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NYC: Join Inhabitat at the Hester Street Fair this Weekend!

NYC: Join Inhabitat at the Hester Street Fair this Weekend!

Good STUFF, good FOOD, good FARM PRODUCE, and best of all, GOOD PEOPLE? What more could you ask for?! Hey New Yorkers! We’re heading out to the Hester Street Fair this dreary, rainy Sunday to

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Join Us for Inhabitat’s 5th Birthday Bash TONIGHT in NYC!

Join Us for Inhabitat’s 5th Birthday Bash TONIGHT in NYC!

TONIGHT is THE NIGHT! The time has finally come! Inhabitat's 5th Birthday Bash is TONIGHT at Green Spaces NYC! We've spent a wonderful 5 years bringing you the best in green design and we want to thank

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BKLYN Designs Sneak Peek: Ecosystems Unveils Modular Snug-It Bed

BKLYN Designs Sneak Peek: Ecosystems Unveils Modular Snug-It Bed

Inhabitat favorite EcoSystems has just provided us with a sneak-peek of a brand new design they'll be unveiling at BKLYN Designs 2010 -- the Snug-It bed! The bed is based on their innovative connector

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Living Pavilion: Green Walled Garden Wave Coming to Governors Island

Living Pavilion: Green Walled Garden Wave Coming to Governors Island

If you’re trying to keep cool in NYC this summer, you can skip the beach and head straight to Governors Island! Although the much-anticipated eco-renovations are set to begin in 2012, the island is

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BKLYN Designs Sneak Peek: Katch’s I-Beam Inspired Eco-Bench

BKLYN Designs Sneak Peek: Katch’s I-Beam Inspired Eco-Bench

Milan Design Week is wrapping up, and we’re getting into gear for the best of BKLYN Designs! One piece of furniture that has already caught our eye is this Lucky Beam bench by Brooklyn-based eco-design

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Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC Set To Get A Major Facelift

Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC Set To Get A Major Facelift

As the most respected and well-known institute for fashion design in the US, you'd expect the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City to have a glamorous and stunning building to inspire

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Join Us for Inhabitat’s 5th Birthday Bash THIS Friday in NYC!

Join Us for Inhabitat’s 5th Birthday Bash THIS Friday in NYC!

Inhabitat's 5th birthday party is this Friday in NYC! Get ready New Yorkers -- Inhabitat's 5th Birthday Bash is this THIS Friday April 23rd at Green Spaces NYC! We'll be celebrating 5 years of doing what

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The Hester Street Fair Brings Local Shopping to the LES This Weekend!

The Hester Street Fair Brings Local Shopping to the LES This Weekend!

And Inhabitat will be there... Calling all NYC Inhabitat readers -- come join us this weekend at the grand opening of the Hester Street Fair in the Lower East Side! Inhabitat HQ is located smack in

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New Yorkers: Support Eco-Friendly Wine in Grocery Stores!

New Yorkers: Support Eco-Friendly Wine in Grocery Stores!

Hey New Yorkers - have you ever had to make an extra stop after the grocery store to pick up wine?  If you're one of the many people living in NY who wish they could simply buy wine at their local

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NYC’s $220 Million Governors Island Park Unveiled!

NYC’s $220 Million Governors Island Park Unveiled!

This week New York City officially unveiled it's finalized plan for a $220 million renovation of Governors Island! Starting in 2012, construction will begin on what could become one of the coolest urban

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New York’s Recycling Program Finally Getting Expanded!

New York’s Recycling Program Finally Getting Expanded!

New York City will soon move into modern times with an updated recycling program that will increase plastic recycling, place more recycling bins around the city and add drop off locations in the boroughs

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NYC EVENT: PSFK Conference New York is Tomorrow!

NYC EVENT: PSFK Conference New York is Tomorrow!

ATTENTION CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS IN NYC! One of our favorite websites devoted to exploring new developments and trends, PSFK, is holding their annual conference tomorrow in Manhattan and you won't want

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Global Headquarters for Wildlife Conservation Society Sits Lightly on the Earth

Global Headquarters for Wildlife Conservation Society Sits Lightly on the Earth

The new headquarters for the Wildlife Conservation Society treads lightly on the earth even though it has a big impact globally as it works to protect wildlife and save wild places. Designed by FXFOWLE,

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Green Depot is New York State’s First LEED Platinum Retail Building

Green Depot is New York State’s First LEED Platinum Retail Building

Green Depot -- the largest US green building supplier -- just received New York State's first LEED Platinum rating for a retail store for their flagship NYC location. The Depot -- located at 222 Bowery in

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New York City Asks Residents to Propose More Pedestrian Walkways

New York City Asks Residents to Propose More Pedestrian Walkways

In a stunning win for walkers everywhere the New York City Department of Transportation announced yet another round of the NYC Plaza Program. The program is an attempt to close current roadways to

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NEW YORKERS: Come Party With Inhabitat as It Turns 5 Years Old!

NEW YORKERS: Come Party With Inhabitat as It Turns 5 Years Old!

ATTENTION NEW YORK INHABITAT READERS! You're invited to our fabulous 5th Birthday Party - taking place at Green Spaces NYC on April 23rd! Are you ready to throw on your fanciest eco-friendly duds and

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EcoNation and TerraCycle Transform Snack Bags into Upcycled Gadgets

EcoNation and TerraCycle Transform Snack Bags into Upcycled Gadgets

TerraCycle has been rocking the upcycling world for a while now by collecting trash from their consumers to make colorful accessories from packaging. Now they've teamed up with EcoNation to make a chicer

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NEW YORKERS: Join Us for Inhabitat’s 5th BIRTHDAY PARTY BASH!

NEW YORKERS: Join Us for Inhabitat’s 5th BIRTHDAY PARTY BASH!

ATTENTION NEW YORKER INHABITAT READERS! You're invited to our fabulous 5th Birthday Party - taking place at Green Spaces NYC on April 23rd! Can you believe that it's been almost 5 years that we've

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Inhabitat Founder Jill Fehrenbacher Speaks at Columbia Tomorrow!

Inhabitat Founder Jill Fehrenbacher Speaks at Columbia Tomorrow!

Hey New York Inhabitat Readers! We're excited to announce that tomorrow, April 1st, our very own founder Jill Fehrenbacher will be speaking at Columbia University about the creation of Inhabitat and

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Inhabitat Founder Jill Fehrenbacher Speaks at Columbia This Thursday!

Inhabitat Founder Jill Fehrenbacher Speaks at Columbia This Thursday!

HEY NEW YORK INHABITAT READERS! Ever wondered about how Inhabitat got started, or what we're planning to do next? If you want to learn more about the history of Inhabitat and founder Jill

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Melrose Commons Earns First LEED Neighborhood Honors in NYC

Melrose Commons Earns First LEED Neighborhood Honors in NYC

In 1994 an Urban Renewal Plan threatened to price out the residents of Melrose Commons in the South Bronx. In an effort to keep their neighborhood, the residents formed a community group aptly named Nos

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The Greenest Library in New York Opens Today

The Greenest Library in New York Opens Today

The Battery Park Library finally opens today and it just so happens to be the greenest library branch of the New York Public Library system! Certified LEED Gold and built at the base of a LEED certified

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Inhabitat is Looking for Operations/Editorial Interns!

Inhabitat is Looking for Operations/Editorial Interns!

Spring in New York City is always exciting, but here at Inhabitat it's not just the weather that gets us going! Spring is packed with tons of great green design events and conferences -- like BKLYN

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Artist Uses LEGO Blocks to Rebuild New York City

Artist Uses LEGO Blocks to Rebuild New York City

All the Legos used in the project were donated from the Lego Graffiti Styles Convention in Munich. Vormann trolled New York for missing bricks, crumbling facades and plaster cracks and filled them in with

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NYC Chef Daniel Angerer Serves Up Breast Milk Cheese

NYC Chef Daniel Angerer Serves Up Breast Milk Cheese

How adventurous would you say you are when it comes to trying new foods? If you’re the type of person who will put anything on your plate, we’ve got one culinary escapade we dare you to try. New York

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Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal Gets Superfund Status

Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal Gets Superfund Status

The EPA announced this week the addition of 10 hazardous waste sites to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. One of the sites added to the NPL is the super-famous and now Superfunded

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T-Shirts Upcycled into Laptop Sleeves Help Sex-Trafficking Survivors

T-Shirts Upcycled into Laptop Sleeves Help Sex-Trafficking Survivors

Is your favorite t-shirt in such distress that it garners more attention for its rips and holes than its clever declaration against CO2 emissions? There is no reason to despair over your cherished

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Yves Béhar Unveils New Hackable Solar Electric Car!

Yves Béhar Unveils New Hackable Solar Electric Car!

Yesterday, at the Greener Gadgets conference in NYC, prolific industrial designer Yves Béhar unveiled never before seen plans for his “hackable” solar powered electric car. While Béhar and

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New York City: Share a Cab with a Stranger to Save Emissions

New York City: Share a Cab with a Stranger to Save Emissions

Starting this Friday your taxi ride in New York City might get a little cheaper. The NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission just announced that they are launching a taxi share program where riders will be

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Future Downtown Brooklyn Citypoint Mall Seeking LEED Silver

Future Downtown Brooklyn Citypoint Mall Seeking LEED Silver

Just across the Manhattan bridge, downtown Brooklyn is bustling with shoppers running from store to store, and stores there are a plenty! That's why it's a little confusing to us that the city of New York

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