By Lily Kunkel
New York City has an immense network of compost drop-off sites that make it easy for you collect your food scraps whether you’re living on or off campus.
Tag: City Parks
Summer Biking Essentials
Biking is a fun and convenient way to explore a city or commute. Whether you’re new to biking or a seasoned cyclist, be sure to prepare for sunny and rainy days with this summer biking essentials list.
What will we Sustain? Reflections After One Year in the Pandemic
by Eni Owoeye
This time last year, the NYU community felt a collective shock. For students, the shock may have been a buzz of excitement at the prospect of staying at home because “Zooming” into class actually sounded thrilling. But for most, the shock slowly creeped into a panic as more blue, green, and white masks started to pop up around the City. Whatever the feeling was, we are now grappling with it one year later. The following are a collection of student stories about what they learned about themselves, their connections to others, and their connections to the environment this past year.
Explore NYC Parks this summer 2018
It seemed like graduation was just yesterday but NYU students are flocking back into the city for summer classes and internships. Hopefully, there won’t be too many assignments or your work hours aren’t too long because the best part about being in NYC in the summer are its parks! There are hundreds of events from May to August you can scroll through here, but I found the series that you should definitely check out if you get a day off to get out. Read more
Women’s (Green) History Month Spotlight: Sunita Narain
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating four leading ladies of sustainability. Whether they are prominent in environmental activism, climate research or just plain awesome we want you to know the important and diverse faces of the modern green movement.
The first spotlight is activist Sunita Narain, one of India’s most respected environmentalists. She led the Centre for Science and Environment since 1982 where she’s been busy fighting for better air quality in one of the world’s most polluted cities, New Delhi.