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Creating a Greener City, One Rooftop at a Time
Putting a green roof on a landmark building -- the city hall in Toronto or Chicago, a convention center in Vancouver, San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences -- has long been a highly
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Lillian Folk Opera: A Romantic Approach To Ocean Plastic Pollution
Although raising awareness about plastic ocean pollution was not the main motivation behind its creation, the 'folk opera' album Lillian and its composer Ben Lear have become regulars at events...
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Huge New Urban Campground Planned for Brooklyn
An old airport used by Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes is set to become the largest urban campground in the United States -- in the middle of Brooklyn, New York. Parks
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New Green Chinese Restaurant in Brooklyn is Hormone- and Styrofoam-Free
Where but in New York City can you find fresh comforting Chinese food sans Styrofoam, in a restaurant rocking green certified status? Perhaps in one of the many more grub-enlightened cities popping up...
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Lemonade Out of Lemons: Out-of-Work Day Laborers Open Eco-Friendly Cleaning...
The New York Times had a nice story last week about women who would wait at a Williamsburg intersection to find work on a day-by-day basis. But there was no work on far too many days for...
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Techies Try to Solve Hermit Crab Housing Shortage
Makerbot tries to solve the Hermit crab housing shortage by printing the crabs 3d shells
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Guerrilla Gardener Grows Community, Finds God, and a Beautiful Note (Video)
A vigilante gardener shares his experiences of growing food, meeting neighbors, and learning to share.
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New York Fixers Collective Breaks the Mold by Fixing Stuff Together
The Fixers Collective in New York is one of the most established "fixerspaces," where repair experts and hobbyists gather once a month to fix stuff together.
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Incredible Video Shows the Beauty of Urban Beekeeping
The Made By Hand video series returns with a stunning portrait of a Brooklyn beekeeping pioneer.
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Rugged, One-Of-a-Kind Furniture is "Made Worldwide & Recycled In Brooklyn"
Finding coffee sacks, wood, paint and even hardware wherever he goes, this Brooklyn-based designer is turning these discarded materials into eclectic furniture.
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Are These the Tiniest Microfarms of Them All? New York City Artist Grows Food...
From chard on a chair to tat soi in a suitcase, artist Jenna Spevack is cultivating a tasty variety of organic microgreens in her furniture farms -- and visitors to her upcoming gallery show will be...
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Urban Farming Supply Store to Open in Brooklyn
Hayseeds Big City Farm Supply store in Brooklyn, NY., will service urban farmers, and productive vegetable gardeners across NYC.
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Massive 100,000 s.f. Greenhouse Planned for Brooklyn Rooftop
A former Navy warehouse in Brooklyn is to become a home for the largest rooftop farm in the world.
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Swap-O-Matic Vending Machine Lets You Trade But Not Buy
A novel vending machine lets users take and leave objects, but no money is involved.
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Brooklyn's Newest Pool Should Be Copied by Cities Everywhere
I took a trip to the newly opened public pool to take a look.
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ETSY Employees Haul 600lb of Compostables Each Month By Bike
Taking responsibility for their own waste, ETSY team members haul biodegradable trash to their local community farm by cargo bike.
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The Week in Design, From Reykjavik to Williamsburg
We're on the move, with Petz in Brooklyn and Lloyd in Iceland
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12 Ways to Help Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
How to volunteer, where to donate, and more handy post-Hurricane Sandy info.
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TreeHugger Volunteers For Occupy Sandy
Want to volunteer for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts? Here's an inside look at one.
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5 Public Gardens Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
These 5 gardens lost ancient and historic trees, and are in need of donations and volunteers to recover from Hurricane Sandy.
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Designer Lives and Works in 271 Square Foot Brooklyn Apartment
It's based on Disneyland's Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. Really.
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World's Largest Modular Prefabricated Tower Will Be Built at Atlantic Yards...
I had my doubts that this would ever happen, and I appear to have been wrong.
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Jargon Watch: Hipsturbia
Alex Williams coins the term in the New York Times, describing Brooklyn hipsters moving to the 'burbs. You haven't heard the last of it.
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Tiny NYC half-bedroom converted into elegant chamber (Video)
Check out this video on how one interior designer transforms a teeny half-bedroom into a tasteful, multifunctional space.
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New folk: Brilliant handpainted furniture from VOLK
It's all about the details in these pieces from Brooklyn: from the traditional joinery to delicious touches like repurposed vintage pulls.
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New Yorkers get juiced with solar charging stations
"My battery died!" may no longer be a valid excuse for missing an important text or phone call, thanks to new public cell phone charging stations from AT&T, Goal Zero and Pensa.
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Brooklyn to build automated underground parking garage - under a public park
A new project in Brooklyn will serve a dual purpose - not only will it be a public green space, but the ground underneath it will contain a state-of-the-art automated parking facility.
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Good Eggs brings the farmers market to Brooklyn's door
Local food startup now makes daily deliveries in San Francisco, New Orleans and Brooklyn.
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One of the world's largest rooftop farms is in Brooklyn
New York's skyline is getting greener and a whole lot more productive too.
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