Chinatown Park Closed After 9/11 Finally Opens
Sing Tao Daily reports that efforts by Chinatown residents to take back James Madison Plaza from the NYPD after 9/11 have paid off. Last week, the park reopened with renovations to the tune of $2...
View ArticleBronx Board Confronts Environmental Issues
The many industries of Hunts Point have turned the neighborhood into a war zone of environmental problems from air pollution to contaminated soil. A new committee has been formed to combat the...
View ArticleBronx Residents Agitate for Better Park Policing
Some Bronx residents say they cannot enjoy Starlight Park because they fear the large groups of teens that hang out there, reports Bronx Bureau. These concerns bring to light the fact that while the...
View ArticleFinding Trustworthy Middlemen for Filipino Relief
Locals who want to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan are carefully selecting which organizations they will assist.
View ArticleEPA Proposes New Superfund Site on Brooklyn-Queens Border
The former site of a chemical factory in Ridgewood may soon be designated a Superfund site by the EPA, reports Brooklyn Bureau, which has evaluated the city and state's progress on addressing problems...
View ArticleBronx Merchants Upset Over Sanitation Tickets
Some Bronx merchants complain that they are unfairly ticketed by the Department of Sanitation for garbage which has been scattered after-hours by people foraging for bottles, reports the Mott Haven...
View ArticleNearly 100 Proposals to ‘Green’ Up Greenpoint
An environmental fund in Greenpoint has received proposals from local businesses and others for projects aimed at improving land devastated by a massive oil spill decades ago, reports Nowy Dziennik.
View ArticleAuto Shop Owners in Willets Point Struggling to Relocate
The city has offered compensation if auto shops at Willets Point move by January 31, but owners despair of being able to meet the deadline, El Diario-La Prensa reports.
View ArticleProtecting Hunts Point from Super Storms
The peninsula, a food distribution area for the city, survived Sandy in 2012. Planners want to be sure it weathers future storms, the Hunts Point Express reports.
View ArticleDesigns for the Lowline on View Downtown
The Lo-Down reports on an exhibit on Orchard Street that showcases student designs for the proposed subterranean park, the Lowline.
View ArticlePolish-owned Construction Businesses Suffer in Harsh Winter
Repeated snowfalls and cold weather this winter have hampered construction, affecting Polish-owned businesses and Polish workers in the New York area, reports Nowy Dziennik.
View ArticleLocals Seek to Put the Brakes on Bronx-Bound Auto Shops
Hunts Point residents fear that the arrival of auto body shops uprooted from Willets Point will cause a spike in traffic, pollution and crime, reports The Hunts Point Express.
View ArticleActivists Protest Ecuador’s President in Queens
Demonstrators against Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa during his visit to New York protested against political repression in Ecuador and oil exploitation in the Amazon, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
View ArticleDelayed Opening for New Park in West Brooklyn
Construction delays have put off the opening of a Sunset Park brownfield remediation project that promises new recreational space for the neighborhood, Brooklyn Bureau reports.
View ArticleEnvironmentalist Digs Up Bronx History
Morgan Powell has been researching and giving tours on the historical contributions of African Americans, with an ecological focus. Now he's turning to Latino history in the borough, reports Hunts...
View ArticleBuild It Back Program Appears to Be Picking Up
The city's post-Sandy recovery program seems to be ramping up, homeowners report in an article in Sheepshead Bites.
View ArticlePracticing Puja in Jamaica Bay
Environmentalists and Hindu leaders in South Queens met recently to discuss ameliorating the impact of ritual offerings made in Jamaica Bay, Queens Chronicle reports.
View ArticleComposting Trash in Brooklyn
Greenpoint Gazette reports that North Brooklyn will be the site of a pilot project to process food waste with new equipment.
View ArticleYoung Artists in Queens
High schoolers pursue their dreams with help from the Queens Council on the Arts.
View ArticleHelping the Vulnerable When Disaster Strikes
With hurricane season approaching, a new study and an event in Red Hook aim to help people be better prepared when disaster strikes, articles in Downtown Express and Brooklyn Brief report.
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