After Fresh Kills
Apr 01, 2001
When the great mountain at the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island closed down, the piles of garbage in waste transfer stations started to rise. At the same time, street Last Updated (Friday, March 15, 2013 03:24 PM)
New York As Oasis: OASIS mapping, Bloomingdale W Island Toursoods, Governors
Apr 01, 2001
 Open Space Research What would your neighborhood look like if vacant lots and abandoned buildings became green space? What percentage of parks does it have compared to other communities? Are
Who Owns the "578 Miles" of Waterfront, and How Are They Being Used?
Apr 01, 2001
 (April '01) The first official measurement of New York City's waterfront, so the story goes, took place during the Lindsay Administration. Mayor Lindsay was asked the extent of the city's
Organizing for More Green
Mar 01, 2001
Increasingly frustrated after a decade of Parks Department budget cuts, greening groups have begun organizing to increase their political clout. In February, the 80 groups that make up the Brooklyn
Ferries
Mar 01, 2001
 Fifteen years ago, the Koch Administration, with a push from a private ferry operator, helped launch the modern era of private ferry services in New York harbor. Five years
Privately Owned Public Space
Feb 05, 2001
A passerby would never guess that the empty space on three sides of a highrise on Third Avenue is an officially designated public plaza. Part of it is a block-long
In the News: Playing hardball in Bloomingdale Woods. Also, Parks embattled by accusations
Feb 01, 2001
 In the News: Playing hardball in Bloomingdale Woods. Also, Parks embattled by accusations of prejudice and arbitrary fees; court victory over a water filtration plant underneath Van Cortlandt Park. (Feb '01)
Parks and Parking Along the Hudson
Feb 01, 2001
 If anyplace is a paradise paved over into a parking lot, it is the Hudson shore of Manhattan. For two generations, parking apparently was the best and highest riverside use
Turbine Turmoil
Jan 01, 2001
The New York Power Authority's plan to install 10 temporary, gas turbine generators around the city in preparation for next summer's predicted energy frenzy has been met with resistance by Last Updated (Friday, March 15, 2013 03:22 PM)
The Missing Marshes of Jamaica Bay
Jan 01, 2001
 Jamaica Bay's marshes are shrinking. According to the Eco-Watchers, a Queens citizens' organization, the Bay's saltwater marshes have shrunk by over 1200 acres (one and one-half times the area |