A Food Fight You Should Get Behind
This Friday May 4th, join author Daniel Imhoff and special guests for a conversation about the Food and Farm Bill, why it matters to you, and what you can do about it.
Patrick O'Neill
Learning Made Fun – Let the Festivities Begin
The World Science Festival kicks off at the end of this month so don’t forget to purchase tickets for one of the city’s most stimulating, multidisciplinary, and fun festivals of the year.
Olmsted’s Homesteads
It was 190 years ago yesterday, April 26 1822, that Frederick Law Olmsted was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Though he held many titles over a…
Digital puppets stalk kids in Queens
The New York Hall of Science is an oft overlooked gem of a children’s museum in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Queens. On display now —…
Who is the Architect of the Century?
“Architect of the Century” was the headline reporting the awarding of the American Institute of Architects’ Centennial Medal to Ralph Walker in 1957. Though…
Far Rockaway Project on Track for this Summer
One of the city’s most cherished public spaces, Rockaway Beach is undergoing significant redevelopment. Started in the fall of 2010 and on-track to be completed…
Ambitious East River Project Surges Forward
In recent news, the East River Blueway project has taken a significant step forward. The project was previously mentioned here in reference to a planning…
Want A Fun Way to Get Some Outdoor Exercise?
Now that the weather is so nice most people are slowly emerging from winter hibernation mode and getting back outdoors, both for exercise and neighborhood…
New York, NY: The Real Emerald City
The website inhabitat.com recently reported on an audacious proposal by the organization Terreform to take sustainability to the nth level. Aided by a slideshow of…
New York Gets a Green Thumbs Up
With the last couple of days being so unseasonably warm, in what’s already been an unusually warm winter, it’s a safe bet many people are…