As a bustling community attached to the massive built environment of the city, it was easy to overlook how vulnerable Coney Island and the neighborhoods around it have always been to the full force of the Atlantic.
Are vertical farms worth their height in food?
Climate Week NYC is a week long series of events and meetings focusing on climate change, and this year’s theme is OUR LOW CARBON FUTURE…
The belief that business and the environment cannot thrive together is challenged by the success of several green residential developments in NYC.
Brooklyn Bridge Beach, designed by WXY, will allow New Yorkers, visitors, and all public to kayak and swim in wading pools of filtered riverwater.
Meet Roberto Perez in person! Saturday, August 17th, 6 – 8 pm The Commons: 388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Suggested donation: $15 – $20…
Last month Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid out what is likely to be his final healthy living initiative while in office: encouraging New Yorkers to take the stairs.
SUMMER STREETS SOUND BIKE RIDES Years ago, Time’s Up! had Bike Summer; now NYC has stopped car traffic for 7 miles of Manhattan on 3…
Attend the Tree Talks with Parkies and Friends lecture series to learn more about how beneficial trees are to NYC and how the city plans on harnessing the power of trees to address climate change and sustainability.
New York City is getting a new park on Governors Island, with vistas of the harbor.
Strategies for building a more integrated and resilient food systems will likely emerge when candidates are pushed and held accountable.
In this video, urban strategist & former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa tells us how we can reprioritize road space for people.
Join The Municipal Art Society of New York on Thursday, August 15 at 6:30 PM at Hester Nights, in the Eventi Hotel Open Air Plaza 851 6th Avenue…
Join us August 3 through 10 for the 1st Annual MoRUS Film Fest, taking place at L.E.S. sites specific to this year’s theme of “Reclaimed…
Tickets are now on sale for CUP’s annual benefit! Join us for an evening of conversation, cocktails, and CUP projects! Get your tickets at welcometocup.org/BenefitThe…
Cheap oil built the modern American landscape. Now what? Eric Sanderson has some ideas.
Matt Urbanski, the brains behind the award-winning design for Brooklyn Bridge Park, leads a design tour of the park