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Creating Open Space Takes Politics and Planning

Jul 22, 2010

Photo by zinetv Twenty years ago who would have imagined that an abandoned rail line in lower Manhattan would become one of the city's most prized parks? In the 1970s, who could

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:01 AM)

 

Wind Project Off Rockaway Could Help Power New York's Future

Jun 24, 2010

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The Middelgruden wind farm off Denmark's coast has been supplying Copenhagen with energy since 2000. Now efforts are underway to bring offshore wind famrs to the

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:08 AM)

 

Pitting Parks Against Open Space

Jun 16, 2010

Photo by Gotham Lost and Found A view from Hudson River Park, one of several city parks that received money from the state Environmental Protection Fund. Singling out the state parks and

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 02:05 PM)

 

Can the City -- and the Oyster -- Save Jamaica Bay?

May 28, 2010

Photo by Unforth The marshes of Jamaica Bay have been shrinking for decades, essentially vanishing into New York's toxic waters. The largest urban wildlife preserve in the United States sits adjacent to

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:07 AM)

 

Creating a Plan to Connect New Yorkers and Their Harbor

May 28, 2010

Photo mysticshildz The new Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of many signs of renewal along New York's waterfront. For too many in the New York metropolitan area, our harbor has been

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:08 AM)

 

For Budget Buses, Chinatown's Clogged Streets Are Wide Open

May 12, 2010

Photo (cc) 2010 Adam E. Moreira Passengers going to Philadelphia board a budget bus in Chinatown. Around the clock, in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, crowds fill the narrow Chinatown sidewalks waiting

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:07 AM)

 

City Garbage Plan Falls Short of Goals

May 04, 2010

Photo (cc) 2008 rafael rybczynski The Bloomberg administration's garbage plan has been sitting on a shelf awaiting full implementation for four years, and some critics think it's on the verge of

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:55 PM)

 

Cleaning New York's Soot-Spewing Buildings

May 03, 2010

Photo (cc) 2010 Shellysblogger Some of New York's most prominent buildings, such as the Dakota on Central Park West, burn highly polluting heating oil. The American Lung Association's annual State of the

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:41 PM)

 

PlaNYC at Three: Time to Include the Neighborhoods

Apr 12, 2010

Mayor Michael Bloomberg presenting his plan for a larger and more environmentally friendly New York in April 2007. Earth Day -- April 22 -- will mark the third anniversary of PlaNYC2030,

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:38 PM)

 

Early Steps -- and Bumps -- on the Road to a Greener City Economy

Apr 08, 2010

    In a nondescript basement office on Essex Street, sandwiched between a check-cashing place and a video store, three business partners nurture their fledgling solar panel company, poised hopefully on the

Last Updated (Friday, May 25, 2012 11:26 AM)