CIVITAS in the News
Read about CIVITAS' efforts to improve newsrack box enforcement throughout New York City in the following July 2011 media coverage:
The 1,200 Learning Annex boxes that have been empty—and in violation—for much of summer 2011:
“Group Blasts Learning Annex Boxes as a Sidewalk Blight” - DNAinfo
Columnist Ralph Gardner's humorous take on the campaign:
“Much Ado About boxes” - Wall Street Journal and CIVITAS’ Letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal
And efforts on the Upper West Side to improve neighborhood streetscapes:
"Upper West Siders Fight to Rid Streets of Dirty Newspaper Boxes" National Public Radio WFUV
“Upper West Siders Join Battle Against Grimy Newspaper Boxes” - DNAinfo
Please sign and circulate our online petition urging NYC Council Transportation Committee chair James Vacca to schedule an oversight hearing to address the current legislation and improve regulations for newsrack placement and maintenance: http://www.ipetitions.com/
Learn more at www.civitasnyc.org/newsrack-
CIVITAS Initiatives in the News
Air Quality
Read about the co-op 910 Park Avenue's decision to convert their No. 6 heating boiler to a dual burner that uses cleaner burning No. 2 heating oil or natural gas in the July 22, 2011 New York Times article: "Going Green in New York: One Co-op’s Story"
In April 2011, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection passed a rule that will require many buildings that burn air pollutant No. 6 heating oil to convert to a less polluting heating oil by 2015. Learn more about the legislation updates at http://www.edf.org/
East River Esplanade
The New Yorker architecture critic Paul Goldberger writes about the newly opened Esplanade park near Wall Street in his piece "On the East River Waterfront Esplanade" from July 22, 2011.
CIVITAS applauds this positive step towards an improved waterfront park and looks forward to similar public space enhancements along Upper East Side and East Harlem section of the East River Esplanade. Stay tuned for exciting news about CIVITAS' upcoming design-ideas competition to reimagine the waterfront.
Upcoming Community Events
Friends of CIVITAS are invited to this upcoming Museum of the City of New York lecture. Mention "CIVITAS" when ordering your ticket and receive a discount.
Whose Park Is It? Financing and Administering New York's New Parks
Tuesday, August 9 at 6:30 PM
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue
In the past 20 years New York City has added over 20,000 acres of parkland to its acclaimed public park system. Recent additions, such as the Hudson River Park, the Highline, and Brooklyn Bridge Park represent a new generation of park design as well as financing and administration. In an era of budget cuts and declining revenues, how is the city paying for its new parks? How does new park administration differ from the past? What role does private funding play in the administration of the city's parks? What makes a successful park in today's New York? Parks commissioner Adrian Benepe; Alexander Garvin, professor of urban planning, Yale University; and Catherine Nagel, Executive Director of the City Parks Alliance, discuss the past, present, and future of New York's public parks.
Presented as part of the ongoing Urban Forum series New York Infrastructure. Co-sponsored by the Central Park Conservancy, the City Parks Foundation, CIVITAS, Friends of the Hudson River Park, Friends of the Upper East Side, Hudson River Park and the Prospect Park Alliance.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
To receive the Museum Member rate of $6, enter CVTS0809 when purchasing tickets on-line https://boxoffice.mcny.org/
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