Vegan cheese hitting dairy aisles at Whole Foods in New York
New York City-based vegan cheese brand RIND announced that its fine vegan cheese will be entering dairy cases at...
New York to have the largest composting program in the US
Queens, New York will soon have the country’s largest composting program. Starting October 3, 2.2 million New...
Animal Liberation art show stresses compassion over fashion
A cartoon pig being slaughtered on an assembly line. Quotes from philosophers about the suffering of critters....
10th annual NYCxDESIGN Festival is sure to inspire
The tenth annual NYCxDESIGN Festival will run May 10-20 this year, attracting thousands of creative folks to New...
Old New York school will be re-used into a community center
A team of professionals, including architects, designers and construction contractors, have been selected by the...
Google's first retail location earns LEED Platinum certification
This summer, Google opened its first retail storefront in New York City. The landmark event is notable for a variety...
Stantec redesigns NYC's The Battery to protect it from rising tides
Global design firm Stantec has revealed preliminary designs for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project, a $129...
Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge winners want to bring a forest to NYC
The Van Alen Institute and the New York City Council have announced the winners of Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge....
Testbeds repurposes architectural mockups into community assets in NYC
New York-based New Affiliates has teamed up with architect and historian Samuel Stewart-Halevy to launch Testbeds,...
Could a private car ban make NYC more livable?
When COVID-19 brought New York City’s traffic to a shadow of itself, Vishaan Chakrabarti, former New York City...
PAU unveils carbon-neutral Sunnyside Yard masterplan in NYC
Global architecture firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) has revealed a masterplan for transforming...
Rooftop farm grows on award-winning Denizen Bushwick building
After five years of design and construction, ODA New York has completed Denizen Bushwick, a 1.2-million-square-foot...
LEED Gold-targeted office mimics High Line via lush greenery
New York City’s award-winning High Line has attracted yet another sculptural building to its side — 512 West...
NYC bans processed meats served in public schools
In an effort to improve the Big Apple’s public health, all processed meats will no longer be offered at New York...
Central Park to undergo $150M LEED Gold-targeted redesign
To cap the Central Park Conservancy’s 40-year renewal of Central Park, the nonprofit has unveiled designs to...
