate source separated or-
ganic (SSO) equipment –essentially the processing of food waste – at its Varick Avenue solid waste transfer station. Currently, close to 30 percent of the city’s waste is eligible for source separated composting, according to the DSNY. “New York City has efforts under way to divert this material from the waste stream for composting and generation
of renewable energy,” said George McGrath, a spokesperson for WMNY. “WMNY is installing the SSO equipment at the Varick facility as part of a demonstration project to test the effectiveness of this technology in converting food waste to a renewable energy source.” For Waste Management, it will be the first time it tests the SSO equipment in the New
York City area, and based on the success of the pilot program, it will seek to implement it elsewhere as well. Well known to North Brooklynites, this community, along with the South Bronx and Southeast Queens processes over 70 percent of the city’s trash. The city’s treatment facility in North Brooklyn, alone, continued in THE NABE, p. 2
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All Hype and Little Strife for Starbuck’s First Williamsburg Outpost By Rolyne Joseph
The chain store influx into North Brooklyn continued this week with the opening of Starbucks, on Union Avenue, on Monday, which follows the opening of Dunkin Donuts and Urban Outfitters in Williamsburg in the last few months, with the opening of J-Crew, Whole Foods and New York Sports Club soon to follow. continued in THE NABE, p. 14