West Harlem’s CSA offers affordable, fresh produce from local farmers
A sliding membership fee plus four hours of community service in exchange for a bag of fresh produce a week.
New Yorkers forge ahead with rooftop farming
New York has never settled for second place, and the city already has the largest rooftop farms in the world.
Sustainable date night: Chelsea and the West Village
Whether you are a couple who share the dream of a positive, sustainable future or just a group of friends wishing to have an eco-conscious night on the town, sustainable date night is City Atlas’s ongoing itinerary to help New Yorkers plan a forward-looking evening in NYC.
Drake and the resilient city
With transparency and sustained idealism, Drake presented her firm’s urban sponges, parks, and “infra-sutures” that aim to heal past wounds and current conflicts caused by massive city projects–like Moses’s BQE, and by “acts of god” like Sandy.
Frack the “Promised Land”?
“Promised Land” does not present any scientific or economic facts about the positive or negative impacts of fracking. However, if you are interested in an easily digestible and entertaining look at both sides of the debate, “Promised Land” is worth a watch.
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.
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:…
Looking forward to light at LUMEN
Attracting both local and international artists, LUMEN is a recurring, free event visited by hundreds of curious New Yorkers for the past three years.
Is “solutionism” getting us nowhere?
It has become all-too-sexy to throw a few apps at a societal problem and hope that it goes away. But how do we make the jump from knowledge to real solutions?
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.”
Sheep, wool, and local farms
A trip to Rhinebeck, NY for the Sheep and Wool Festival, and some resources to help you better understand local agriculture and produce.
New Developments on Roosevelt Island
The island is now home to a memorial to FDR and soon, a Cornell Tech Campus
Discussing climate change at the dinner table; it’s possible!
Don’t let climate change be a dinner table taboo. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to spread the word and come to a productive consensus.
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…
The election and the storm
The election has come and gone. And, as many green-minded Americans have pointed out, up to the last week, the environment was a non-topic…
What if you could give the city a ticket? The “City Ticket Kiosk” and 2 mobile apps offer the chance
These applications have enormous potential to mobilize vast numbers of citizens to become engaged in their local communities.
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.