Summer Streets wraps up the 2012 season with some Double Dutch action
For three Saturdays in August, the city opened lengths of Park Avenue and other normally busy thoroughfares for people and bikes. And salsa, tai chi, double-dutch and ziplines.
Storefront’s post-Olympic city
The Storefront for Art and Architecture’s new exhibit examines Olympics Legacies— both the good, and the bad.
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Currently playing at several locations throughout the city, “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” addresses climate change in an intriguing and artistic way.
High Line 4.0: Green Carceri
Springing off of the success of Manhattan’s popular Highline park, a new project, Green Carceri, has been announced. The mixed use building will act as natural extension of the park and serve as a neighborhood farm among other functions.
Solar powered streetscape coming soon
New York City will soon sport a new attraction: a solar powered streetscape on Columbus Avenue, an exciting installation that gives us a preview of the future with renewable power.
A weekend activity guide to art and nature around NYC
A variety of projects, parks, and art shows currently on display provide viewers with an interactive way to explore nature without leaving New York City.
Chelsea Art Walk
Stroll from one art gallery to the next this Thursday evening 5-8 pm in the third annual Chelsea Art Walk.
Get to know your local greenmarket
NYC now has 54 farmers markets covering every borough, with over 230 local farms and suppliers participating. Here’s a comprehensive guide to buying local food outside this summer.
Fresh produce for a hard edged world
The newly opened Bowery Mission Rooftop Farm strives to meet seasonal produce needs through a newly constructed rooftop farm, which will also provide insulation, reduce energy costs, and integrate educational opportunities.
300-square-foot apartments in the city?
At this moment, the minimum size of an apartment required by law is at least 400 square feet. adAPT NYC’s goal is to “create additional choice within New York City’s housing market.”
Reimagining the East River Esplanade
Currently on display at the Museum of the City of New York , “Reimagining the Waterfront: Manhattan’s East River Esplanade” features design proposals for the East River Esplanade, a strip of land between 60th and 125th Street.
David Byrne, David Owen, and running toward the city
Could diversifying New York’s economy be a deep way to both address urban success and environmental well-being?
River to River to ease the heatwave
NYC’s annual River to River Festival helps make the sweltering summer a little more bearable. The festival features an eclectic mix of free events, including performances, interactive workshops, and family friendly activities.
An intern in Cloud City
Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Roof Garden, Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno’s “Cloud City” installation looks like a hip modern artist designed a playground for the moon but took a detour for the museum’s roof.
Can art encourage sustainable change?
A panel at CUNY addressed this challenging question through the lens of artist Mary Miss /City as Living Laboratory’s Broadway: 1000 Steps.
LowLine update: a park under the street
The Delancey Underground Project has recently won approval from Manhattan’s Community Board 3 and is moving forward on research with the support of the community and generous donations.
So fresh and so green
GrowNYC has been working, with the help of the consumer (you!) to make NYC a more sustainable city for the environment, as well as homo sapiens!
Microscopic landscape by Malcolm MacDougall III
Visit Union Square Park tonight, June 19, 2012, at 7pm for the ribbon cutting on a new Art in the Parks installation. The installation will be there through January 30, 2013.