Upper Green Side

“Yeah, maybe my grandkids will ride it one day.” Remember those signs in the subway saying the subway would be done in 2015? Hilarious. Now we’re looking at 2018 (maybe…) Until the project is finally done, Upper East Siders will continue to deal with ongoing construction, dynamite deliveries, runaway Tunnel Boring Machines and the like. [...]

This Thursday evening the Environment & Sanitation and 197a committees of Community Board 8 will be discussing whether to support retaining the caissons from the former FDR Drive Outer Detour Roadway, to be used as part of the project to close the midtown gap in the East River Greenway. Its crucial that we have as [...]

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 [...]

Take your pick of two great discussions coming up on July 21st: If you happened to miss the CB8 air quality forum a few weeks back, have no fear because CIVITAS will be hosting a great panel on the topic this coming Wednesday 6:30pm at Doyle Gallery (175 East 87th Street). Learn more about the [...]

New recycling poster from GROWNYC: fun and informative!

Join us this weekend as we celebrate the opening of our two Greenmarkets for the summer season! Meet your neighbors, get free recipes and talk to the farmers who grow, raise, catch and bake fresh food. Your support of Greenmarkets help sustain regional farms and ensures ongoing access to fresh, healthy and local farm produce! [...]

Museum Mile Festival (photo via Streetsblog) One day a year 9 of the country’s finest museums collectively open their doors for free to all New Yorkers and visitors for a mile-long block party and visual art celebration. Admission will be free at the Met Museum, the Jewish Museum, the Guggenheim, the Cooper-Hewitt, Museum of the [...]

Ever wonder if the stuff you put out to get recycled ever actually gets recycled? Well now you don’t need to build yourself a giant bullet-proof box to throw glass bottles at to find out! Glassphamy (Photo via Macro Sea) – Do you live in, work in, or manage an apartment building? – Would you like [...]

There are over 100 community gardens in New York City. None of which happen to be located on the Upper East Side. Community gardens have innumerable benefits, some almost impossible to quantify or measure. But beyond providing a little slice of green respite from busy City life, community gardens beautify neighborhoods, stimulate communal social interaction, [...]

As the City unveils a brand new over-water segment that will give the West Side Greenway a continuous bike path from the Battery to the George Washington Bridge (with some inland detours), the gap in the East River Greenway still remains. Many people forgo using the East River Greenway altogether because of the dangerous detour [...]