An entry in Tablet Hotel’s Rethink Hotels competition, the Allotment is a totally new concept in hospitality: A hotel centered around food, rather than sleep. Dreamed up by Dean Moran, the prospective NYC hotel is all about the process of growing, selling and cooking fresh food, while also giving guests the opportunity to engage in the process. The proposal also calls for cultivating farm fresh produce in and on the hotel itself!

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In his State of the City address yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg announced new plans that he explained could create “up to 10,000 parking spots for electric vehicles over the next seven years.” This massive expansion of electric vehicle (EV) charging capacity would be achieved through amendments to the city’s building code requiring that 20 percent of all new parking spaces in private developments be wired for EVs.

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Great news! The MillionTreesNYC Project, which is one of 132 PlaNYC initiatives to green up the city, has already surpassed the halfway point in its grand goal of planting one million trees within the span of a decade. Launched in 2007 as a partnership between the city and Harlem resident Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project, the initiative aims to plant one million new trees in New York City to increase the city’s forestation by a whopping 20% and improve air quality as well as quality of life in general for city residents.

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We’ve been following BrightFarms’ plan to build the world’s largest rooftop farm in Brooklyn, and now they’ve sent us word revealing who their long-term retail partner will be – A&P. The grocery mega-giant (formally known as the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company) has signed a long-term produce purchase agreement with BrightFarms for the Sunset Park project, and will be the exclusive retailer of the up to 1 million pounds a year of lettuce, tomatoes and herbs produced at the farm. The veggies will then be sold locally at A&P’s various retail outlets, including The Food Emporium, Pathmark, Waldbaums, and grocery stores under the A&P name itself.


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The farm-to-table dining trend is getting an urban update this month at the Lancaster Lexington, a condo development at 117th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Each apartment in the 29-unit building, which offers a mix of affordable and market-rate housing, comes with its own 30-square-foot rooftop garden plot for residents to plant with whatever fruits, veggies or herbs they want. With this unique new amenity, we think roof-to-table dining could become the hottest trend in Harlem before the summer’s out.

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City Hall may be getting a green makeover. Officials are currently finalizing plans for a massive fuel cell for the landmark building after a proposal to build rooftop solar panels was rejected. Housed in a large, green box on City Hall’s north side, the 100-kilowatt cell will generate enough energy to power the entire historic building. The electricity produced will significantly reduce the city’s costs and CO2 emissions by replacing the oil and coal-produced energy provided by the grid. But will the plan get through the city’s red tape? Or will it suffer the same fate as the proposed solar panels?

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New York City schools are going green — or at least growing green. As part of a new program, Grow to Learn: The Citywide School Gardens Initiative, 29 NYC public schools will receive $2000 in grants from GrowNYC and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC, in an effort to promote the creation of sustainable school gardens. About a third of the city’s schools currently have gardens, but the GrowNYC program hopes to plant at least one garden at every school in the city. The new program provides access to all the support and information needed in order to maintain a successful garden. Help includes everything from how-to guides, grants, gardening supplies, and access to gardening experts.

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