$300M live-work campus gets green light to replace former juvenile jail in NYC
Green spaces, affordable housing, and over 300 jobs are coming to the south Bronx. The Peninsula, a mixed-use development...
NYC mayor announces push to finish 32-mile Greenway linking entire Manhattan waterfront
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is looking to finish the biggest gap in the 32-mile Manhattan Waterfront Greenway....
NYC's green building programs are on target to reduce GHG emissions 80% by 2050
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced progress yesterday on several green building programs that are moving the city closer...
NYC expands organics composting collection to reach nearly 1M residents
New Yorkers will be seeing a lot more of those brown refuse containers around the city as the sanitation department...
Heat-related deaths in NYC could increase by 500-percent by 2080 says new study
A new study warns that the growing environmental trend of summer heat waves could lead to a 500-percent increase...
State Senate attempts roadblock to derail NYC's plastic bag fee
Despite the efforts of city leaders to push NYC in a greener direction, the state Senate has other ideas. Sen....
Bill de Blasio says he'll support a plastic bag fee to cut down on the 9 billion bags used annually in NYC
NYC could be the next American city in line to institute a plastic bag ‘tax’ on single-use grocery bags. Mayor...
Is NYC's sustainability plan hurting the people it should be helping the most?
The Environmental Justice Alliance is getting tough with its criticism against Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying his...
NYC launching sustainability boot camp to help building owners meet emissions goals
NYC leaders have set some lofty goals for greening the city, with a focus on slashing greenhouse gas emissions...
Mayor pledges $2.5B for 16-mile electric streetcar connecting Queens and Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced his support of a $2.5 billion plan to build a 16-mile streetcar line between...
Mayor de Blasio breaks ground on phase II of Hunter's Point South affordable housing project and 11-acre waterfront park
This week Mayor de Blasio broke ground on the second phase of the Hunter's Point South project located along Long...
NYC environmental groups worried about de Blasio's revamp of PlaNYC
NYC environmentalists are waiting with bated breath to see if Mayor de Blasio has plans to rebrand PlaNYC, the...
First residential building at Domino Sugar site breaks ground
[gallery_extend] "We couldn't be prouder that planning is turning into reality with this first building...
Ferry service expansion to new NYC nabes could have you riding a boat to work
If you've been jealous of your friends who have the option to take the ferry to work, you may be in for some good...
