Community Action
Your guide to local community and environmental driven action items
There are many ways to get involved in your community outside of the Clean Bushwick Initiative. This is our list of other groups and activities that will help lead to the resolution of local environmental challenges.
Join a Program
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Become a Super Steward with NYC Parks
Super Stewards work independently by taking the lead on caring for their neighborhood parks and spreading the word about the benefits of nature in the city.
Super Stewards can work on their own, lead other volunteers, host projects, apply for mini-grants, network with other volunteers, and get a sneak peek at the inner-workings of the agency.
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Join the Brooklyn Community Board 4
Brooklyn Community Board 4 represents the neighborhood of Bushwick and is the official municipal body whose primary mission is to advise elected officials and government agencies on matters affecting the welfare of the district.
BK CB4 meets on the third Wednesday of the month (except during July and August). All meetings are open to the public.
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Rat Prevention & Info with NYC Health
Rats can be a problem for residents, property owners, businesses and entire neighborhoods. Their gnawing and burrowing can cause damage and they can contaminate food, spread disease and reduce our quality of life.
Learn more about how you can help your community and the Health Department prevent rats.
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Adopt a Spot with Sanitation Foundation
Adopt your Spot NYC is a program for New Yorkers to pledge to take care of a “spot” like the side of the block you live on, the tree bed in front of your building, that corner of the park you always go to…wherever it is, it’s yours to claim!
To support your efforts Sanitation Foundation will provide you with a starter kit of tools and supplies for free.
Attend an Event
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Workshops with Zero Waste NYC
Zero Waste NYC hosts sustainability-focused community events that provide resources for people to adopt a low-waste lifestyle and actively fight climate change.
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Events with LES Ecology Center
The LES Ecology Center has pioneered community-based models in urban sustainability since 1987. They provide unique composting and e-waste services, environmental stewardship opportunities, and educational programming to all New Yorkers to create an equitable, resilient, and sustainable city.
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Tour of Balcones Recycling Fascility
The Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility (MRF) is the largest and most sophisticated plant for commingled residential recyclables in North America. The facility won the 2010 Award for Excellence in Design from the Public Design Commission. Schedule a tour of the facility.
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Events with Reusable Solutions
Reusable Solutions is on a mission is to eradicate single use plastic and to break free from fossil fuels. They design, implement, and support programs in service of this mission.
Compost Your Food Scraps
Composting your food scraps instead of throwing them in the trash can help divert organic waste from landfills, create nutrient-rich soil conditioner for our local community gardens, and help mitigate the rat problem in Bushwick.
Shop Local in Bushwick
When you do need to make a purchase, choose from this list of business committed to reducing waste and helping the environment. Shop local to keep supporting these neighborhood businesses and keep money within our community.
Get to Know Your Council Members & Districts
Attend these meetings to speak to your local council members, share your opinion, hear what’s going on in the community, and listen to other perspectives.
District 34
Williamsburg, South Williamsburg, East Williamsburg, Bushwick (West), Bushwick (East), Ridgewood
Jennifer Gutiérrez
District 37
Bushwick (West), Bushwick (East), The Evergreens Cemetery, Cypress Hills, East New York (North), East New York-City Line, Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South), Ocean Hill, Brownsville
Sandy Nurse
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