Greening Manhattan’s Waterfront
Posted in Events, Parks and Open Space on Feb 12th, 2009
More info here. You’ll want to RSVP to Carina at cmolnar@hunter.cuny.edu or at 212-650-3456.
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Protecting NYC’s Wetlands
Posted in Nature, Parks and Open Space, Water on Jan 30th, 2009
Lost in the (justifiably, we suppose) higher profile coverage of city fiscal meltdown, we do have this nice news coming out of the PlaNYC offices:
MAYOR BLOOMBERG RELEASES PLANYC REPORT ON PROTECTING NEW YORK CITY WETLANDS
The Report - New York City Wetlands: Regulatory Gaps and Other Threats - Fulfills […]
The Healing Gardens of New York
Posted in Community, Events, Parks and Open Space on Jan 27th, 2009
Can’t vouch personally, but I’ve heard good things about this film.
Location: Orchard House Cafe, 58th Street at 1st Avenue, NYC
Date: Saturday, January 31, 8:30 PM
Reservations recommended: email requests to mail@orchardhousecafe.com
The Healing Gardens of New York
Producer, Alexandra Isles, will introduce this beautiful and inspiring documentary and after the showing invite audience discussion.
The Healing Gardens of New […]
Posted in Community, Conservation-Preservation, Environmental Justice, Nature, Parks and Open Space on Dec 15th, 2008
From the Bronx River Alliance:
Bronx River Rising: A Bronx River Alliance - StoryCorps Partnership
The Bronx River Alliance, with the support of StoryCorps (www.storycorps.net), has begun an oral history project to capture the oral stories of those that have touched or been touched by the river. To date six people, including Ruth Anderberg, founder of Bronx […]
Starting This Saturday, Summer Streets Reclaims Manhattan’s Streets
Posted in Livable Streets, Parks and Open Space, Transportation, Urban Environment on Aug 6th, 2008
Lo, the glorious day is nigh. Prepare yourselves! Summer Streets is upon us!
Direct from the DOT:
Summer Streets is for you!
For three Saturdays this August, take pleasure in nearly 7 miles of car-free streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park.
Play! Run! Walk! Bike! Breathe!…at SUMMER STREETS!!
August 9th, 16th and 23rd from 7am - 1pm
Lafayette Street […]
Brand New High Line Images
Posted in Parks and Open Space on Jun 30th, 2008
[Image via Friends of the High Line]
Last week, Friends of the High Line unveiled some new images of what we can soon expect on that long derelict site. Curbed has all the coverage:
Phase One of The High Line runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 20th Street. We’ve seen some renderings from […]
Jamaica Bay Threatened by Shipwrecks
Posted in Conservation-Preservation, Nature, Parks and Open Space, Water on Jun 30th, 2008
[Photo from greenbuildingsNYC]
greenbuildingsNYC has a rather startling post on NYC’s only national park, and how it’s fragile ecosystem is under seige from, of all things, shipwrecks. Stephen del Percio explains:
Jamaica Bay has become the dumping ground for derelict yachts, boats, and even barges according to a recent report on MSNBC.com. Despite its protection as […]
Williamsburg Walks
Posted in Livable Streets, Parks and Open Space, Transportation on Jun 25th, 2008
Hot on the heels of the big Summer Streets announcement, a group in Williamsburg is planning a similar–if slightly less ambitious–car-free street experiment. Called Williamsburg Walks, for four saturdays (that’s one more than Summer Streets! take that Manhattan!) parts of Bedford Avenue, of course, will be closed off to cars, creating a safe haven for […]
Roses Bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Posted in Nature, Parks and Open Space on Jun 22nd, 2008
Cranford Rose Garden Timelapse at Brooklyn Botanic Garden from Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Vimeo.The Brooklyn Botanical Garden reminds us that nature keeps a calendar even here in the five boroughs. Beautiful time lapse video of the Cranford Rose Garden. A couple months back they made one of these for the Cherry Blossom bloom […]
First LEED Platinum Awarded in NYC to Queens Botanical Garden’s Visitor Center
Posted in Green Building, Parks and Open Space on Jun 22nd, 2008
[Photo from gbNYC]
The Queens Botanical Garden has achieved NYC’s first LEED Platinum rating in their new visitors center. greenbuildingsNYC has first word:
The Queens Botanical Garden Visitor & Administration Center officially received its LEED Platinum rating today from USGBC. The Visitor’s Center is the first building in New York City to earn Platinum under LEED for […]