Hudson Yards is currently a predominantly blank space on the west side on Manhattan above 33rd Street, but is set to become a bright spot in the city with lots of new amenities. The 26-acre site is the single largest piece of undeveloped property in Manhattan
On Wednesday, the New York area will welcome a new rooftop solar power plant just north of NYC in Yonkers. Designed by Half Moon Ventures, a Chicago-based solar and wind energy developer, the sprawling solar plant will be around the same size as two football
With the holidays right around the corner, the Pratt Center for Community Development has launched their Made in NYC Holiday Shop, which features a hub of small businesses manufacturing right in NYC. A month after super storm Sandy hit NYC, these companies
Support independent and green businesses by joining the East Village Community Coalition (EVCC) for the launch of the Get Local! Guide to Local Shops (6th Ed), as well as the Lower East Side Ecology Center to celebrate the Fall 2012 EcoBizNYC grant recipients.
After the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, New York City is getting prepped for the future with a plan to build disaster shelters out of shipping containers. Rather than makeshift dwellings for displaced victims, the city is proposing a more structurally
Get out and support the local mom and pop shops and other small businesses in your community this Saturday! Wedged between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is a nationwide event that lets you do good with your purchases by helping out
Please join us from 6-10pm on Tuesday, November 20, at White Box Gallery in the Lower East Side for a benefit for the community of Red Hook, Brooklyn. We are working in collaboration with a number of fantastic organizations and companies to get this often-overlooked
Enjoy an afternoon of repurposing & recycling activities at Load OUT! this weekend in Manhattan. GET costumes, props, furniture & more. Whatever you decide to take away is FREE of charge! The general public will be charged a $5 entrance fee but artists
Most New Yorkers probably won’t recognize the gorgeous new Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center on the Lower East Side, as it has been covered by scaffolding for a whopping eighteen years! After years of renovation, the cultural center finally
GrowNYC’s Donate-A-Bag initiative will be collecting food on Friday to help feed hungry New Yorkers, those affected by Hurricane Sandy and relief workers. They’re making it really simple for you to help – just purchase an extra bag of produce while you shop
Mayor Bloomberg sets an example by donating his own blood.
Hurricane Sandy ravaged neighborhoods across New York, but it also did serious damage to the city’s blood supply. Although people may not realize it, the need for blood at hospitals is constant
PS 62 will be located on a 3.5-acre site at the intersection of Crabtree Avenue and Bloomingdale Road in Richmond, Staten Island. The school will serve 444 primary age students and is expected to be complete and ready for use by fall 2015. Designed by SOM
New Yorkers may soon liken Astoria to the Alps! Sugarbush, one of Vermont’s most popular ski resorts, has proposed building a temporary slope covered in artificial snow at Astoria Park this winter. If approved by area community boards, the attraction could
More than a week has passed since Hurricane Sandy hit, and thousands of residents across New York and New Jersey are still without water, power and even shelter. Using tech and social media, a group of entrepreneurs, innovators and designers have joined forces
Many people have been talking about how to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy, but nonprofit design services group Architecture for Humanity has actually gone and created a 5-point rebuilding plan. Their proposal not only focuses on working with
Hurricane Sandy has already started to rage, and water levels have been rising around New York. If you’re stuck in an evacuation zone with nowhere to go (or no way to get there with the subways being closed), you may want to head to one of the city appointed
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
The cozy shop is clad in naturally insulating concrete, keeping it cool in summer and toasty in winter. Coupled with the glass curtains at the front and rear of the boutique, natural daylighting and temperature control keep Gamine’s energy usage low. Branches
Cornell Tech will begin construction on their new Roosevelt campus starting in 2014 and expects to have Phase I completed by 2017. The overall campus plan is being designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP and will include the first academic building,
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer joined Arad and a myriad of local officials to cut the green ribbon and plant a ceremonial first seedling on the gorgeous new rooftop farm. Four years in the making, the roof farm was once thought of as a radical
The undeveloped industrial part of northern Greenpoint may soon be the city’s next premier neighborhood – complete with its own Santiago Calatrava bridge! Handel Architects has designed ten luxury towers that would completely transform and enliven twenty-two
The Jenga-like tower was met with mixed reviews from the community, who felt its 60 floors were grossly out of proportion for the Tribeca neighborhood. Now that all of the concerns have finally been addressed, the glassy tower will become a reality in about
This weekend, Queens residents can help make their borough a little more green. On October 14, Build it Green!NYC and the Western Queens Compost Initiative will give away 100 trees, thanks to NYRP’s MillionTreesNYC! Community members can sign up and snag
Nestled in a cozy wood-clad interior above a nondescript liquor store on Avenue B, Pouring Ribbons is not trying to be a speakeasy. In fact, its oversized reclaimed brass door boasts a prominent sign that announces the drinking room’s presence proudly. Designed
New Yorkers may have more to worry about than their cholesterol when sitting down to their next plate of eggs. After testing eggs sourced from chickens in NYC neighborhood gardens, the New York State Department of Health found that many from Brooklyn, the
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11/15/2013, November C2C Innovation Celebration
6/15/2013, LUMEN Video & Performance Festival
6/9/2013, Park Slope Dog Dash - Scavenger Hunt
5/29/2013, Grape-Nuts "What's Your Mountain?" Rock Climbing Event
5/24/2013, Cultural Survival Bazaar: A Festival of Indigenous Arts & Cultures from Around the World
