Walter Meyer
The Power Rockaways Resilience team developed cultural knowledge so valuable that it led to an award from the White House.
The Power Rockaways Resilience team developed cultural knowledge so valuable that it led to an award from the White House.
The QueensWay would transform an abandoned railway in Queens into parkland.
A discussion of Transition culture, the global movement of communities organizing to build environmental and economic resilience at COFFEED, the socially responsible, sustainable cafe.
Anniversary events and actions, hosted by Occupy Sandy and many others, are free and all are welcome.
For an NYC school kid the chance to visit a rooftop farm is exciting, and City Growers trains the older ones to teach the younger ones how a farm works.
COFFEED makes sure to serve not only its customers, but the surrounding community in Queens.
Make sure to support and visit 5Pointz while you still can!
The best of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx, plus a few more we missed in Brooklyn
We repeat, so that we ourselves believe it: all beaches (well, except Fort Tilden) will be open for swimming… tomorrow.
A list of museums you can visit for free, or pay-as-you-wish, can be found here.
There are about 1,700 parks, playgrounds, and recreation facilities across the five boroughs. Do you have a park among these that’s “yours?”
Join thousands of other commuting cyclists who will celebrate Bike Month in May.
The nuts and bolts of financing, balancing public-private partnerships, and implementation remain to be seen.
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…
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…
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.
A volunteer describes her days working with the grassroots relief organization Occupy Sandy. “Occupy is re-purposed, with impressive, ongoing results.”