Archive for the ‘Committees’ Category

Nature on the Riverside 6.8.22 BCEQ Annual Meeting

Friday, May 13th, 2022 Posted in Education, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Membership Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off on Nature on the Riverside 6.8.22 BCEQ Annual Meeting

Click on this invite to view, or click on the link below 2022 BCEQ Annual Meeting INVITE 050622 Tentative Schedule 4:30 pm Arrival BBQ start cooking 5:00 to 5:45 pm - Water Conference walk around RCSP tour of water’s edge 5:45 pm – 6 pm ...

NYC DEP DPR Tibbetts Advisory Group

Sunday, May 1st, 2022 Posted in Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Harlem River Long Term Control Plan, Newsletters, Putnam Rail Trail, Tibbetts Brook Daylighting, Van Cortlandt Park, Water Committee | Comments Off on NYC DEP DPR Tibbetts Advisory Group

The Daylighting of Tibbetts Brook along the Putnam Greenway is finally moving forward.  New York City Departments of Environmental Projection and of Parks and Recreation are working together on the details.  The agencies created the Tibbetts Advisory Group for stakeholders ...

BCEQ Education Awards 2022

Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 Posted in Education, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News | Comments Off on BCEQ Education Awards 2022

BCEQ EDUCATION COMMITTEEENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AWARDS NOMINATION FORMNomination for the Education Awards of the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality 2022 are open until May 11. Award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 8 from 5:45 to 7:45 pm at Roberto Clemente ...

Combating Climate Change with Green Infrastructure

Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 Posted in climate changge, Communications Work, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Newsletters | Comments Off on Combating Climate Change with Green Infrastructure

Combating climate change with green infrastructure was the BCEQ Water Committee workshop to learn how GI DYI works for your home or your park or your sidewalk. Link is below Using Green Infrastructure to Combat Climate Change in Parks and Green ...

Federal and State Elected Official Maps 2022 update

Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 Posted in Communications Work, Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off on Federal and State Elected Official Maps 2022 update

Here are the maps that will be used in elections in the coming months and years.  They are based on the new Census numbers. You may be asking why this is here in an environmental web page.  The answer is below. If ...

Your Bronx Elected Officials 2022

Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 Posted in Communications Work, Front Page News | Comments Off on Your Bronx Elected Officials 2022

As we start out 2022, we have a NEW group of city wide elected officials. Below are the new names and contact info.   CITY WIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS  Mayor Eric L. Adams  contact Public Advocate Jumaane Williams  contact City Comptroller Brad Lander  contact BRONX BOROUGH WIDE ...

The Road to Environmental Justice 2021

Sunday, September 5th, 2021 Posted in Communications Work, eMagazine, ESRI Maps, Front Page News, In the News, Newsletters | Comments Off on The Road to Environmental Justice 2021

We are excited with the work of the students. We asked them to help us find out why the Bronx is still 62 at a 62 in the state for health outcomes. The program helped BCEQ find the road to ...

The Day Tibbetts Brook Daylighted Itself

Saturday, September 4th, 2021 Posted in climate changge, eMagazine, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Newsletters, Press, Tibbetts Brook Daylighting, Water Committee | Comments Off on The Day Tibbetts Brook Daylighted Itself

Tibbetts Brook Daylighted Itself The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality call for funding and construction of the Daylighting of Tibbetts Brook Project. While the Daylighting project is being proposed as part of the City’s Combined Sewer Overflow mitigation program, the events ...

Bronx Parks Speak Up Thanks its Volunteers

Saturday, February 27th, 2021 Posted in Bronx Parks Speak Up Learn Up, Committees, Front Page News, Parks Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off on Bronx Parks Speak Up Thanks its Volunteers

Many of us are thankful that we had a successful virtual Speak Up 27, and now we can now rest.  Thank you for attending.  Thank you for all the great questions and comments.  We were overwhelmed.  Thank you to the ...

Platform of the Bronx Coalition for Parks & Green Spaces

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 Posted in Bronx Parks Speak Up Learn Up, Committees, Front Page News | Comments Off on Platform of the Bronx Coalition for Parks & Green Spaces

Platform of the Bronx Coalition for Parks & Green Spaces We value parks and green spaces as vital and essential in making our communities more livable, improve public health and well-being, and provide opportunities for recreation and nature appreciation. Our mission ...

Speak Up Candidates Forum Sat 2/27 at 12:30 pm

Sunday, February 21st, 2021 Posted in BCEQ Events, Bronx Parks Speak Up Learn Up, Committees, Front Page News, sustainable parks | Comments Off on Speak Up Candidates Forum Sat 2/27 at 12:30 pm

Click Here for Links to the Zoom Webinar

BCPGS Harlem River Working Group Calls to Action: Park Access and Park Justice

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 Posted in Causes, Committees, Fordham Landing, Front Page News, Harlem River BOA, Harlem River Long Term Control Plan, Harlem River Working Group, Harlem River Yards Park Greenway, Living Ecological Green Infrastructure, Low Impact Development, Lower Concourse North, mill pond park, nyc, NYC Parks Department, Parks Committee, Projects, Putnam Rail Trail, sustainable parks, Van Cortlandt Park, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCPGS Harlem River Working Group Calls to Action: Park Access and Park Justice

The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) Board Members will host two 45-minute presentations which will start at  11 am & repeat at  11:30 am.  The presentation includes a 3-minute video (link below) on why we should rename Mullaly Park.  ...

BCPGS Speak Up Borough President and Mayoral Candidates Forum

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 Posted in Bronx Parks Speak Up Learn Up, Front Page News, Living Ecological Green Infrastructure, Low Impact Development, nyc, sustainable parks | 2 Comments »

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The Birth of Green Infrastructure in the Bronx #2

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 Posted in BCEQ Events, Board Meetings, climate changge, Committees, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Parks Committee, Resiliency and Sustainability, Water Committee | Comments Off on The Birth of Green Infrastructure in the Bronx #2

This is the second of our series celebrating the fifty years of BCEQ.  This one was supposed to be online (but I forgot to keep on recording), but FACEBOOK to the rescue.  I hope you all can find it with ...

BCEQ Comments Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 Posted in climate changge, Committees, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Permits Comments and locations, Resiliency and Sustainability, sustainable parks, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ Comments Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency

NYC offered a zoning amendment to help the low lying areas of the city recover from Superstorm Sandy. It included changes that will harden the waterfront. They provided an Environmental Review because of potential impacts. BCEQ comments the the Draft ...

Black Lives Matter message from BCEQ

Thursday, September 10th, 2020 Posted in Board Meetings, Front Page News, Membership Committee, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Black Lives Matter message from BCEQ

  An Important Message from theBronx Council for Environmental Quality BLACK LIVES MATTER 50 years ago, the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality was created “to establish — as an Inherent Human Right — a sound, forward-looking environmental policy regarding an aesthetic, unpolluted, environment ...

Mullaly Renaming Documents

Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 Posted in Communications Work, Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Mullaly Renaming Documents

BCEQ January 2019 Mullaly Report on the History A Park Named after Mullaly is Politically Incorrect 0292020 rev BCEQ Letter to Commissioner Silver June 2020 BCEQ vs Mullaly to Commissioner Silver 06292020 #MullalyRename

BCEQ comments NYC FY21 Executive Budget

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 Posted in Calendared Items, Committees, Communications Committee Work, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, Hudson River Watershed Projects, Jerome Park Reservoir, Living Ecological Green Infrastructure, nyc, NYC Parks Department, Parks Committee, Resiliency and Sustainability, Van Cortlandt Park, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ comments NYC FY21 Executive Budget

Below are our comments on the Mayor's Budget for FY21 which begins this July. In summary, we comment on the Parks Department cuts to Maintenance and Operations and seasonal workers; the Environmental Protection cuts to cleaning around Jerome Park Reservoir, ...

Environmental Education Awards 2020

Sunday, April 12th, 2020 Posted in Board Meetings, Education, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News | Comments Off on Environmental Education Awards 2020

BCEQ EDUCATION COMMITTEE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AWARDS NOMINATION FORM Each year, BCEQ holds its annual awards ceremony and barbecue. We hope to be able to meet in person but we are waiting to hear if that is possible. Meanwhile, the nominations have been extended ...

Short Circuits for CSO Reduction

Friday, February 7th, 2020 Posted in climate changge, Communications Work, Front Page News, Green Infrastructure, nyc, NYC Parks Department, Parks Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off on Short Circuits for CSO Reduction

Short Circuits are those areas of the City where the system just misses its role.  It is the things that fall through the cracks. This is a process in work. Click HERE TO OPEN THE POWER POINT Also see other stories from BCEQ's ...