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Please Share – Do not use your recycle bin for plastic bags.
Plastic bags can be recycled at most grocery stores. Please keep them out of your recycle bins. Be a good neighbor and share this info. Thanks!!
Read More »Litter, Trash, and City Council
City Council is beginning to get serious about Philadelphia’s litter & trash problems. There are now 5 litter – trash bills moving through City Council: Bill 150198 – requires food stores to provide trash & recycling bins for…
Read More »Love Your Park Day – Sat, May 9
9am-2pm at Liberty Lands Come out and make muddy spring LOVE to YOUR favorite urban green space, Liberty Lands!!! Remember, WE OWN IT. WE LOVE IT. And, WE CARE FOR IT. Also, Mark Your Calendars for… Saturday Weeders…
Read More »Superfresh will contribute 1% of your grocery bill to NLNA — Just Sign Up!
Sign up below to show your support for the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association and Superfresh will donate 1% of your grocery bill to NLNA. All you need to do is register your SuperFresh Rewards card by filling out the form below…
Read More »“Take Back Our Sidewalks” Neighborhood Initiative
The NLNA is stepping up efforts to minimize street and sidewalk blockages from construction activity — a major headache and frequent safety risk. Read more about it HERE in a recent Star Newspaper story featuring NLNA Quality of Life Coordinator Lara Kelly and neighbor…
Read More »Watch Dog Class – Wed, Feb 25 – A Talk About Dog Walking and Town Watch – Sign Up Now…
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015 / 7pm / NLNA Community Center (700 N 3rd St) Pablo Mateo from the City’s Town Watch Dept will be conducting training on how to effectively observe and report criminal activity while out walking…
Read More »Compost Your Leaves This Fall – November 10 thru December 19
Bag your leaves this fall and help beautify our City. Be a part of this year’s Bagged Leaf and Recycling Program, get your friends, family and neighbors to join in, as well. This united effort helps clear…
Read More »Verizon Yellow Pages Litter – Help rid the neighborhood of this bi-yearly trash dump…
It’s that time of year when our streets get flooded with superfluous wads of paper. The city spends millions of dollars to remove the 2-3 phone books per person that are deposited on door steps all over…
Read More »Recycling in paper bags or cardboard boxes is not recognized by the Street Department…
Hey Neighbors, The Streets Dept is cracking down on people who put their recycling out in cardboard boxes or paper bags, and are not picking them up. These bags and boxes are being left on the curb…
Read More »NLNA Trash & Recycling Programs in the Works…
1. PILOT PROGRAM for MORE EFFICIENT RECYCLING BINS While Liberty Lands has containers for both trash and recycling which receive trash pick-up twice a week during the warm months, there is still a constant problem of wind-blown…
Read More »Management FAIL: Overstuffed Trash Bins at Liberties Walk
VINNY VELLA, Daily News Staff Writer vellav@phillynews.com, 215-854-2513 Posted: Monday, July 7, 2014, 3:01 AM THE RESIDENTS and neighbors of one Northern Liberties apartment complex have spent two years seeking refuge from refuse. They say the trash…
Read More »2014 NoLibs Stoop Show – THE WINNERS!
The 2014 Stoop Show was HUGE! Tens of neighbors spiffed up their steps, sidewalks, and gutters to win a coveted Stoop Show trophy. Here are the WINNERS as they appear on the map… 1021 N Randolf St —…
Read More »Big Thanks to Waterfront Square Condominiums & Spa for their Project Clean Streets Fundraiser
Monday, July 14 from from 6:30 to 8:30pm Frankford Hall – 1210 Frankford Ave 19125 (half a block north of Girard Ave) Click HERE for map. The NLNA’s street-sweeping program to get a helping hand from Waterfront…
Read More »CSA at Café Chismosa (4th & Poplar) starting Mon, May 26
Philly Foodworks has grown out of a citywide demand for a community food system. This system encompasses farmers, chefs, artisans, entrepreneurs, activists, educators and customers who desire good food. Philly Foodworks is taking local and compassionate food…
Read More »Radio 104.5 Events Gone from Piazza
We can now report that the Piazza has terminated any further Radio 104.5 events. By now, many neighbors have heard or read about problems stemming from the last Radio 104.5 “Summer Block Party” event at the Piazza. Thanks…
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