Sustainability
Hanger Barn Art Installation Made of Thousands of Discarded Hangers Coming to Governors Island
We can always count on the City of Dreams competition to offer a unique architectural installation on Governors Island, often
Fun Maps: NYC Dog Poop Complaints + Turning Dog Poop Into Power
As reported in a recent article in The Economist, Ron Gonen, New York City’s former Deputy Commissioner for Recycling
"Billion Oyster Pavilion" for Governors Island to Rebuild Oyster Habitat in New York Harbor
Every year, FIGMENT NY brings site-specific participatory art to Governors Island as part of a one week festival. As part
Before & After Photographs Show Transformation of Brooklyn Bridge Park on 5th Anniversary
Brooklyn Bridge Park Salt Marsh before, photo by Julienne Schaer With all the activity along Brooklyn Bridge Park these days,
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From Trash to Trails: A Boat Tour to Freshkills Park on Staten Island [Photos]
Remember that colossal landfill on Staten Island that held millions of tons of New York’s garbage? That once stinking,
FreshKills Park’s Yearly “Sneak ‘Peak'” Shows Progress in New Staten Island Park
Since 2009, Untapped Cities has covered the transformation of Staten Island’s Fresh Kills from the world’s largest garbage
King’s Cross London Gets an Exciting Redevelopment Plan along Regent’s Canal
The Filling Station at King’s Cross There’s a lot happening at King’s Cross in London and the
10 Game-Changing Urban Projects in the U.S. Now: NYC Fourth Regional Plan, Denver FasTracks, D.C. Streetcar
With public consciousness of cities at an all-time high, planning and design projects have been commanding the imaginations of urbanities
Food Foraging Tours with the “Wildman” Steve Brill in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
We’ve eaten in parks before but eating with “Wildman” Steve Brill is a slightly different experience. The self-titled “Wildman”
The NYC Water Tank Project: Artists Collaborate to “Put Water Above All” for Global Water Crisis
As Untapped Cities readers, you probably know we are really obsessed with water tanks, from our top 10 list of
8 of NYC’s Rooftop Farms: JetBlue Farm at JFK, Brooklyn Grange, Eagle Street Farm, Riverpark Farm, Gotham Greens
If you’re looking to expand your agricultural horizons, you might want to start looking up. Rooftop farms are more
New Documentary “Growing Cities” Plants a Platform for Urban Architecture
The next harvest in the future of agriculture won’t be found in sweeping fields of the Great Plains, but