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    Souda's Luminous Bubble Chandelier is Made From Bottles Collected by NYC's Homeless
    Glowing a glittering green in the Souda booth, the Bubble Chandelier is made from 60 post-consumer PET bottles. Riveted together as a beautifully chunky sphere, the bottles still show off their bumpy bottoms and nozzles, adding to the crystalline aesthetic
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    Staten Island's Historic Snug Harbor Botanical Garden is an Idyllic Escape from NYC
    Staten Island's Snug Harbor is home to some of New York’s most historic buildings, and is also the United States’ largest adaptive reuse project. The Greek Revival buildings once inhabited and used by American sailors have been converted to art studios,
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    Imran Qureshi's "Blood-Splattered" Exhibit Paints The Met's Rooftop Garden Red
    While relaxing on a rooftop garden doesn't usually conjure up images of a murder scene, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's terrace has combined the two very opposite ideas with its new “blood-splattered" exhibit by Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi. The Roof
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    Help NYC Artist Jim Power Fix His Legendary Light Pole Mosaics That Tell the History of the East Village
    Power can often be seen repairing his mosaics on the streets with his signature white pony tail, cane and trusty dog. His first pole was completed in 1985, and in 1988 the DOT authorized Power to add his artistic flair to up to 80 others. Collecting old tile,

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    Hear Author Bridgette Meinhold Speak at the Academy of Natural Sciences This Week in Philly
    This Thursday, May 23rd, Inhabitat's Architecture Editor Bridgette Meinhold will be speaking at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University about sustainable housing and environmental challenges. Bridgette Meinhold is the author of Urgent Architecture:
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    PHOTOS: MoMA's "Rain Room" Lets You Walk Through the Rain Without Getting Wet
    The sophisticated system is made up of a complex network of pressure regulators, solenoid valves, sensors, and tracking cameras, all controlled by custom software designed by Random International. The grated floor allows for constant water recycling, and collects
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    Olafur Eliasson Brings Pieces of Actual Iceland Glacier to His EXPO 1 Exhibit at MoMA PS1 (PHOTOS)
    The oldest ice in the glacier is estimated to have originated some 800 years ago, around AD 1200, which sheds some light on the curious title of the piece. As PS1 puts it, “the physical experience of centuries-old ice from the glaciers of Eliasson’s native
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    Mysterious Brooklyn Heights Brownstone Actually Hides a Secret Underground Portal - PHOTOS
    © Heather Quinian The "home" stands at the Brooklyn end of the Joralemon Street Tunnel, which brings the 4 and 5  to and from Manhattan. The construction was in fact a residential building up until 1846, but in 1908 it was transformed a ventilation station

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    Philippe Starck and Hansgrohe Launch Axor Starck Organic Line of Sensual Water-Saving Faucets
    Starck, who is known for the eco-consciousness he brings to his designs, teamed up with Hansgrohe to create a faucet that is not only beautiful, but very water-efficient. According to Grohe, the new faucet boasts a flow rate of just 0.9 gallons per minute
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    6 Perfect Picnic Spots to Visit in NYC
    Alley Pond Park You’ll find plenty of space to lay back and enjoy the beauty of nature at this 600 acre park in Queens. It's filled with playgrounds and ball fields, so you can catch some cardio after desert, or simply stick around to watch a game as you
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    Expanded Free Ferry Service to Red Hook Kicks Off Memorial Day Weekend!
    Looking for something fun to do this summer in NYC? How about a free ferry ride that also supports a neighborhood that was knocked off its feet after Hurricane Sandy? Mayor Bloomberg joined other city officials this week to announce the launch of a free Red
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    Today is Bike to Work Day in New York!
    Photo from Shutterstock Throw your suit in a messenger bag and strap on your helmet because today is Bike to Work Day! Thousands of New Yorkers will be trading in their car, bus or subway commutes for a zero-energy alternative that is also a blast - and

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  • 6/9/2013 - Park Slope Dog Dash - Scavenger Hunt
    321 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY  11215
  • 6/15/2013 - LUMEN Video & Performance Festival
    Lyons Pool; 20 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY  10301
  • 11/15/2013 - November C2C Innovation Celebration
    IAC Building, 555 West 18th St., New York, NY  10011

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    Forest Hills Greenmarket
    One of the newest Greenmarkets in NYC, the Forest Hills farmers market boasts a variety of locally grown, fresh products. Throughout the season, the market will offer free cooking demonstrations, kids activities, and the opportunity to mingle with neighbors,
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    Village Preschool Center
    The Village Preschool Center's teaching approach utilizes the best of what is known today in the field of Early Childhood Education, including Montessori, Reggio Emilia and Bank Street. They emphasize the importance of observing the children and following
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    SHREDability
    Shredability is a unique secure document destruction company employing people with disabilities and working to keep our planet green by recycling all paper into post-consumer products. Shredability is a AAA NAID Certified business that understands the risks
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    Hale Organic Salon
    Hale is a new organic salon in the Tribeca neighborhood of NYC that's working to bring New Yorkers great hair styling in a chemical and attitude free environment. Founded by Joe Murray, formerly of John Masters Organics Salon in Soho, Hale has a sealed-off

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    Build it Green! NYC Gowanus
    Founded in 2004, Build It Green NYC claims to be the only NYC non-profit retail outlet that stocks salvaged and surplus building materials, in an effort to keep these items out of landfills. They offer large household appliances, lighting, flooring, windows,
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    Queens Botanical Garden
    While many New Yorkers don't even know of its existence, the Queens Botanical Garden's Visitor & Administration Building, designed by Manhattan-based BKSK Architects is one of the most accessible (not to mention absolutely lovely) examples of eco architecture
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    Ozone Park CSA
    Ozone Park CSA is a non-profit all-volunteer, neighborhood-based group, managed and organized by its members. Our mission is to bring fresh, local, organic produce to the neighborhood at a low cost. Each week our farmers in upstate New York bring seasonal
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    The Park Preschool
    The Park Preschool and The Barclay Street School serve children from two years of age to five years of age. The belief that children learn through play is the guiding principle The Park Preschool was founded on and has maintained since its inception in

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    Chelsea Day School
    The mission of Chelsea Day School is to nurture and guide each child's development, physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually, in an environment where learning unfolds through play and exploration. Creativity and artistic expression are highly valued
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    CP Kids Early Childhood at Chelsea Piers
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    The Downtown Little School
    The Downtown Little School offers a pre-school program for young children that emphasizes social and emotional growth, while giving careful attention to cognitive and physical development. They offer an individualized program that supports the strengths and
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    Sara Curry Preschool at Little Missionary’s Day Nursery
    Since nursery school is the child's first experience of belonging to a larger group, Little Missonary's feels this experience should be a positive one. The school uses creative strategies for encouraging children's adaptation to the group, such as discussion

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