Dozens of Parks Would Close Under Paterson's Budget
Mar 30, 2010
Anne Schwartz Under Gov. David Paterson's budget, Riverbank State Park in Harlem would see its hours reduced and some programs cut. As state legislators and Gov. David Paterson negotiate next year's budget, Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 02:03 PM)
Council Increases Penalty for Dumping
Mar 04, 2010
Photo (cc) 2007 andyj682 Dumping in any New York City waterway is about to cost more than environmental quality. It's going to cost money. The City Council unanimously approved legislation Wednesday that creates Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:55 PM)
City Turns Deaf Ear to Noisy Neighbors
Feb 23, 2010
Photo (cc) anthonylibrarian Teens living above an East Village woman laughed at her when she asked them to stop running and jumping all night while her family tried to sleep. An Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:37 PM)
Famed Scout Camp Threatened by Public, Private Budget Crisis
Feb 17, 2010
Anne Schwartz Boats on Lake Ohrbach On a freezing Saturday in January, six troops of Boy Scouts camped out in cabins next to a silvery lake forming a skin of ice, surrounded Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:36 PM)
Pioneering E-Waste Bill Remains Stuck in Legal Limbo
Feb 08, 2010
photo flckr In 2008, New York City enacted a pioneering electronics waste law, becoming the first city in the nation to do so. But the law never went into effect Last Updated (Monday, July 30, 2012 02:00 PM)
Talking Trash
Feb 03, 2010
Photo (cc) digiart2001 This story was done through a partnership between The Huffington Post's Eyes and Ears citizen journalism program and Gotham Gazette. Gotham Gazette reporter Courtney Gross wrote the piece Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:36 PM)
Targeted Cuts, Improved Productivity Could Save City Services
Jan 20, 2010
Photo (cc) clementine gaillot In the short term, New York City’s budget prospects for fiscal year 2011 are much brighter than they seemed last summer. A review of recent reports from Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:37 AM)
Stated Meeting: Green Building Bills Approved by the Council
Dec 10, 2009
Photo (cc) broddi The City Council took aim at the city's largest polluter Wednesday by requiring property owners Last Updated (Wednesday, March 21, 2012 01:26 PM)
Stated Meeting: Green Building Bills Approved by the Council
Dec 10, 2009
Photo (cc) broddi The City Council took aim at the city's largest polluter Wednesday by requiring property owners audit energy usage and make maintenance overhauls to cut back on carbon Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:33 PM)
Washington Considers Funding Parks to Rebuild Cities
Nov 30, 2009
Photo from nyc.gov Legislation has been introduced in Congress that would provide federal funding for urban parks and recreation for the first time in eight years. The Urban Revitalization and Livable Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:34 AM) |