NYC Open Engagement Green Map

its HUGE!

Explore the green space and cool site specific artworks, from the Battery heading North through a wonderfully laid out nature walk through Wagner, Rockefeller and Hudson River Parks, along the river's edge. Battery Park City has a sustainability plan, and several buildings have solar and other green features. Check out newer spaces like Teardrop Park, too!

Built with green principles over the last 25 years, practices extend to the lawns which use no pesticides and abound with native plants. Great for strolling and relaxing by the riverside, with site-specific artwork, play zones, ferries and other friendly amenities. Built on landfill, BPC also hosts free concerts & cultural events, especially in summer during the River to River Fest.

Soundview Park is situated where the Bronx River opens into the East River.

“Build it Green NYC” is a non-profit retail outlet for salvaged and surplus building materials. Its reuse centers in Queens and Brooklyn have everything from panel doors to high end refrigerators, window shutters to reclaimed lumber. BIG!NYC’s aim is to reduce impacts by keeping these materials out of the landfill, while offering deep discounts on their resale. All proceeds help support BIG!NYC and CEC's environmental initiatives around the city, including BIG!Compost, BIG!Blooms, materials for raised garden beds at community gardens, and is is a rich source for green jobs and training, offering internships for students, volunteers and continuing education classes.

The North Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint has a history of both pollution and environmental activism, as community residents and activists have banded together, sometimes with the aid of their local representatives, to fight highly polluting facilities and practices situated in a now rapidly being gentrified traditionally working-class and Polish immigrant neighborhood.

Central Park is a lovely car-free ride. Here we are testing a GPX file for the first time, too!

Riverbank State Park is the only park of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. It is located 69 feet above the Hudson River, built on the top of a major sewage treatment facility!

get me out of here!

Located in the Fireboat House and in the Compost Yard further south in East River Park, this is a great stewarship and sustainable practices organization.

MoRUS, the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space is an archive and active radical history space for housing, community garden and environmental justice advocates.

Several world famous artwoks are along Fifth Avenue here. Most have a weekly free day, and many are Pay as You Wish to NYC residents. Yes, this is an [annual event](https://www.nyc-arts.org/collections/32777/museum-mile-2), too!

The Palisades are an iconic national natural landmark rising from the shore of the Hudson River. These magnificent cliffs are home to many species of wildlife and a significant migration corridor to many species of birds. The Palisades are a popular hiking area and contain many historical sites. Another popular way to experience the beauty of the Palisades is to observe these cliffs from the Eastern bank of the Hudson River, in Northern Manhattan.

This architecture firm specializes in super-efficient Passive House buildings, see them online and in this neighborhood.

A great place for active distancing, Pier 36 offers riverside refreshment and space to walk, run and bike. Access Pier 36 from Rutgers or Montgomery Street at the East River. Bonus - the south side connects to the new Eco Park at Pier 35 with excellent seating, swings and views. Just south, under the FDR Drive, there's a public gym!

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The Queens Museum grows in importance each year! Come see outstanding works and performances in this popular museum, which includes the Panorama - a model of NYC that's quite thought provoking. The surrounding park is a great place to relax, too. http://queensmuseum.org

“Build it Green NYC” is a non-profit retail outlet for salvaged and surplus building materials. Its reuse centers in Queens and Brooklyn have everything from panel doors to high end refrigerators, window shutters to reclaimed lumber. BIG!NYC’s aim is to reduce impacts by keeping these materials out of the landfill, while offering deep discounts on their resale. All proceeds help support BIG!NYC and CEC's environmental initiatives around the city, including BIG!Compost, BIG!Blooms, materials for raised garden beds at community gardens, and is is a rich source for green jobs and training, offering internships for students, volunteers and continuing education classes.

JH SCRAPS, a community composting center operated by the Jackson Heights Beautification Group established was established in Oct. 2012. The composting project was urged by the Jackson Heights Beautification Group’s Green Agenda for Jackson Heights, an environmental planning effort that drew more than 400 residents to 15 outreach meetings. This is an example of community advocacy and action. The rich soil that the food scraps provide once they are composted is returned to parks and green spaces in Jackson Heights.

Added Value is a lively farm that promotes the sustainable development of South Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood by nurturing a new generation of young leaders.

A cool place with tours and history and an amazing collection - see https://www.sanitationfoundation.org/museum

Siempre Verde Community Garden

Growing lots of greens and fresh veggies for soup kitchens this season, the Soil Start farm is based at Earth Matter, so it has great compost-rich soil! Yes, there are chickens! More to come, and hopefully, you will be able to visit this summer when Governor's Island reopens.

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