NYC Wildflower Week: May 11-19th
NYC Wildflower Week presents a full week of free events to showcase the 53,000 acres of open space and 778 native plants in NYC’s 5…
Growing the Battery Urban Farm
Battery Urban Farm is unique in two ways. First of all, we’re very accessible, located at street-level in the middle of a public park… Second, we are the largest educational farm on public land in all of Manhattan.
A (brief) history of sheep and goats in NYC
Goats and sheep are useful for clearing out unwanted plants, especially in areas that would be difficult for lawn mowers to reach. “They help us teach that we are all part of the food cycle,” and have been living and working in NYC for quite a while.
Worm Fest!
Worm Fest is the celebration of worms and composting. Children and their families are invited to this free event to learn about worms, feed them…
596 Acres Meeting + Soul Food Junkies Screening
Come to the Far Rockaway Library on this Saturday, April 6th, at 2pm for a 596 Acres organizing meeting and a screening of the documentary Soul Food Junkies. Learn how to work…
The lowdown on the Queens High Line
Queens is getting closer and closer to getting their own high line park. Similar to the High Line in Chelsea, the QueensWay, converted from an…
Solar One Celebrates Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors
Come to Solar One to celebrate Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, on Friday March 29 from 4:30 to 7:30pm. This event is FREE and open…
Free trees from the NYRP
The New York Restoration Project, the Bette Midler-founded, community garden-protecting organization has announced its annual Spring Tree Giveaway. The NYRP, in partnership with Toyota, will…
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.
Claire Weisz
“…Our cities all over the country–from Detroit to New Orleans–present the best opportunity for lowering our carbon footprint…”
A glimpse of Chinatown
To really understand the fabric of a city takes some time on the street, and in a deeply international city each answer may open up…
New York City named one of ten best U.S. cities for urban forests
Always a refreshing respite from the concrete jungle, Central Park and its acres of welcoming trees are highly valued by most New Yorkers, but few know…
32nd Annual Making Brooklyn Bloom
As Brooklyn continues to recover and reassess after Hurricane Sandy, Gardening for a Resilient City will tap the local, regenerative resources we have at our disposal to rebuild a more verdant, sustainable Brooklyn. Featuring workshops and keynote speaker Dr. Vandana Shiva!
Late Winter Birdwalk at Jamaica Bay
A guided walk through Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in hopes of spotting rafts of wintering ducks, several of the areas raptors and the impressive long-eared owl.
Winter Jam
Winter Jam NYC is a free annual winter sports festival with featured venues, live entertainment and fresh snow.
Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park
Group fitness led by trained professionals takes place every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday at Fort Tryon Park, unless it’s below 20 degrees out.
Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park
Group fitness led by trained professionals takes place every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday at Fort Tryon Park, unless it’s below 20 degrees out.