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Bronx Times

Mayor Adams announces plan to close Rikers jail barge, create marine terminal in Hunts Point

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Brooklyn Paper

Rooted in time: Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates 100 years of bonsai

Bronx based advocates for cleaning up the Harlem River rallied at Mill Pond Park Tuesday morning to raise awareness about the state's attempt to exempt the waterway from certain water quality standards.

Bronx Times

Bronx leaders blast state proposal to exempt Harlem River from clean water rules

Community Board 9 became New York City's first neighborhood to designate 100 percent of trash for containerization, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.

Harlem

West Harlem hits 100% trash containerization as New York ramps up battle against rats

Posted on June 2, 2025

On Left Rocking the Boat Executive Director Adam Green with staffers at David Bryne fundraiser

Bronx Times

Bronx youth boat program honored by ’80s music icon at Town Hall

Citi Bikes in the newly renovated Pershing Square Plaza near Grand Central Station in East Midtown.

Business

‘Room to breathe’: DOT, East Midtown leaders celebrate completion of Pershing Square Plaza renovations

Posted on June 1, 2025

A rendering of Caesars Palace Times Square.

Midtown Manhattan

Wyndham CEO, major nearby venues back Times Square casino pitch amid concerns for traffic, noise

Posted on May 29, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Former NYC deputy mayor Meera Joshi named president of Green-Wood Cemetery

Crews take down tree in Central Park near Strawberry Fields

‘Nobody Told Me’: Tree removal at Central Park’s Strawberry Fields, public memorial to John Lennon, surprises visitors

Posted on May 19, 2025

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Peregrine falcon chicks hatch on Port Authority nesting tower on Bayonne Bridge

Posted on May 9, 2025

Congressional funding for an environmental project that would try and restore degraded habitats and improve the water quality of the Harlem River is at risk of being forfeited if the city does not commit to sharing the cost.

Bronx Times

Torres calls on City Hall to fund Harlem River Environmental Restoration Project

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Brooklyn Paper

Flower Bed-Stuy celebrates 15 years of neighborhood beautification and civic pride

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Brooklyn Paper

Reworked Runway turns Brooklyn roller rink into sustainable fashion showcase

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Bronx Times

City Council passes bill limiting non-essential helicopter flights from city heliports

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Bronx Times

In celebration of Arbor Day, Hochul awards nearly $1M for Bronx reforestation projects

Columbia University and South Bronx Unite have been working together to offer teens in the South Bronx opportunities to study environmental health science and climate justice.

Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE: Bronx teen program in jeopardy after federal grant cut by Trump administration

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Sponsored

Small Businesses Use Environmental and Social Measures to Deepen Connections with Customers and Communities

Posted on April 24, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

City launches ‘Adopt-A-Catch-Basin’ pilot in Brooklyn, asking locals to help keep storm drains clear

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Brooklyn Paper

Chi Ossé and park advocates call for more funding of New York City’s green spaces

Cop arrests vandal who vandalized Manhattan Tesla dealership

Politics

Caught red-handed: Environmental activists vandalize Tesla dealership in Manhattan to protest Elon Musk on Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2025

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Politics

City pauses curbside composting fines, drawing council criticism

Posted on April 18, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Empire Wind 1 project at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal faces setback as Trump admin halts construction

gowanus canal sludge microbes

Brooklyn Paper

It’s a small, small world: Meet the microbes cleaning up the Gowanus Canal

fort greene park

Brooklyn Paper

To tree, or not to tree? Advocates, city continue legal battle over Fort Greene Park revamp

NY: Bee Hive Installation

Brooklyn Paper

Bees in the big city: Park Slope residents install rooftop hive with 12,000 honey bees

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QNS

Council passes tree care legislation to clarify pruning and removal procedures

green-wood cemetery

Brooklyn Paper

Life and death in Green-Wood Cemetery: Rewilding project revives native flora and fauna

The South Street Seaport was slated to receive $42.4 million in federal funding through FEMA’s BRIC program for critical infrastructure upgrades. The project, now cut, aimed to protect the area from coastal flooding, sea level rise, and extreme weather.

Hochul, Schumer blast Trump’s FEMA cuts as NYC loses $280M for climate resiliency projects

Posted on April 9, 2025

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Here’s how you can get a free tree in New York City for Earth Day

Posted on April 5, 2025

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QNS

Community rallies to stop proposed lithium-ion battery storage site in Middle Village

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Brooklyn Paper

Not composting yet? Here’s what to know about NYC’s new fines

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Bronx Times

NYC dramatically raises fines to curb illegal dumping in parks

Rendering of Flushing Skypark in Queens near proposed Metropolitan Park

Queens

Queens pols and Mets’ owner pave the way for Flushing Skypark greenway at Metropolitan Park

Posted on March 30, 2025

a large excavation hole at the site of a future cso tank at the gowanus canal

Brooklyn Paper

Construction of long-delayed Gowanus Canal CSO tank moves forward as city completes excavation

QNS

Trials and tribulations of trash: New bin law aims for cleaner streets but faces resistance and delays

marine park brush fire

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn parks scorched by brush fires work toward recovery, resiliency

a rain gardein next to a NYC street with litter inside

NYC’s curbside rain gardens: Are they eco-friendly or just poop-filled eyesores?

Posted on March 2, 2025

Amanda Lefton testifies during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee when she was director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

LI Press

Long Islander Amanda Lefton named new DEC commissioner

Part of Lower Manhattan resiliency project to guard against climate change

Downtown

Latest Lower Manhattan resiliency project to guard against climate change nearing completion

Posted on February 23, 2025

brooklyn great backyard bird count

Brooklyn Paper

In Brooklyn, the Great Backyard Bird Count connects people with birds and contributes to science that protects them

Ronen and Orna Neutra in D.C. speaking to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

LI Press

Family of Omer Neutra tells his story to House committee

The fourth annual Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show is Feb. 8.

Governors Island to host annual Ice Sculpture Show this Saturday

Posted on February 7, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

After years of delays, EPA moves toward partial ‘early action’ cleanup of Newtown Creek

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Worth the wait’: Rare, stinky corpse flower draws hundreds to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Bronxites rallied in September in the South Bronx to plant trees and call attention to the extreme heat vulnerability of the neighborhood.

Bronx Times

BP Calls on Adams to fully fund parks department and plant trees in the Bronx

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Brooklyn Paper

More than a decade after superstorm, Brooklyn Navy Yard receives $28M in FEMA funding for Sandy-related repairs

While celebrating National Bird Day, animal rights activists urged the New York City Council to pass the remaining two bills of Flaco's Law.

The year for NYC birds: Animal rights activists push for bird protection legislation on National Bird Day

Posted on January 6, 2025

USA, New York, woman in the city on a rainy day

Politics

New York City’s drought watch lifted after higher rainfall and conservation efforts

Posted on January 3, 2025

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Canadian wildfire smoke spikes air pollution causing concerns for those in Asthma Alley

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Forest Hills hacker gets 25 months for breaching law enforcement portal and extorting victims: Feds

SUNY Downstate

To save cash-strapped SUNY Downstate, advisory board recommends expanding services with massive state investment

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal.

LGBTQ candidates competing in primary election contests in NYC