Public or Private Parks: NYT 02.17.13
Thursday, February 21st, 2013 Posted in Front Page News, Parks Committee | 1 Comment »New York Parks in Less Affluent Areas Lack Big Gifts By LISA W. FODERARO Published: February 17, 2013 Last year, Central Park received what is believed to be the largest gift ever given to an American park, $100 million, from the hedge fund manager John ...
Save the Croton Aqueduct Trail Pedestrian Bridge, sign iPetition
Friday, February 24th, 2012 Posted in Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Save the Croton Aqueduct Trail Pedestrian Bridge, sign iPetitionClick on the Purple Button Petitions by iPetitions.com var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-307455-4']); _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'ipetitions.com']); _gaq.push(['_setAllowHash', 'false']); _gaq.push(['_setAllowLinker', true]); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ...
Showing the movie: Gasland March 30, Manhattan College
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Posted in Calendared Items, Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Showing the movie: Gasland March 30, Manhattan CollegeJoin The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality for their Spring Movie Night WEDNESDAY, March 30th, at 7 p.m. in the Scala Room, Leo Engineering Building, Manhattan College. (Leo is at Corlear Avenue, between 238th and 240th St.) Will the boom in hydrofracking natural gas ...
Dirt! the Movie – Wednesday, October 13 at 6:00 pm
Monday, September 27th, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Dirt! the Movie – Wednesday, October 13 at 6:00 pmJoin us on Wednesday, October 13th at 6:00 pm Movie starts promptly at 6:30pm Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building, Scala Auditorium 3825 Corlear Ave @ W238th Street (#1 train or Bx9 toW238th Street) DIRT! The Movie--directed and produced by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow--takes you ...
Bronx Parks Speak Up Feb 27 is POSTPONED
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Bronx Parks Speak Up Feb 27 is POSTPONEDPlease check back for further updates. Due to severe weather conditions, the event was postponed to a later date. Check back for details on this web page, or e-mail to bxspeakup@hotmail.com
In the NY Times: Panel Suggests 100 Ways Buildings Can Be Greener 02/02/10
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, In the News, Parks Committee, Project Green, Water Committee | 1 Comment »By MIREYA NAVARRO Published: February 1, 2010 A panel of experts convened by the mayor and City Council issued more than 100 recommendations Monday on how to make New York City’s building codes more environmentally sound by imposing energy-saving requirements on construction ...
Bronx Parks Speak Up: Sat., February 27
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Front Page News, Low Impact Development, Parks Committee, Project Green | 1 Comment »Bronx Parks Speak Up! Open Spaces, Environment and Health Presentations Energy Efficiency Harlem River Working Group Shape Up NY Workshops Rain Water Harvesting Organic Growing Techniques Worm Bins Made Easy (composting) Panel Discussion Sustainable/Green Community Development Learn about all the Resources/Opportunities for Community Groups, Educators & Volunteers Join us ...
It’s My Park Day – all over the Bronx Saturday, May 16
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in Committees, Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on It’s My Park Day – all over the Bronx Saturday, May 16It’s My Park Day will be happening all over the Bronx on Saturday, May 16th. Come join your fellow Bronxites as they plant flowers, paint benches, spread woodchips, play games, paint faces or just pick up trash. Sites that would ...
Speak up – Saturday Feb 28 from 12 – 5 pm
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on Speak up – Saturday Feb 28 from 12 – 5 pmThe 15th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up! Parks, Environment and Politics Presentations Working with Community Boards Green Jobs Health and the Environment Workshops Grant Writing Starting Seeds Building Alliances Greening Morrisania (roundtable) Panel Discussion Politics and Parks with ...
