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BCEQ Education Environmental Awards 2025

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 Posted in Committees, Education, Front Page News | No Comments »

Here is the Application: BCEQ EEA Nomination Form 2025Instructions are included in the form.Please Submit before May 13th. The Awards BBQ will take place on Wednesday, June 11th from 6 PM to 7:30 PM

2025-04-09_BCEQ-Annual-Meeting_Water Conference

Friday, March 7th, 2025 Posted in Calendared Items, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Water Committee | Comments Off

2025-01-24 SAVE TIBBETTS BROOK DAYLIGHTING & PUTNAM GREENWAY

Friday, January 24th, 2025 Posted in Communications Committee Work, Educational Environmentalists, Environmental Justice Issues, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Long Term Control Plan, Harlem River Working Group, Metro North on the Harlem River, NYC Parks Department, Putnam Rail Trail, Resiliency and Sustainability, Tibbetts Brook Daylighting, Van Cortlandt Park, Water Committee | Comments Off

ALERT SAVE TIBBETTS BROOK DAYLIGHTING & PUTNAM GREENWAY PROJECT.MTA ENDANGERING TIBBETTS BROOK DAYLIGHTING & GREENWAY PROJECTRESIDENTS UPSET AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF PLANNINGJANUARY 24, 2025After thirty years of the community fighting for the Tibbetts Brook Daylighting & Putnam Greenway Project, there is ...

Next Stop The New York City Council

Friday, October 18th, 2024 Posted in City of Yes, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Press, Water Committee | Comments Off

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (COYHO) is in review from early October to mid to late November 2024 by the NY City Council Land Use Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises before it goes to the full Land Use Committee ...

2024-09-13 Parkland and Affordable Housing FACT SHEETS

Friday, September 13th, 2024 Posted in City of Yes, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off

FACT SHEET Parkland Alienation FACT SHEET Parkland alienation 2024 BCEQ FACT SHEET for City of Yes for Housing Opportunity FACT SHEET FOR COYHO 090824 BCEQ

Metro North Marble Hill Waste Transfer Station

Wednesday, August 14th, 2024 Posted in Front Page News, Greenway, Maps, Metro North on the Harlem River, Water Committee | Comments Off

2024-07-22_BCEQ-Comments_ Zoning-Housing-Opportunity-DEIS

Sunday, July 21st, 2024 Posted in climate changge, Climate Emergency, Front Page News, Protect Bronx Neighborhoods from Overdevelopment, Water Committee | Comments Off

These are comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (CEQR NO. 24DCP033Y) for the proposal called the New York City (NYC) of Yes for Housing Opportunity or formally as the “Proposed Action,” aka Zoning for Housing Opportunity (ZHO). “The NYC ...

2024-06-26_BxCB8-COYHO_BCEQ-DEISComments

Thursday, June 27th, 2024 Posted in Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off

Here is the Link to the report and it is also uploaded to the portalBCEQ Environmental Impact Statement Analysis 062024 FINAL BRONX COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYZoning for Housing Opportunity (ZHO)*DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (CEQR NO. 24DCP033Y & ULURP Number: N240290ZRY) *Zoning for ...

Environmental Education Awards Open For Nominations & Awardee Update

Friday, May 10th, 2024 Posted in BCEQ Events, Education, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News | Comments Off

BCEQ EDUCATION COMMITTEE Announces that the 2024 Environmental Education Awards are open for Nominations.The form must be emailed or faxed before May 10 at 3 pm Click EEA Nomination Form 2023-05-05 for the form There are three categories. Each form is for ...

IN THE NEWS Bronxites City of Yes Mess

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 Posted in Environmental Reviews, Water Committee | Comments Off

City of Yes Public Information

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 Posted in Calendared Items, climate changge, Environmental Reviews, Water Committee | Comments Off

When you look at a project is the NYC Planning Zoning Application Portal (ZAP) press on the small arrow in front of PUBLIC DOCUMENTS section > PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 Posted in Environmental Reviews, Water Committee | Comments Off

City of Yes for Economic Opportunity

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 Posted in Calendared Items, Environmental Reviews, Water Committee | Comments Off

BCEQ asks City to Pause City of Yes in Climate Emergency until it identifies a carbon baseline

Saturday, December 16th, 2023 Posted in Board Meetings, Climate Emergency, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Low Impact Development, Project Green, Resiliency and Sustainability, Water Committee | Comments Off

BCEQ POSITION ON THE CITY OF YESIn recent years we have experienced more frequent and increased rain events, or the new normal, with catastrophic flooding as a result. It is not an accident of nature; it is caused by humans. ...

2023-10-14_Manage-Climate-Change_Fund-GI

Saturday, October 14th, 2023 Posted in Communications Work, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Parks Committee, Permits Comments and locations, Project Green, Resiliency and Sustainability, Tibbetts Brook Daylighting, Water Committee | Comments Off

BCEQ's Statement to the Joint Committees on Environmental Protection, Resiliency & Waterfronts, and on Parks and Recreation Hearing on October 11, 2023 Anyone serious about managing Climate Change would increase the DEP, DPR and DOT Budget for Green Infrastructure (GI). Climate ...

2023-10-11_BCEQ_Mini-Conference_Fall

Sunday, October 1st, 2023 Posted in Communications Work, Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off

Coalition to Protect Parks: Just Say No to Cricket Stadium

Saturday, August 19th, 2023 Posted in Committees, Communications Committee Work, Front Page News, Parks Committee, Permits, Permits Comments and locations, Press, Speak Up | Comments Off

Coalition to Protect Parks: Just Say No to Cricket Stadium Open Letter to New York City and State Officials and the International Cricket Council is located CLICK HEREPlease accept this letter and the attachments herein, including 1. Open Letter2. 29 Groups ...

July 15 Connecting Communities for City of Water Day

Saturday, July 8th, 2023 Posted in Calendared Items, climate changge, Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Newsletters, sustainable parks, Water Committee | Comments Off

Press Release - #CityofWaterDay! Harlem River Groups Celebrate City Of Water Day Saturday, July 15 Help create a more sustainable City and celebrate the Harlem River with us! July 15 Press Release for City of Water Day in Harlem River Parks 071123 For ...

2023 Environmental Education Awards Open For Nominations

Friday, May 5th, 2023 Posted in Board Meetings, Education, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News | Comments Off

BCEQ EDUCATION COMMITTEE Announces that the 2023 Environmental Education Awards are open for Nominations.The form must be emailed or faxed before May 10 at 3 pmClick EEA Nomination Form 2023-05-05 for the formThere are three categories. Each form is for ...

NOAA Learn from past weather

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 Posted in Board Meetings, ByLaws, climate changge, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Greenway, In the News, Membership Committee, Parks Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off

We had a Special Guest Speaker Nelson Vaz, a local NOAA Meteorologist, to discuss what we can learn from past Weather events. Check out this Bronx Council for Environmental Quality Presentation_final (high-res) of the presentation made at our Annual Meeting. It ...