The Queens Library Foundation announced this week that it is partnering with the Community Environmental Center (CEC) of Long Island City to retrofit five branches of the Queens Library and create green education programs for the community. The $250,000 project
Not far from the New Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx neighborhood of Hunts Point, Christopher Toole is doing a little fishing of his own. Leaving behind a life of financial planning, Toole and his girlfriend Anya Pozdeeva have set up shop as urban fish farmers.
In his State of the City address today, Mayor Bloomberg announced his plan to double New York City’s recycling efforts over the next five years. With the implementation of residential recycling and the creation of local composting sites, the Big Apple will
Upon entering Bakeri, customers are welcomed by staff members outfitted in blue jumpsuits and a large case filled with freshly made breads, quiches, scones and cookies. The wood and glass case that holds the beautiful baked delights came from a neighboring
Tekserve has teamed up with Lower East Side Ecology Center for free “after-the-holidays” electronics recycling around NYC during January 2012. Head to the Upper West Side to drop off electronics for proper recycling to help keep them out of our wastestream.
Tekserve is offering all eWaste Recyclers two special offers:
•Green Karma Coupon worth anywhere btw $5 and $500 off any products or services
•Entry into Tekserve’s raffle for brand new MacBook Air
For more details, visit tekserve.com/recycling.
Tekserve has teamed up with Lower East Side Ecology Center for free “after-the-holidays” electronics recycling around NYC during Jan. 2012. Events begin Sat., Jan 7th and run every Sat and Sun till Jan. 28th. Head to Prospect Park on Sunday, January 15th to drop off any unwanted electronics for proper recycling.
Tekserve is offering all eWaste Recyclers two special offers:
•Green Karma Coupon worth anywhere btw $5 and $500 off any products or services
•Entry into Tekserve’s raffle for brand new MacBook Air
For more details, visit tekserve.com/recycling.
Tekserve has teamed up with Lower East Side Ecology Center for free “after-the-holidays” electronics recycling around NYC during Jan. 2012. Events begin Sat., Jan 7th and run every Sat and Sun till Jan. 28th.
Tekserve is offering all eWaste Recyclers two special offers:
•Green Karma Coupon worth anywhere btw $5 and $500 off any products or services
•Entry into Tekserve’s raffle for brand new MacBook Air
For more details, visit tekserve.com/recycling.
Tekserve has teamed up with Lower East Side Ecology Center for free “after-the-holidays” electronics recycling around NYC during Jan. 2012. Events begin Sat., Jan 7th and run every Sat and Sun till Jan. 28th.
Tekserve is offering all eWaste Recyclers two special offers:
•Green Karma Coupon worth anywhere btw $5 and $500 off any products or services
•Entry into Tekserve’s raffle for brand new MacBook Air
For more details, visit tekserve.com/recycling.
Tekserve has teamed up with Lower East Side Ecology Center for free “after-the-holidays” electronics recycling around NYC during Jan. 2012. Events begin Sat., Jan 7th and run every Sat and Sun till Jan. 28th.
Tekserve is offering all eWaste Recyclers two special offers:
•Green Karma Coupon worth anywhere btw $5 and $500 off any products or services
•Entry into Tekserve’s raffle for brand new MacBook Air
For more details, visit tekserve.com/recycling.
What do you get the discerning eco-conscious, community-involved New Yorker who has everything for the holidays? Help them help others by buying them an ioby New York giving card. Your selfless loved ones can choose one of ioby’s sustainable neighborhood
City Grow’s mission is not just to be a retail store, but to cultivate a community of passionate urban farmers that will influence the habit and diets of New Yorkers in the five boroughs. Each Saturday, City Grow’s Greenpoint location offers classes on
New York public schools are being challenged to save as much energy as possible as part of an initiative with the Green Design Lab program. The thirty participating schools will have the chance to win grants totaling $30,000, sponsored by non-profit Solar
BLDG 92 was originally constructed in 1857 by T.U. Walter, the same architect who designed the cast iron dome of the Capitol building. It served as domestic quarters within the Navy Yard. While much of the inside of the building was gutted, the original shell
In Harlem, La Marqueta’s Clothing and Textile Recycling Day takes place on Saturday, November 19th. Clean out your closets and bring us yourclean unwanted clothing, paired shoes, coats, sheets, towels, blankets, scarves, belts, hats, and handbags.
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The cute East Village one stop shop, Sustainable NYC, has just won the Green America People’s Choice Award for Best Green Business. The general store meets boutique meets café has been providing sustainable goods and great fair trade coffee to East Villagers
A bevy of materials are found and given away through MFTA. The warehouse includes aisles of craft supplies, a fabric center, a paint room, lumber, furniture, paper, and props donated by designer fashion houses, offices, lumber yards, retail stores and leading
The Hamptons are often written about because of the lavish summer homes and exclusive beach parties, but this past weekend, Southampton, NY made headlines by being one of the first summer towns to pass an extremely green initiative. As of yesterday, plastic
The Sustainability group now has a table and sign officially signalling their approval by the General Assembly to operate as part of the Occupy Wall Street ecosystem. Established about three weeks ago, the team is in charge of operations such as recycling,
New York City students can now practice the habit of recycling in their own classrooms. Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island Public Schools will be receiving 40,000 new paper recycling bins. As part of the GrowNYC Recycling Champions program, each school
New York City may be at the top of its game when it comes to energy efficiency and working toward a greener future, but there is one crucial area where the Big Apple seriously lags behind: recycling. Legislation was passed last year to overhaul the city’s
The sleek pavilion is encased in a sturdy steel frame, designed to withstand the weather elements and the heavy visitor traffic on the small island environment. The frame can also be easily disassembled and recycled should the building be deemed obsolete.
The group was divided into teams of two and each was delegated one of the Eight Principles for Managing a Commons from Nobel Prize winning Economist Elinor Ostrom’s work. From each assigned principle, participants formed questions concerning the structure
Among the various offerings on display, a particularly unique project was the Bed-Stuy CommUnity Quilt Project for Peace. Initiated thanks in part to a grant from the Davis Projects for Peace, organizer Kioka Williams has mobilized her local community to get
