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6 Perfect Picnic Spots to Visit in NYC

You don’t have to leave town in order to escape from the hustle and bustle of NYC life. There are plenty of fabulous picnic spots right in the 5 boroughs to bring a few sammiches and a bottle of wine to unwind for the day. Bring your checkered blanket to Prospect Park or hit the trails for an adventurous hike up Moses Mountain. Wherever you decide to park your picnic basket, click through our gallery to discover our favorite city park escapes.

10 Eco-Tastic Earth Day Activities to Do in New York City!

Earth Day is just around the corner, and there will be no shortage of fun, nature-celebrating events to choose from in New York City! Roll up your sleeves and get knee-deep in mulch while planting trees with JetBlue and the New York Restoration Project, or learn a thing or two about sustainability at the Green Festivals conference. We’ve pulled together a tantalizing selection of eco-tastic events that kick-off Earth Day for an entire weekend of fun. Click through our gallery to discover them all!

Composting Poop Potties Planned for Prospect Park

Well House rendering via NYC Parks Department

Prospect Park wants to change the way you “go” at the park with a new system that will compost human waste. NYC has plans to build a $1.8 million composting green latrine in the park’s historic Well House building that will look much like a regular bathroom except it will use “eco-friendly foam” and very little water. Luckily, visitors won’t be subject to the smelly side of the new system as waste will be stored in the depths of the composting compartment in the bathroom’s basement, keeping it out of treatment plants and the Gowanus Canal.

6 Can’t-Miss Green Activities to Do This Fall in NYC

We're not exactly sure where summer went, but there are so many fun fall activities to do in NYC that we hardly miss the muggy weather. This autumn, there's a cornucopia of green things to do in all five boroughs, from a spooky haunted pumpkin garden to Oktoberfest on a mountaintop to a labyrinth of corn. Read on to see all of our top picks!

Central Park Car Lane to be Turned Into a Bike Lane

A few weeks ago, Prospect Park proposed a plan for the transformation of one lane of traffic into an additional bike lane, and Central Park is following suit. Terrace Drive, which is open to cars at rush hour, will soon have two lanes for bikes and just one

The Best 6 Places to See Spring Bloom in NYC

The weather is getting warmer, the crocuses are peeking through, and the trees are budding -- spring is in the air! As we pack up our woolen coats and heavy sweaters, the flowers and plants around us are shaking off the last of winter's chill. We may be living in the concrete jungle, but spring in New York City is still fragrant, blossoming, and lush with new green life. From the manicured Brooklyn Botanical Gardens to the wild Ramble of Central Park to the High Line's elevated escape, New York is home to dozens of places to take in the first signs of spring. Click through for our favorite six!

Brooklyn Residents Call for a Car-Free Prospect Park

The city has plans to reduce the car traffic in Prospect Park drastically, but Brooklyn residents don’t think the proposed plan is quite enough. In a meeting last night, the Prospect Park Administration announced a plan to cut rush hour traffic from two

6 Eco-Friendly Ways to Enjoy Autumn in NYC!

While there's nothing like summer in New York City, fall is definitely the Big Apple's best season. The hot, sticky air has been lifted and a crisp, cool breeze puts a little more pep in our step. Fallen leaves crunch under our boot-clad feet, hot spiced apple cider replaces our iced coffee, and pumpkins and squash take over our Greenmarkets. With Halloween a little over two weeks away, we're in full fall-swing, and we've compiled a list of a few festivities that showcase the best fall fun that New York City has to offer. From a haunted museum to delicious autumn food, we've got something for everyone!

LEED-Seeking Lakeside Project Will Restore 26 Acres of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park

Designed and built by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1867, Prospect Park is filled with forests, waterfalls, lawns, and lakes, where residents once had unobstructed access to the waterfront. Then, in 1960, Wollman Rink was built on the eastern shore of Prospect Park's lake, completely obstructing the view Olmsted worked so hard to create. But a new project, aptly named Lakeside, is currently underway that will restore the lake's waterfront to its original beauty while also renovating 26 acres of parkland. The Lakeside project will add three new acres of green space to the park, and it will feature a LEED certified year-round recreational facility built by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.

Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Geese Will Now be Used to Feed the Hungry

That’s right – the Prospect Park geese are making headlines once again! After huge protests and outcry from local residents about the city’s mass slaughter of geese at Prospect Park last summer, the Department of Environmental Protection has decided that instead

Brooklyn Residents Set Up Nighttime Watch Group to Protect Prospect Park Geese

The Prospect Park geese are at the center of attention, yet again. A group of Brooklyn residents, business owners, and wildlife advocates have devised a program to stand guard over the Prospect Park geese at all hours of the day to prevent federal officials