NYC cyclists are standing their ground against the new Citi Bike share program’s attempt to rip up public bike racks and replace them with new branded stations. Last week, one group of Battery Park City riders found out that a bike rack on South End Avenue
They say hindsight is 20/20, but what if we had been warned about Hurricane Sandy as far back as thirty years ago? A report by AP now shows that New York actually began working on new legislation to prepare for scenarios that seem strangely similar to what
Architecture Research Office initially came up with this proposal in 2011 in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, but obviously the devastation wrecked by Hurricane Sandy was far worse, and should be seen as a wake-up call to city, state and national
No top New York official can feign surprise when questioned about the city’s crippled public transportation system or the millions of people left without power following Hurricane Sandy’s ruinous visit, because scientists have been warning them of these dangers
During the endless news cycle of the election year, climate change appeared to be an afterthought in the American consciousness. The issue has been conspicuously absent in the run-up to the presidential election; it wasn’t so much as discussed during four
Photo: @jitneyguy
The U.S. East Coast has been scrambling to prepare for Hurricane Sandy all weekend, and it seems that the storm’s effects are already showing in a severe way. Water levels have been rising in Brooklyn and Manhanttan today, and breaking
The Governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have all declared a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Sandy’s unwelcome arrival next week. Upgraded to a category 1 hurricane, Sandy has already killed more than 40 people in the Caribbean and
GET TO HIGHER GROUND
We New Yorkers are known to be brave, but sometimes the smart thing to do is to just abandon ship. As you can see from this evacuation map of the city, many areas (in white) are going to be okay in terms of flooding, but to be on the
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Sunday morning that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will start suspending all public transportation at 7 p.m. Sunday. NYC transit subways will be closed at 7 p.m. and buses will stop running two hours
Trick or treaters in the New York area may have to figure out how to fit their Halloween costumes over snowsuits this year. Hurricane Sandy is heading out of the Caribbean and is expected to hit NYC this coming Monday but could last until Wednesday. Reports
Photo © David Shankbone
After last year’s Hurricane Irene, the prospect of many parts of NYC flooding due to rising tides has become a much more tangible worry. Although the Bloomberg administration has dedicated efforts to research the effects of
The Brooklyn Grange began in Queens when Farmer Ben Flanner started his own small rooftop farm that catered to locals and caught the attention of a few passionate New York City restaurants. Soon enough, a number of farm-to-table fans banded together, gained
Smoke from the Fresh Kills brush fire in Staten Island
As temperatures continue to rise (um, a high of 86 today?!) and rains continue to evade us, brush fires are becoming a very real danger for New Yorkers. Last week, more than 100 firefighters stopped
photo © Tim Sackton via Flickr Creative Commons
As the season’s newest vegetables appear at our markets and grocery stores, many New Yorkers are renewing their annual CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) memberships, preparing for a delicious season of
Hegarty’s artwork is a little disorienting at first. When approaching her pieces, they first appears to be extremely damaged historical artifacts that have been overtaken by nature or natural disaster. Upon closer inspection, we can see that this “damage”
Although the city has committed to investing in a system to deter an abundance of stormwater overflow, flooding is still a major concern for New York City. The New Jersey non-profit, Climate Central, has created an interactive map that illustrates to New
More photos: New York Botanic Garden Flickr
With temperatures barely dipping below freezing and a near non-existent snowfall, New York City, along with most of the country, has been experiencing one of the warmest winters on record. Just last week, temperatures
photo © Jackie Snow for Wilder Quarterly, used with permission
Rooftop farming during the winter may seem like an oxymoron, but Annie Novak of Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint, Brooklyn says that winter on a farm is far from fallow. In the latest
Design is often thought of as something reserved for the wealthy, a force that creates luxury products at the expense of others. With a change in thought that arose in the 1960s and 1970s, economists and designers began to shift their focus and engage with
Join Greenmarket and Harvest Home for an end-of-season party to wring out a soggy year and plant some hope for a strong harvest in 2012. Warm up to winter and dance our regional farmers into the night with music by Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens and Zlatne
As the effects of climate change become more and more a part of our daily lives, the forecast for the future of New York predicts some major changes. A new report by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority shows that New York City has
Beets
Beets are one of the healthiest vegetables out there, but they can inspire a different breed of vegetable-hatred. With a few simple tips, you can transform these earthy bulbs into a delectable dish that even the surest beet-hater will love (we’re
Celebrate your local farmers and fisherman at the Blue Moon Bash, a day of music and food at Southpaw. The event costs $20 and all of proceeds will be donated to Ray Bradley of Bradley Farm and Kira Kinney of Evolutionary Organics for flood relief from Hurricane
It’s SNOWING IN NEW YORK CITY! In October! Before Halloween!
Brace yourself, trick-or-treaters because Mother Nature is scheduled to dump as much as 8 inches of snow from Western Virginia to eastern Maine. Snowfall in October is more than unusual; it’s
The 15,000 square foot Riverpark Farm is made from stacked black milk crates lined with landscaping fabric, meaning that the entire thing can be picked up an moved (which they had to do during Hurricane Irene). Because building on the stalled site could resume
