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Have you ever been curious what the Newtown Creek looks, smells and feels like from both ends?

Here’s your opportunity. The Newtown Creek Alliance is hosting its second annual walking tour of the entire creek on Sunday, April 15.

The tour will go from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., spanning two boroughs and multiple neighborhoods. It will begin in Long Island City and end in Greenpoint, but also pass by Blissville, Maspeth, Ridgewood, East Williamsburg and Bushwick.

Learn about the history of the creek, including how a giant oil spill and manufacturing polluted the waterbody.

Your guides on this tour will be Mitch Waxman and Willis Elkins from NCA.

There will be a bathroom and food break along the way. Last year, the tour stopped at Goodfellas Diner in Maspeth.

Attendees are encouraged to wear comfortable, sturdy and toed shoes, as well as hats, sunglasses and sunscreen. Bring a water bottle for good measure.

For more information and to get tickets, visit the Eventbrite site here.

Join Greening #Greenpoint & @TreesNewYork for the 2018 Street Tree Stewardship Summit on Saturday 3/24 at 12:30pm at 155 Milton Street!

For more information or to RSVP: http://bit.ly/2BTV7Dm

Help the Kingsland Wildflowers team kick off the 2018 season this Field Day Friday, March 16 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Tour the roof and dig in the dirt at the hands-on volunteering days to help maintain the garden.

It’s a free event, so be sure to bring a friend!

With the impending nor’easter set to blast New York City with 4 to 8 inches of snow, the Department of Transportation and Department of Sanitation are taking precautions.

Alternate-side parking regulations will be suspended on Wednesday, March 7 and Thursday, March 8 to facilitate snow operations.

Payment at parking meters will remain in effect.

Join the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in cooperation with the Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks Department on Sunday, March 11 for the Sri Chinmoy 5K & 7-mile race, featuring a scenic loop course around the park.

The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team was formed in 1977 by students of the Indian meditation master, author, poet and philosopher Sri Chinmoy.

A champion athlete in the Indian spiritual community where he had lived for 20 years before coming to America, Sri Chinmoy felt that sport was a natural aid to well being.

At the time of the Marathon Team’s founding, Sri Chinmoy was encouraging his students to increase their physical fitness as a natural complement to their meditation practice.

Although Chinmoy passed away in 2007, the Marathon Team has continued to be a standard bearer for his vision of realizing human potential through sports.

Be a part of Chinmoy’s legacy by taking part in the 5k and 7-mile races! Register early as spots fill up quickly!

Number pickup will be on race day only, between 9:00 – 9:45 AM and both races will start at 10 am.

Stick around for the post-race pancake breakfast! Hot pancakes are even more enjoyable after you’ve run a race, and they’re free!

For registration information and fees please visit, https://goo.gl/ZhTgeR.

Attend the Brooklyn Bazaar’s all you can eat Mac & Cheese Takedown on February 25th at 2 pm! At 150 Greenpoint Avenue, the event will be featuring  20 local chefs competing to be crowned the ultimate mac & cheese connoisseur. 

Home cooks from all over NYC are battling it out for your affection! There are tons of prizes at stake, so if you love all-you-can-eat mac & cheese, this is the best Sunday date you can possibly imagine!

Tickets are available for $25 !

Marvel fans, assemble at the Barclays Center this February for this action-packed battle to defend the universe from evil. This all-new show unites Spider-Man, the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Doctor Strange in a race against time to recover the Wand of Watoomb before Loki gains control. This ancient artifact would allow Loki to achieve his eternal quest to crown himself ruler of the universe.

Witness the cutting-edge special effects, aerial stunts and immersive video projection in this legendary adventure. Fans of all ages will be immersed in the Marvel Universe and experience it all with their family…LIVE!

Tickets for February 22-25th start at $15!

Go online to www.milkandrosesbk.com to reserve a table for a special four course Valentine’s Day meal. Cozy up with your loved one by the candle light with great wine, food, and ambiance on the most romantic night at Milk and Roses. 1110 Manhattan Ave, Greenpoint, NY

On Friday, February 16th join the Prospect Park Alliance on Lunar New Year for family-friendly programs at Lefferts Historic House and the Prospect Park Audubon Center.

On Monday, February 12, in observance of Abe Lincoln’s birthday, the Department of Sanitation will not be collecting garbage, recycling or organics.

Residents who normally receive Monday garbage and organics collection place their materials at curbside after 4 p.m. on Monday, February 12 for collection.

Residents who normally receive Monday recycling collection should place their materials at curbside after 4 p.m. on Monday, February 19 for collection.