City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers presides over a session of the chamber on December 6. A bill he sponsored that would install citywide noise cameras–the “Stop the Noise” Act–was signed into law that day. ( Photo via New York City Council ) “Stop The Noise” Act Passes City Council; Consider Fixing Your Muffler To Avoid Fines The “Stop Spreading the Noise” Act, which will make noise cameras part of NYC’s traffic infrastructure and give a boost to... News 20 Dec 2023 | 01:48
Councilmembers Rivera and Keith Powers pose with the 1,000th tree planted as part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. ( Source: Office of CM Carlina Rivera) Rivera’s Tree Survey Indicates a Healthy but Vulnerable Canopy The Lower East Side is shaded by a generally healthy canopy of trees, but there are “areas for substantial improvement,”... News 13 Nov 2023 | 07:34
From left to right: Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, District 4 Council Member Keith Powers, and Chair of the NY City Council Health Committee Lynn C. Shulman at a press conference in front of the Manhattan Municipal Building. They were promoting a suite of bills introduced by Powers that aim to standardize and improve indoor air quality after last month’s orange skies. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) After Orange Skies, Keith Powers Introduces Indoor Air Quality Bills At Mark Levine’s Request Keith Powers has introduced a set of new bills with the intention of standardizing indoor air quality for New Yorkers, with... News 17 Jul 2023 | 10:40
A rough map of where twenty new “smart” composting bins can be found on the Upper East Side. This comes as mandatory composting will be in place for all NYers come the fall of 2024. ( Photo via Councilmember Menin ) Department of Sanitation Installs 20 “Smart” Composting Bins Across UES Composting is all the rage in New York City, and by October of next year it will be mandatory thanks to the recent passage... News 28 Jun 2023 | 06:33
Overhead view of brownfield site on East 78th and First Ave. that DEC says must be cleaned up before developer can begin building new 35 story luxury condo tower. Public comment period is now open. Photo: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Developer Wants to Build Lux Condos on E. 78th St, but DEC Says: Clean Up Brownfield Before Building 35 Story Tower A San Francisco real estate developer bought the quarter acre lot at E. 78th St. and First Ave. for $73.5 million late last... News 13 Feb 2023 | 11:29
Members of CB1’s Waterfront, Parks & Cultural Committee met online to discuss a possible sequel to the “Million Trees” initiative. Photo: Abigail Gruskin The City May Be In For a Million More Trees It won’t happen overnight, but the city may be destined to grow more green. A sequel to the “Million Trees” initiative, this... News 18 Nov 2022 | 12:31
Replate’s delivery service picks up surplus food from businesses, restaurants and other food vendors. Photo courtesy of Replate Technology Meets Food Waste and Food Insecurity Replate is bridging the gap between food waste and food insecurity by simultaneously addressing both issues. The innovative... News 21 Sep 2022 | 12:47
Mayor Eric Adams (right) and Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch (second from left) announced the launch a curbside composting program starting this fall, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, on August 8, 2022. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The Dirt on Composting in NYC From banana peels to eggshells, we all leave a multicolored mess of food waste in the trash daily. We throw out so much food... News 12 Aug 2022 | 12:11
Youth sensor walk en route to East River Park from Sixth Street Community Center, May 2022. Photo: Wendy E Brawer LES, Breathe! A group of high schoolers from Sixth Street Community Center took a walk through their Lower East Side neighborhood this... News 22 Jul 2022 | 11:14
Cup Zero’s reusable drinkware is used on Classic Harbor Line’s Manhattan boat tours. Photo: Meryl Phair Tackling Single-Use Waste with Cup Zero Aboard Classic Harbor Line’s America 2.0 schooner, the guests on the day sail to the Statue of Liberty sit back and enjoy... News 08 Jun 2022 | 10:11
At Pier 62 on the drizzly first day of the Climate Change Tour. Photo: Meryl Phair A Climate Change-Themed Boat Tour The inaugural Climate Change Tour by Classic Harbor Line and the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIANY)... News 08 May 2022 | 03:51
The new Flag Project installation at Rockefeller Center. Photo: Meryl Phair ‘Only One Earth’: Rockefeller Center’s Flag Project on Climate Change The flags at Rockefeller Center wave in the wind, rippling in a kaleidoscope of designs. The colorful flags ring the central... News 14 Apr 2022 | 10:17
Central Park in late February. Photo: Meryl Phair Climate Change Research Begins in Central Park Central Park is a green oasis in a concrete city. Its crisscrossing pathways offer a refuge from the hubbub of traffic for... News 03 Mar 2022 | 09:13
Protest outside of Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office last week. Photo: Emily Higginbotham A Rally for East River Park City Comptroller Scott Stringer will not yet sign off on the East River Park Resiliency (ESPR) project contract, sending... News 30 Jul 2021 | 02:34
Gwen Ossenfort (left) and Mike McAllister (right) posed for a photo together at the Reclaimed Organics Upper West Side drop-off on a Wednesday in late July. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Composting During COVID-19 For the past year, a growing number of people have taken to dumping food scraps, dead flowers and more into large bins on... News 30 Jul 2021 | 10:42
