Walter Meyer
The Power Rockaways Resilience team developed cultural knowledge so valuable that it led to an award from the White House.
Why I love the QueensWay
The QueensWay would transform an abandoned railway in Queens into parkland.
Getting to know transition culture at COFFEED
A discussion of Transition culture, the global movement of communities organizing to build environmental and economic resilience at COFFEED, the socially responsible, sustainable cafe.
How to move forward, one year after Sandy
Anniversary events and actions, hosted by Occupy Sandy and many others, are free and all are welcome.
Atop Brooklyn Grange, City Growers plow into action
For an NYC school kid the chance to visit a rooftop farm is exciting, and City Growers trains the older ones to teach the younger ones how a farm works.
Coffee bar on the ground floor, farm on the roof
COFFEED makes sure to serve not only its customers, but the surrounding community in Queens.
Essential visit: 5Pointz, the “graffiti mecca” of the world
Make sure to support and visit 5Pointz while you still can!
More outdoor summer movies!
The best of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx, plus a few more we missed in Brooklyn
Beaches are opening? Beaches are opening!
We repeat, so that we ourselves believe it: all beaches (well, except Fort Tilden) will be open for swimming… tomorrow.
Museums for free, every day of the week
A list of museums you can visit for free, or pay-as-you-wish, can be found here.
Whose park? Our park.
There are about 1,700 parks, playgrounds, and recreation facilities across the five boroughs. Do you have a park among these that’s “yours?”
Bike to work week is approaching!
Join thousands of other commuting cyclists who will celebrate Bike Month in May.
The future of NYC’s waterfronts, according to the mayoral candidates
The nuts and bolts of financing, balancing public-private partnerships, and implementation remain to be seen.
The lowdown on the Queens High Line
Queens is getting closer and closer to getting their own high line park. Similar to the High Line in Chelsea, the QueensWay, converted from an…
Free trees from the NYRP
The New York Restoration Project, the Bette Midler-founded, community garden-protecting organization has announced its annual Spring Tree Giveaway. The NYRP, in partnership with Toyota, will…
Twitter map reveals NYC’s lingual diversity
The map’s English tweets are almost indistinguishable from a road map, creating a grid of New York’s busiest streets. Altogether, 22 languages were identified.
After Sandy, Occupying for good
A volunteer describes her days working with the grassroots relief organization Occupy Sandy. “Occupy is re-purposed, with impressive, ongoing results.”