Let’s Support Staten Island // Apoyemos a Staten Island
The effects of Hurricane Sandy were felt all across the eastern seaboard, but nowhere more than Staten Island, where 23 died and many more were…
Angelica Ramos
A tiny train for a tiny city // Un tren pequeño para una ciudad pequeña
The New York Botanical Garden unveils its Holiday Train show, which will be open from November to January.
Swim through NYC now! // A nadar en NYC ya!
NYC parks is offering free swim lessons for all ages and skill levels from October to January.
Changing a city’s skin, changing a city’s mind
Our writer Angelica Ramos looks back to her hometown, Bogotá, as a model for creating a sustainable city.
Nature-culture conference about Central Park
New York has many landmarks that characterize the city, capturing its essence as an environment at the intersection of nature and culture. Central Park is chief…
Roses Blossom in Fall // Las rosas florecen en otoño
We usually equate flowers with spring and bright colorful bushes. Now that fall is here foliage starts to turn into a beautiful color palette of…
Learn how to design a roof garden
Have you ever wondered how to design a roof garden? Across the city, more rooftop space is turning into growing space, and so the New…
Re-thinking ecological concepts // Re planteando conceptos ecológicos
How many paper cups, styrofoam coffee cups, coke bottles, water bottles, and plastic bottles have we used and thrown away like nothing? Too many. It’s…
New York has a place for everyone // Nueva York tiene un lugar para todos
As an immigrant to the US, this writer feels at home in the green spaces and parks of NYC.
The renewable resources of Don Quixote // El Quijote y los recursos renovables
The importance of opting for renewable energy and greener energy providers is paramount, and wind power is an increasingly attractive option.