NYC gets a plastic-foam ban
According to the New York Times, Mayor Bloomberg will propose a ban on plastic-foam containers in his State of the City speech on Thursday:…
According to the New York Times, Mayor Bloomberg will propose a ban on plastic-foam containers in his State of the City speech on Thursday:…
New York City’s commitment to information technology continues to reap benefits, as now GPS-equipped sanitation trucks plowing the city streets can be followed online. PlowNYC, the…
Inventive thinkers are developing the means to do ‘more’ in life, and do it more efficiently. Make more connections, be more productive, get better results, and do it in a framework that can enrich the future for succeeding generations. The key efficient step is sharing and collaboration.
The city has teamed with AirBnB so you can offer space in your home to displaced fellow New Yorkers by signing up online. NYC Service, Occupy Sandy and other volunteer…
An update on the volunteer effort in the New York City area. The people most in need in areas like the Rockaways (which…
It’s getting colder, and there is more urgency in getting shelter for what may be as many as 40,000 newly homeless people. Here’s a roundup…
As of noon, the mayor has ordered an evacuation for residents in the most vulnerable areas of the city, ‘Zone A.’ [Because of demand, this…
Trade School is New York’s remarkable barter-for-learning program, now in its third year. The current set of classes finish this weekend, with one dedicated to…
(Screenshot: New York Times Interactive Hurricane Map; 11 AM, 10/26) New York City is in for quite a wallop from Hurricane Sandy, beginning on Sunday…
The miniaturized exploration of New York waterways continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays in coming weeks, courtesy of Brooklyn Atlantis, a new research project from NYU…