After a six-month closure for both sustainability and cosmetic-based improvements, Bushwick, Brooklyn residents have been reunited with the Cooper Street Community Garden, a New York Restoration Project green space.
We’ve seen wood from the historic Coney Island boardwalk being recycled all over the city, and now it’s even being reincarnated as the walls of a new restaurant in Fort Greene. When complete, the new Prospect eatery and bar will have an interior clad with
Members of the South Brooklyn Children’s Garden (SBCG) and a group of half-sized helpers spent the weekend laying groundwork for what will soon be a community vegetable garden.
New York’s City Planning Commission voted yes this week on the controversial SPURA plan that would redevelop the Lower East Side lot and bring a bevy of new buildings (many that are unwanted by neighbors). The project for a cluster of city-owned blocks
Just when you thought McCarren Park couldn’t get any cooler, it might be getting a beautiful new green-roofed farmer’s market. The proposal comes from up-and-coming design firm SpaceCutter, which dreams of creating the new foodie’s delight by renovating an
Brooklyn residents who’ve long been awaiting the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront Park promised to them 7 years ago may be in for some good news. Earlier this week, the New York City Economic Development Corporation sent out a call for developers’ proposals
Kick off Harlem Week with “Jazz In the Garden” presented by the Clayton Williams Community Garden. At this Harlem celebration, families can take in a live Jazz performance by local Jazz celebs from the New Amsterdam Musical Association (NAMA) as well as other artists. There will also be raffles, food, drinks and more.
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The Softwalks initiative was born out of the MFA Transdisciplinary Design program at Parsons, The New School. Students were inspired by the Department of Transportation’s amazing makeover of the city’s traffic heavy areas into giant pedestrian walkways like
NYC’s green carts – you know, those vendors you see on street corners selling fresh fruits and veggies? – are a wonderful source of healthful food for New Yorkers, and now there’s even a cookbook to show you some tasty recipes you can make with produce purchased
A few weeks ago, we brought you sad news that two of Pale Male’s bird babies had taken ill after eating rat poison and now the story has taken an even more upsetting turn. After becoming sick, the offspring of Central Park’s beloved red-tailed hawk were
McCarren Park Pool sure has had its problems this summer and was closed several times for issues ranging from rowdy teens to police scuffles. But now the pool is facing a new dilemma – poop. Pool-goers were recently asked to leave the LEED Silver recreation
Just when you thought Etsy couldn’t get any more awesome, they break out this custom-made Etsy-cle filled with compostable waste to help out a neighborhood farm! Every Friday, three Etsy employees volunteer to bike an average of 150 pounds of organic waste
In the past, New York wasn’t exactly been known as a bike-friendly city, but Transportation Alternatives is trying to change that. The organization is planning to install protected cycle lanes on Fifth and Sixth avenues, which would allow two-wheeled New
Four student teams were assembled to address priority concerns delineated by a class survey: biodiversity and urban agriculture. The first project, Adaptaspace by Ross Diamond, Elaine Mahoney and Fred Wolf, seeks to enhance future biodiversity on campus by
One of the projects honored was the fifth phase of Riverside Park South by Thomas Balsley Associates and Sage and Coombe Architects. The green glass pavilion is slated for construction soon, and will be enjoyed by Manhattanites on the waterfront.
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While the New York City Parks Department just recently approved the petition for a skating area, Action Sports Development wasted no time getting all the right details for a perfect design. The company sent out questionnaires and held meetings with community
Each competition team was evaluated on four main criteria. In the spirit of NYC’s Vision 2020 waterfront development plan, and its Waterfront Redevelopment Program, designs must expand access to the Hudson waters for Harlem residents. Following the client’s
The free contest, a project of GreenBridge and Borough President Marty Markowitz, and sponsored by Brooklyn Community Foundation, is a borough-wide effort to bring blocks together to green and beautify Brooklyn.
“The contest has a life of its own,”
In January, we reported that Studio a+i won the international competition to design the AIDS Memorial Park in the West Village but their original design, while breathtaking, was denied by community members this spring. Not to be discouraged, the team went
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After two weeks of hot debate between NYU and the New York City Council regarding the university’s plans to expand its Greenwich Village campus (see our earlier post on this), a decision has been reached. The Council
MKDA took a flexible approach to Heineken’s newly-renovated corporate headquarters in order to create a better sense of community. We especially like the lobby walls inlaid with Heineken bottles, don’t you? In addition to an influx of natural lighting and
Currently, the Harlem River is a massively underutilized resource for the city, primarily depriving residents of upland communities such as Morris Heights, University Heights, and Port Morris of vast stretches of waterfront due to inadequate access and amenities.
The Astoria Park Alliance, in coalition with the Department of Transportation (DOT), Green Shores NYC, Build It Green!NYC (BIG!NYC), and other community groups and local businesses opens Shore Boulevard to pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles this summer,
Starting in late May, Pratt graduate students in the green infrastructure design + build course began learning green roof and stormwater management techniques. Preliminary designs for the green roof were completed under the direction of professors Gita Nandan
CitiLogs is a seasoned urban milling company that has been upcycling wood since 1991. Each year in urban and suburban neighborhoods around the city, thousands of trees and branches are cut down and many are removed due to age, diseases, or to clear the land
