Upper Green Side

Grab your swim trunks because this year’s Summer Streets will now have 300% more pools. That’s right pools. The “dumpster pools” of Gowanus are officially moving on up to the East Side. Three former dumpsters will be recycled and transformed into pools on the east of Park Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets this summer [...]

The Upper Green Side Weekly Eco-Tip for July 31/August 1, 2010 (Available at the 92nd and 82nd St Greenmarkets, and archived online.) Eggs-ellent News about Urban Chickens! They say you shouldn’t count your chickens before they hatch. But bet on enjoying your own incredible, edible eggs with help from Omlet, whose new Eglu Cube makes [...]

The Upper Green Side Weekly Eco-Tip for July 31/August 1, 2010 (Available at the 92nd and 82nd St Greenmarkets, and archived online.) Green Your Caffeine! If you’re like us, you need a jolt of caffeine to start your day, especially after spending half the night awake on these hot summer nights. You already know to [...]

The Upper Green Side Weekly Eco-Tip for August 28/29, 2010 (Available at the 92nd and 82nd St Greenmarkets, and archived online.) Reduce your unwanted mail! Are phone books piling up to your door step or filling your lobby? According to Yellow Pages Goes Green, nearly two phone directories are printed for every person in the [...]

The Upper Green Side Weekly Eco-Tip for August 14/15, 2010 (Available at the 92nd and 82nd St Greenmarkets, and archived online.) Empire State ReBuilding for Sustainability People all over the world know the Empire State Building, one of the most prominent buildings in the New York City skyline. The building is about to undergo a [...]