Across from Edgar Allen Poe’s cottage, talent flourishes in a high-end community center
The Community Mapping Initiative at Poe Park is part of a wave of community collaborative platforms.
Shannon Ayala
Life cycle of an NYC soot cloud
One of the lesser recognized environmental feats of the Bloomberg administration will be the phase-out of heavily polluting heating oils.
Times Up! takes over Williamsburg lot as first garden
In its twenty-five years of action, Times Up! has never had its own community garden. Until now.
New Yorkers outpace Sandy in tree count
Trees are going up faster than storms are taking them down in New York City.
Rockaway surfers launch solar renaissance 2.0
Some surfers are carrying more than their boards to the Rockaways – they’re bringing solar power to help strengthen the storm-battered peninsula against the sea.…
Why are you going to #ForwardOnClimate?
We were curious to hear why New Yorkers were planning to head to the #ForwardOnClimate Rally in D.C. this weekend. Here’s what we found out:…
Koch’s messengers may be today’s food delivery cyclists
In 1987 Mayor Ed Koch tried to ban cyclists from a swath of Midtown Manhattan. At that time it was bike messengers who got the rap in the so-called bike wars. Today, it’s the food delivery cyclists…
Healthy behavior dropped after Hurricane Sandy, poll says
After Sandy, a poll shows that exercise in the tri-state area declined, and in the most impacted areas, healthy eating especially declined.
Times Square Valentines heart will be made of Sandy-salvaged materials
A giant, glowing, red heart — with room inside for curious visitors and romantic couples — will be installed in Times Square for Valentine’s Day. The…