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Jay-Z Surprises Fans by Taking the Subway to His Own Concert at Barclays Center

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Rapper Jay-Z surprised fans and straphangers alike when he took the R train to his own concert at the new Barclays Center on Saturday. The native Brooklynite made like a local and turned to green transportation to

The Hegeman is a New LEED Silver Building That Helps Struggling Brooklynites Get Back on Their Feet

The Hegeman is a new residential community with studio apartments for low-income and formerly homeless individuals in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Cook + Fox Architects for Common Ground Community, the project features a slew of sustainable features aimed at providing a healthy, energy-efficient and sustainable environment. With LEED-Silver certification anticipated, the building replaces a parking lot on Hegeman Avenue and adds a green roof, as well as private and public garden space at street level.

The U.N. Headquarters Goes Green With a $1.8 Billion Renovation

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The iconic U.N. Headquarters is in the midst of a $1.8 billion renovation aptly named the “Capital Master Plan.” However, you won’t be seeing any construction on the Turtle Bay area buildings, as the overhaul is mainly focused on internal design. Not only are technology and security being updated with state of the art capabilities, but the Master Plan is also calling for a green cleaning, swapping out old interior designs and habits from the 1950s for new and sustainable features, with the aim of granting the building LEED Silver status.

LEED Silver MiMA Tower in Midtown is Green Luxury at Its Finest

Midtown welcomes a brand new high-rise building with never before seen luxury amenities and LEED Silver certification. The giant glass MiMA building (short for Middle of Manhattan) is 63 stories of rentals, condos, and retail stores, plus a hotel and off-broadway theatre. From doorman to roofdeck, this building has every thinkable amenity and the latest in green technology.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum Unveils Plans for New Eco-Friendly Rooftop Canopy

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, New York City’s first ever LEED certified museum, just keeps getting better. The institution is expanding its space, and they recently unveiled plans for a new transparent rooftop canopy, made out of a heat-resistant ETFE skin

LEED-Seeking Theater for a New Audience Breaks Ground on Dramatic Black Box Building in Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s budding cultural district will soon raise the curtain on a new classic theater. Just Last Friday, construction started on the Theater for a New Audience, a Hugh Hardy designed flexible theater created specifically for the performance of Shakespeare

Ennead Architects Designs New Green Intake Center for NYC Department of Homeless Services

Public service buildings in NYC are taking a more environmentally friendly turn. City officials gathered last week to announce the opening of a new green intake center for the homeless, the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) building in The

Museum of the Moving Image Unveils Its Sexy New Look After 3-Year Green Renovation

In New York City, Manhattan's world class museums are constantly stealing the cultural spot light, but recently, the Museum of the Moving Image has been giving them a run for their money. Not because the Queens-located institution upped the ante regarding exhibits, but because the museum just unveiled its sleek and sexy new green look after a total renovation by Leeser Architecture. The 3-year long makeover remodeled every aspect of the 1920s structure, from the ground up. The result is a LEED-silver, shimmering blue building that transports visitors into a fantasy world, just like the movies the museum pays homage to.

Kiss + Cathcart’s The Lee Opens the Door for Green Supportive Housing in the Lower East Side

New York City based architecture firm Kiss + Cathcart’s has officially opened The Lee, a LEED Silver supportive housing tower in the Lower East Side. The opening of the building, attended by city officials, neighborhood representatives, and members of the