In a recent City Council hearing, the Parks Department was called on by environmentalists and officials to increase New York City’s tree canopy from the current 22% to 30% by 2035, an ambitious goal that would see the city investing in trees as actors against climate change. Adrian Benepe, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG), believes that the goal is one worth fighting for.
Transforming Brooklyn waterfronts, opening access, calling for collective action
The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward
When Sean Rafferty got his start in the grocery business, anything that wasn’t sold got tossed out. But on a recent day, Rafferty, the store
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Brooklyn Botanic Garden officially opened Lightscape, a mile-long illuminated trail, on Friday. Returning for its third year in Brooklyn and featuring 1
Just over one year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. Since then, we have begun to see this historic affordable
PROSPECT PARK — It’s been fenced off for 28 years, but now visitors can stroll along a newly-restored woodland hiking trail in Prospect Park, leading
New York will invest in three offshore wind projects as the state tries to meet its ambitious timetable to transition to renewable energy sources, Gov.