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UnBLOGlievable, FOBP: Artifical Turf

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in UnBLOGlievable! | Comments Off on UnBLOGlievable, FOBP: Artifical Turf

http://www.friendsofbrookpark.org/blog/2008/10/artificial-turf-danger.html#links October 3, 2008 Honorable members of the City Council, Scott Stringer, Borough President of Manhattan and Board Member of Randall's Island Sports Foundation (RISF) and Aimee Boden, the Executive Director of the RISF: I appreciate your attendance or that of your representatives ...

President’s Blog, 10.25.08 – Tour de Bronx

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in President's Blog | Comments Off on President’s Blog, 10.25.08 – Tour de Bronx

The Tour De Bronx has evolved to be more organized and safer. Next year I will wear my helmet. Sincere thanks to BP Adolfo Carrion for his continued involvement. Click on the video link http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/tour-de-bronx-2008/#comment-form for a ...

President’s Blog, 10.25.08: Yankees old threat

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in President's Blog | 3 Comments »

Comment on NYT Article: SPORTS / BASEBALL | October 25th, '2008 "Yankees Say They Would Have Left The Bronx if Pushed " By RICHARD SANDOMIR "The president of the New York Yankees told a Congressional hearing ...

NYTimes, 10.25.08 Yankees Say They Would Have Left Bronx if Pushed

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Yankee Stadium Redevelopment | Comments Off on NYTimes, 10.25.08 Yankees Say They Would Have Left Bronx if Pushed

October 25, 2008 Yankees Say They Would Have Left Bronx if Pushed By RICHARD SANDOMIR WASHINGTON — Randy Levine, the president of the Yankees, told a Congressional hearing Friday that if the city had not issued tax-exempt financing for the team’s new ...

Calendar Upload is closed – see photo finalists & vote

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in 2009 Calendar Photo Contest, Best contest photos, Front Page News, Photo | Comments Off on Calendar Upload is closed – see photo finalists & vote

Attention board members! We have a chance to choose the photo's we like the best. Several photo's are listed below in the PDF. Please review and choose if there is more than one photo for a month. Also ...

Snow Fall over Woodlawn Cemetery

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in 2009 Calendar Photo Contest | 1 Comment »

photo taken by Doreen Argenti

Snow falling on Woodlawn Cemetery

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in 2009 Calendar Photo Contest, Best contest photos | 4 Comments »

a quiet snowy evening at Woodlawn Cemetery by Doreen Argenti

UnBLOGlievable! Fake Turf creates unsafe condition

Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Front Page News, UnBLOGlievable! | 9 Comments »

This is unbelievable! The City should be given notice! Tuff play destroys Field Turf Non-permitted sports activity destroys Pel Bay Park’s football field by Andrew Ulrich Wednesday, October 8, 2008 6:41 PM EDT http://yournabe.com/articles/2008/10/10/bronx/doc48ed18642f6e6945615071.txt

President’s Blog, September 30, 2008: BRA Upstream Soiree

Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Bronx River, President's Blog | Comments Off on President’s Blog, September 30, 2008: BRA Upstream Soiree

FOR MONDAY, SEPT.22d '2008 -The Bronx River Alliance UPSTREAM SOIREE - 6PM The last time I'd visited HuntsPt Riverside Park, this little green gem in the SSBx hosted the Annual BRA.edu.com's Student Research Projects Presentations.That event had student display ...

President’s Blog, September 29, 2008: Yankee Dollar Benefit Awards

Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in President's Blog, Yankee Stadium Redevelopment | Comments Off on President’s Blog, September 29, 2008: Yankee Dollar Benefit Awards

Dear BCEQers, These are my Condensed Impressions (in my short hand) of the Sept 18th Yankee$Dollar$ Benefit$ Award$ Pre$entation Program: Ellen had warned my to take lots of quarters, but the meters were for max 2 hrs, and we arrived ...

President’s Blog, September 26, 2008: Lehman College Science Building

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in President's Blog, Project Green | Comments Off on President’s Blog, September 26, 2008: Lehman College Science Building

LEHMAN COLLEGE GROUNDBREAKING SCIENCEREMONY - September 24th '2008 9AM When Karen first mentioned the Lehman College Groundbreaking Ceremony for their new state-of-art Science Research Facility, I said, "NoWay!" would I get up at regular workingman's hours just for a free ...

Vlave Chamber Natural Parkland Winter 2008

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in 2009 Calendar Photo Contest | 1 Comment »

February 2008 we went to the park over the Third Water Tunnel natural area parkland. a nice place to roller blade. Photo by Karen Argenti

President’s blog, September 25, 2008: Croton FMC Sept 08 meeting

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in CWTP, President's Blog | 2 Comments »

COMMENTS ON THE FILTRATION PLANT MONITORING MEETING (these are not minutes, these are my ever-changing personal views and opinions.) Comments on the Facilities Monitoring Committee meeting of September 18 Christina had warned me not to park beyond the end of ...

Surprisingly Natural: the Nature of the Bronx

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Front Page News | Comments Off on Surprisingly Natural: the Nature of the Bronx

Contact: Martha Gellens 718.549.3200 x232 or pressroom@wavehill.org SURPRISINGLY NATURAL OPENS SEPTEMBER 9 Wave Hill, Lehman College Art ...

President’s Blog, Tuesday, September 15, 2008

Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in President's Blog | Comments Off on President’s Blog, Tuesday, September 15, 2008

Presidents Blog Tuesday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in Presidents Blog | Comments ON Hello Blog Reader - Thanks for using the BCEQ Website as a resource for fulfilling our shared interest in the Environmental Quality of The Bronx. Our BCEQ.Communications.comm has been ...

EPA Greenversations:What did you or your school do to be greener this year? ¿Qué hizo usted o su escuela para ser más verde este año?

Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in Front Page News, Project Green | Comments Off on EPA Greenversations:What did you or your school do to be greener this year? ¿Qué hizo usted o su escuela para ser más verde este año?

Question of the Week: What did you or your school do to be greener this year? (Washington, D.C. – September 15, 2008) Ever wanted to tell EPA what you thought on an environmental topic? Each week, you have your ...

DEP changes position, Judge disposes of moot case, We win

Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in CWTP, Front Page News, Projects | 2 Comments »

We finally did get a final decision by Justice Betty Stinson on the Order to Show Cause that many community groups and individuals brought against the NYC DEP for trying to go against a promise they made to the people ...

EPA Greenversations: How have you prepared for emergencies? ¿Cómo se ha preparado para las emergencias?

Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in Front Page News, Project Green | 2 Comments »

Question of the Week: How have you prepared for emergencies? (Washington, D.C. – September 8, 2008) Ever wanted to tell EPA what you thought on an environmental topic?  Each week, you have your chance in the EPA blog, Greenversations.  Each question ...

Harlem River Brownfiled Opportunity Area (BOA)

Sunday, September 7th, 2008 Posted in Harlem River BOA, Projects | Comments Off on Harlem River Brownfiled Opportunity Area (BOA)

The New York State Brownfield Areas Opportunity (BOA) Program is the redevelopment planning arm of the Superfund/Brownfield Law. The Harlem River BOA proposal came out of BCEQ’s previous Harlem River conferences, and was developed in partnership with broad community participation. ...

Concerned Resident from Scott Tower: Blasting at JPR?

Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Posted in Ask Ivy | Comments Off on Concerned Resident from Scott Tower: Blasting at JPR?

Dear Ivy, I’ve heard that there are plans for blasting at Jerome Park Reservoir, even though the DEP originally promised that there wouldn’t be. Is this true? What is being done to stop this? ~A Concerned Resident from Scott ...