Tag: New York City - Page 2
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New York City testing sterilization for rat control
Caroline Winter at Bloomberg Businessweek reports on a new campaign aimed at controlling the rat population in New York City.
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Multi-purpose NYC bookstore recycles materials to maximize tiny space (Video)
With help from design firm LOT-EK, this specialized bookstore in New York City makes the most out of a small space in ingenious ways.
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Could a subway swipe & read scheme for smartphones boost visits to public libraries?
Subway riders could take advantage of an "underground library" that lets smartphone owners swipe a poster to get a free digital reading sample from the New York Public Library.
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Judge drinks Bloomberg's milkshake, rules giant soda ban illegal
To the delight of soda drinkers, a New York State Judge has ruled the ban on large soda servings illegal, calling it "arbitrary and capricious." The internet has opinions. Here are some of those.
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"Don't frack my mother," sing Artists Against Fracking
"Don't frack my mother" is a new song and music video from Artists Against Fracking that aims to put public pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban natural gas fracking in New York.
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Visiting New York City? Do a bike-tour of Brooklyn!
Are you visiting the New York City area and looking for a something cool to do? Or maybe you live in the area, and want to explore your hood from a new angle?
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New York Times spikes the Green Blog
Did I mention that nobody cares about the environment anymore?
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New York City mayor wants 10,000 new electric car charging spots
One of the great things about electric vehicles is that they not only get better quickly as new generations of batteries and power electronics come out, but even existing EVs get more useful over time as more fast charging stations are built everywhere.
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Jargon Watch: Hipsturbia
Alex Williams coins the term in the New York Times, describing Brooklyn hipsters moving to the 'burbs. You haven't heard the last of it.
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90 by 50 plan could reduce New York City's emissions by 90% by 2050
The Urban Green Council's radical proposal would rebuild the city and make it almost carbon-free.
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NYC's Chief Digital Officer, Rachel Haot on the work of Jane Jacobs
The Verge interviewed NYC's Chief Digital Officer, Rachel Haot. She makes an interesting connection between urban design and social networking.
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Happy Birthday, Grand Central Terminal
The Cathedral to Transportation is one hundred years old, and never looked better.
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Quote of the Day: Ron Shiffman on Urban Planning
The New York Times interviews the influential planner, who makes a lot of sense.
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Party On in DOMICILE, Another Entry in the New York Micro-Apartment Competition
Often the runners-up in design competitions are as interesting as the winners. Macro|Sea and Method Design's entry certainly is.
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Model Home for Living With Less Built in New York City
It's not a dollhouse, it's not a joke. It is a way to make better housing for single people.
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More Detail on New York's Stunning Micro-Unit Competition Winner
nArchitects have designed a gorgeous looking building that breaks all the rules, and Mike Bloomberg lets them.
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BREAKING: Winner Announced in New York City's Tiny Apartment Competition
And the winner is.....
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Bike Advocacy in NYC's Lower East Side
To make our cities more sustainable, we need vibrant advocacy groups like Local Spokes that do the hard work of finding solutions to problems and then pushing them through the political process. They deserve our support!
