Sustainability
Swimming and Public Access on NYC’s Waterfronts
After a two-year Covid-induced hiatus, the Waterfront Alliance staged a triumphant return last week with its 2022 Waterfront Conference, a
NYC H2O Opens East Causeway of the Ridgewood Reservoir
A lesser known reservoir built in the same decade as the Central Park Reservoir is the Ridgewood Reservoir. The city
A Guide to Central Park’s “Great Trees”
Central Park trees include nine of New York City’s so-called “Great Trees.” In 1985, New York City embarked on
Beautiful Naval Cemetery Landscape Reopens to Brooklyn’s Nature Lovers
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Naval Cemetery Landscape (NCL), a 1.7-acre memorial landscape on the edge of the
10 Forever Wild Nature Preserves in NYC
Have you heard of a “Forever Wild” nature preserve? It’s an initiative of New York City Parks, “to protect
Explore the Stunning Daylighted Saw Mill River in Yonkers
If you’re looking for a place to take in nature that is more off-the-beaten path and less crowded than
Join a Virtual Talk About Freshkills Park, NYC’s Largest Park in 100 Years
At 2,200 acres, Freshkills Park is almost three times the size of Central Park and the largest park to
A Green Roof Atop THE POINT in the Bronx is Providing Free Internet to Hunts Point
On a rooftop in the Hunts Point peninsula of the Bronx, a green roof at THE POINT Community Development Corporation
Photos: A Herd of Hungry Goats Turns NYC’s Riverside Park into “Goatham”
“Move over mandarin duck, there are new kids in town.” Riverside Park Conservancy President Dan Garodnick addressed a large and
Explore Caven Point in Jersey City, One of the Last Salt Marshes in NYC Harbor
Originally called “Kewan’s Point” by Dutch settlers and full of cherry trees as far as the eye could see
Beautiful Photos of the Mysterious Mandarin Duck of Central Park
A gorgeous male Mandarin duck that appeared in Central Park has became the latest New York City internet star. As
Discover Plans for the Future of the Tri-State Region at an Archtober Lecture
Last year, the Regional Plan Association published the Fourth Regional Plan, a long-range strategic plan for the New York Metropolitan