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,...
PAU unveils carbon-neutral Sunnyside Yard masterplan in NYC
Global architecture firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) has revealed a masterplan for transforming...
New resilient waterfront park helps protect NYC from storm surges
Waterfront parks have been springing up all over New York City, including in Long Island City, where Hunter’s...
Clothing made from recycled water bottles highlights the ongoing crisis in Flint
A new fashion exhibit in Queens underscores the ongoing water-contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan. "Flint Fit"...
Green-roofed Kew Gardens Hill Library lures patrons indoors with a lifted facade
A branch library in New York City is luring the community indoors with a clever facade that lifts up at the corner...
Environmentalists question 'worrisome' NYC plan to pour chlorine in sewers
Every year around 20 billion gallons of untreated sewage streams into the waterways of New York City during overwhelming...
NYC breaks ground on new resilient Rockaway housing development
Last week, Mayor de Blasio broke ground on a new, $67 million reconstruction housing project in the Rockaways....
Could this 3.5-mile suspension bridge between NJ and Queens solve some of NYC's transportation woes?
The Empire State Gateway is a wild new proposal that calls for a 3.5-mile suspension bridge to be built from New...
MTA agrees to study resurrection of Rockaway train line
It looks like public transport might win out over green space this time. According to NY1, the MTA has agreed to...
Submit your idea to redesign the iconic New York State Pavilion in Queens
The challenge is deceptively simple: how do you take something old and make it new again? Despite being located...
Massive NYPD training center will be NYC's largest LEED project ever commissioned
The new facilities will include a number of standard elements such as a main academic building, administration...
Hundreds of water-absorbing bioswales coming to Queens sidewalks
Come spring time, some lucky sidewalks in Queens will be blooming with water-absorbing bioswales. According to...
Far Rockaway breaks ground on storm-resilient low-income housing for seniors
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Queens officials announced last week the groundbreaking of an affordable housing development...
Mayor de Blasio opens first rebuilt section of new resilient Rockaway Beach Boardwalk
Just in time for Memorial Day, Mayor de Blasio officially inaugurated the first full section of the newly rebuilt...
Where to celebrate the Chinese New Year in NYC
Photo via Shutterstock This week marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and on Thursday, New York City's...
