Residents Do Not Want SPURA to Bring Big Box Retailers to the Lower East Side
Photo via Bowery Boogie Last year, Inhabitat reported on the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA), a massive...
NY-Based Design Company Ecovative Grows Mushrooms For Packaging Material, Insulation, & More
Answering the call for an eco-friendly solution to environmentally damaging packing materials, Ecovative Design...
New York City Has Passed 29 Green Building Laws In the Last Two Years
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced last week 25 percent of the proposed...
The New York Hospital Queens Goes Green
The New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ), located in Flushing and serving a community of about 115,000 people each...
Queens Graffiti Landmark 5 Pointz is Set to be Demolished in 2013
image © gsz via Flickr Creative Commons Back in September, Inhabitat took a tour of Long Island City's art...
Five Queens Public Libraries to Receive Energy Retrofits and Create Green Education Programs
The Queens Library Foundation announced this week that it is partnering with the Community Environmental Center...
Brooklyn's Open Source Gallery Winterizes With Low Cost, Sustainable Design
"The original gallery burned down and was severely damaged last year in November," said Monika Wuhrer, founder...
New Yorkers Celebrate Electric Cars During Plug-in Day
"I've worked mostly in advocating the benefits of electric vehicles, as well as bringing early adapters together,"...
Noguchi Museum and Socrates Sculpture Park Present "Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City"
"Civic Action honors the legacy of Isamu Noguchi and Mark di Suvero, who's pioneering commitment to Long Island...
Why the Green Movement Plays A Major Role in the Occupy Wall Street Protests
Many may not think that Occupy Wall Street is a green event, but it most certainly is, seeing that much of the...
Manhattan Borough President Wants to Turn Stalled Construction Sites into Sustainable Public Spaces
Did you know that there are currently more than 600 stalled construction sites in New York City? And according...
US State Department Approves the Keystone XL Pipeline
Much to the disappointment of environmental activists nationwide, the Obama administration has given Transcanada...
Increased Intensity of Hurricanes Due to Climate Change
As hurricane Irene moves slowly up the east coast, you can bet that everyone on this side of the country is bracing...
House Rejects BULB, a Misguided Attempt to End Lighting Efficiency Standards
Environmentalists across the nation can breathe a sign of relief. On Tuesday evening, the House of Representatives...
Evaporating Oil in Vicinity of Yellowstone River Spill May Be Sickening Residents
Despite the massive Yellowstone River oil spill in Montana, the EPA has deemed the air and drinking water in the...
EPA Announces Tougher Regulations for Coal Fueled Power Plants in 28 States
New power plant regulations unveiled yesterday by the EPA will prevent as many as 34,000 deaths a year and eliminate...
The National Museum of the Marine Corps Is a Green-Roofed Monument to US Servicemen
Rising towards a single point high in the sky, The National Museum of the Marine Corps is a spectacular green...
16-Foot Clothing Mountain Illustrates Hong Kong’s Daily Textile Waste
A 16-foot mountain of used garments towered over Hong Kong's Central Star Ferry Pier last week, as part of the...
House Haller Sits Spectacularly within its Stunning Austrian Alp Setting
Located in the small town of Mellau in Austria, House Haller was originally built as a structure intended to incorporate...
Toyota and Parlee Cycles Team Up to Develop New Bicycle Based on Prius Design Principles
To commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the Prius and a decade of environmentally sustainable transportation,...
Deryn Relph's Knitted Retro Lights Have a Colorful 1960s Flair
Textile designer Deryn Relph's Retro Lights are made out of knitted upcycled materials and have a playful 1960s...
Julie Morringello's Sea Urchin-Inspired Uni Lights Can be Customized in a Snap
Modern Maine's beautiful Uni light is a customizable pendant lamp named after the Japanese word for "sea urchin"....
"Field of Jeans" is the First Collection of Air Purifying Denim
Playing off the classic sports fantasy film "Field of Dreams," this "Field of Jeans" is actually made from blue...
SportsArt's S770 Pinnacle Trainer is an Energy-Generating Exercise Machine!
Hitting the gym is about to get a whole lot greener as SportsArt Fitness just unveiled an energy-generating exercise...
KEEN Footwear Opens Factory Just 5 Miles from Its Oregon Headquarters
KEEN Footwear is going green and helping out its local economy by opening a new 15,000-square-foot facility just...
Swingtrike Introduces New Electric Bike With Three Wheels
The Swingtrike is a new electric bike from Germany aimed at riders who are worried about keeping their balance...
Philips Announces the World's First LED Replacement for the 75-Watt Bulb
Tomorrow Philips will unveil the world's first LED replacement for the 75-watt incandescent light bulb during the...
Bread Spoons are Biodegradable (and Delicious) Utensils You Can Eat
Now here's an idea we can really sink our teeth into. Designer Siren Elise Wilhelmsen seeks to revolutionize the...
Recycled Tub Chair Is the Perfect Place to Relax Without All the Water
The Tub Chair is very unusual to say the least - but who says you can't create curious new things from recycled...
Vertical Gardens from Uribo are Designed for the City Gardener
Living in the city while having limited space may seem like the norm, but this is especially disheartening for...