2012 Green Infrastructure Pilot Monitoring Report
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Posted in East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Water Committee | 1 Comment »Monitoring analyses through 2012 have demonstrated that all pilot source control types are providing effective stormwater management, particularly for storms with depths of one-inch or less. In many cases, the performance of controls between 2011 and 2012 was similar. The ...
Climate Central: Hurricane Sandy’s Untold Filthy Legacy: Sewage
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Posted in East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, In the News, Water Committee | 1 Comment »Hurricane Sandy was one of the largest storms to hit the northeast U.S. in recorded history, killing 159, knocking out power to millions, and causing $70 billion in damage in eight states. Sandy also put the vulnerability of critical infrastructure ...
USGS Hurricane Sandy Storm Tide mapper
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Posted in East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News, Water Committee | 1 Comment »Click HERE to see the surge http://54.243.149.253/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=c07fae08c20c4117bdb8e92e3239837e
East Bronx Coastal Working Group
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Posted in East Bronx Coastal Working Group, Front Page News | 3 Comments »The Goals of the EBCWG are to Advocate for the development of greenway routes to and along the Hutchinson River, Westchester & Pugsley Creeks, with a goal of developing a continuous multi-use (walk, sit, bike, skate, access points) path along the ...
4/23 CURES Panel – Superstorm Sandy: Six Months After
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Resiliency and Sustainability, Water Committee | Comments Off on 4/23 CURES Panel – Superstorm Sandy: Six Months AfterThe Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability (CURES) is holding a panel discussion that BCEQ Director, Dart Westphal will be participating in. Join CURES to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and New York City coastline resilience with a panel of outside experts ...
BCEQ 04-11-13 Resolution letter on BxCB10 Traffic Management Plan
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Board Meetings, Educational Environmentalists, Environmental Reviews, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ 04-11-13 Resolution letter on BxCB10 Traffic Management PlanAt the Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Board of Directors meeting of the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, we reviewed the presentation titled: “Bronx Community Board 10 Traffic Management Plan: Interim Progress Report” developed by the Fund for the City of ...
BCEQ RESOLUTION ON RAOUL WALLENBERG PARK 4-10-2013
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Board Meetings, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Parks Committee | Comments Off on BCEQ RESOLUTION ON RAOUL WALLENBERG PARK 4-10-2013BCEQ RESOLUTION ON RAOUL WALLENBERG PARK Whereas, the New York City Council passed a resolution[1] creating the designation of the “Raoul Wallenberg Park”, the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality wished to re-establish the original name and coordinate the placement of corresponding ...
5/8 Committee meetings to follow MC presention
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Communications Committee Work, Education, Front Page News, Membership Committee, Parks Committee, Water Committee | Comments Off on 5/8 Committee meetings to follow MC presentionTo the BCEQ Board of Directors, and particularly the Committees of the BCEQ Board, This is an official joint BCEQ committees meeting to discuss the necessary work of the committees. Dart's Manhattan College Sustainability Plan Urban Flyer 2013) students will begin the ...
Wednesday, May 8th at 6:15pm – Manhattan College Sustainability Plan
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Communications Committee Work, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Water Committee | Comments Off on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:15pm – Manhattan College Sustainability PlanWe welcome you to join the 2013 URBAN 301: Environmental Development & Sustainability Class in presenting the new: Manhattan College Sustainability Plan (M.C.S.P) When: Wednesday, May 8th at 6:15pm Where: Scala Room 215- Leo Hall The Manhattan College Sustainability Plan provides a foundation for a ...
May 19 at 3 pm BCEQ Sunday at the Movies: a Preview of “Elemental”
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Committees, Communications Committee Work, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News, Membership Committee | Comments Off on May 19 at 3 pm BCEQ Sunday at the Movies: a Preview of “Elemental”On Sunday May 19th at 3 pm, some BCEQ folks are going to a session and will have the opportunity to work with the filmmaker on Q&A at the theatre. It should be a fun time. Let me know. rsvp@bceq.org Can ...
Call for nominees for the BCEQ Education Awards, May 20 Deadline
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Posted in Education, Educational Environmentalists, Front Page News | Comments Off on Call for nominees for the BCEQ Education Awards, May 20 DeadlineDear Bronx Educator or Environmentalist: Founded in 1971, the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) has been the borough’s driving force for the preservation and improvement of parks and open spaces, watershed protection, improvements in wastewater treatment, and responsible land use, ...
From other pens: Opposition to FreshDirect Project Grows to 34 Organizations
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 Posted in Blogs, Front Page News, Harlem River Yards Park Greenway, In the News, Low Impact Development | Comments Off on From other pens: Opposition to FreshDirect Project Grows to 34 OrganizationsOpposition to FreshDirect Project Grows to 34 Organizations Sustainable South Bronx, Bronx Council for Environmental Quality and Green Worker Cooperatives Release Independent Policy Statements Against the Company’s Move to the South Bronx Citing the neighborhood’s “long history of being overburdened with unfavorable ...
BCEQ Statement on FreshDirect and the South Bronx
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 Posted in Front Page News, Harlem River Yards Park Greenway, Low Impact Development, Projects | 3 Comments »Since 1971, the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) has been in the forefront of battles to protect The Bronx Ecology. The Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) joins in formally supporting the efforts of the South Bronx Unite! in the ...
A walk down Stratford Avenue with Paul Mankiewicz
Thursday, February 21st, 2013 Posted in Blogs, Bronx River, Committees, Front Page News, In the News, Project Green, Water Committee | 2 Comments »WALKS AND TALKS City of Soil: A Walk Down Stratford Avenue with Paul Mankiewicz Paul Mankiewicz is no ordinary biologist and plant scientist. As founder and director of the The Gaia Institute, Mankiewicz explores — through research, development, design, and education — the relationship ...
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 ...
EPA Recommends New Recreational Water Quality Criteria to Better Protect Public Health
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 Posted in Blogs, Committees, Front Page News, In the News, Water Committee | Comments Off on EPA Recommends New Recreational Water Quality Criteria to Better Protect Public HealthNews Release link here: EPA Recommends New Recreational Water Quality Criteria to Better Protect Public Health Release Date: 11/26/2012 Contact Information: Julia Valentine (News Media Only), valentine.julia@epa.gov, 202-564-0496 , 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON -- Pursuant to an order from a U.S. District Court and as required ...
Fall Focus 2012 – the BCEQ eNewsletter
Thursday, August 30th, 2012 Posted in Front Page News, Newsletters | Comments Off on Fall Focus 2012 – the BCEQ eNewsletterBCEQ_Focus_Fall2012 eNewsletter Sign up Email to: eNewsletter@bceq.org
Harlem River Festival 2012 Home
Sunday, August 26th, 2012 Posted in Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group | 3 Comments »Celebrate the Harlem River: Party on the river This year, the “2012 Harlem River Festival” will be a big celebration on the land and the water. Plans include a week of events centering on the Bronx’ own New York State Park: Roberto ...
Tell us how you feel about the Harlem River SURVEY
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 Posted in Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Water Committee | Comments Off on Tell us how you feel about the Harlem River SURVEYThis link will take you to the SURVEY The survey is 3 minutes and is your opportunity to give us your wish list, your dreams.
Harlem River 6/11 Meeting: Your River Your Future (see Survey here)
Monday, June 4th, 2012 Posted in Calendared Items, Committees, Front Page News, Harlem River Working Group, Water Committee | Comments Off on Harlem River 6/11 Meeting: Your River Your Future (see Survey here)Presentation of Pratt Institute's Community Vision of the Harlem River YOU ARE INVITED Monday, June 11th 6 pm to 8 pm Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street For more information and to RSVP Call Chauncy at (646) 719-0034 or email harlemriver@bceq.org Next steps in the Harlem River's Future Harlem River Working Group: Facebook.com/harlemriver Free ...
