Sustainability
Manhattan’s Largest Solar Panel Farm is Coming to Stuy Town
Stuyvesant Town (known locally as Stuy Town), the apartment complex in the East Village is making additional moves toward becoming
First Park Section Inside NYC’s Freshkills Landfill Breaks Ground on Staten Island
Image courtesy NYC Parks Yesterday was the groundbreaking of North Park at Freshkills Park on Staten Island, the first section
NYC Transit Response to Crises: New York Transit Museum Recalls Hurricane Sandy
Seawater fills the South Ferry subway station at the tip of Manhattan . Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin, 2012. Yesterday marked
NYC to Create Its First Mitigation Bank on Staten Island
The above rendering depicts how the wetland marshes could look after restoration work. Image courtesy of the New York City
The Harbor School, NYC’s Only Maritime High School Partners with Billion Oyster Project on Governors Island
Did you know that there is a public maritime high school in New York City? The New York Harbor School
Join Untapped Cities for a Free Tour of the Javits Center Green Roof
Did you know that the Javits Center has a 6.75 acre green roof, hiding atop the building? The 760,
Prospect Park Opens First Composting Bathroom in a NYC Public Park at the Wellhouse Comfort Station
Yesterday, the Prospect Park Alliance cut the ribbon on the the first composting bathroom in a public park in New
Porcelain From Old Toilets Used to Collect Stormwater and Build Oyster Reef in NYC’s Jamaica Bay
In an ongoing mission to make New York City a more sustainable place to live, the NYC Department of Education
11 Winning Designs of NYC’s 35th Annual Awards of Excellence in Design
All renderings via New York City Mayor’s Office Since 1983, the Public Design Commission has honored outstanding examples of
Swale, the Floating Food Forest on a Barge Opens at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Yesterday, we went to check out Swale, a floating food forest began its second season. Swale, built on a 130
Smart Cities NYC ‘17: First of a Kind Expo at Brooklyn Navy Yard About Urban and Civic Innovation
Aerial photo of Brooklyn Navy Yard. Photo courtesy Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. In today’s technology-driven world, building a
Visionary Proposal to Return Rikers Island to its Original, Natural State
The recent announcement of the closing of the Rikers Island jail has already raised questions about the future potential of