green: Wind Turbines on NYC Skyscrapers & Bridges - 09/03/08 07:15 PM
New York City is asking companies to come up with clean energy ideas, including wind power to fuel NYC. The city, released a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) that will call for innovative ideas to help New York City develop sources of renewable energy.
Mayor Bloomberg speaking at an energy (17 comments)
green: New York Legislative Update - 06/24/08 08:03 AM
The New York State legislature with strong support from REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York) has passed and the Governor has signed a bill (A10688/ S07714) that extends the coop and condo real property tax abatement for four years. The passage of this legislation extends the 17.5% reduction in a property's (7 comments)
green: Manhattan's "Green Rush" - New Eco Friendly Condo Developments - 05/17/08 07:13 PM
The Future is Now!Green technology and space age designs are currently under construction throughout Manhattan.
High Line 23 or HL23 (shown) is a new green building from Neil M. Denari Architects that is currently under construction in the West Chelsea art gallery district at West 23rd Street and 10th Avenue.The (13 comments)
green: Green NYC Less Vulnerable to High Oil Prices - 11/09/07 12:56 AM
According to an article in Crains New York Business NYC is less vulnerable to increases in oil prices. New Yorkers save gas money by taking the city's subways and buses, while local utilities avoid relying on crude oil to power homes.With oil prices at $100 a barrel, New York City's economy is better positioned than other (8 comments)
green: A GREENER, GREATER NEW YORK - Blog Action Day - 10/15/07 02:14 PM
BLOG ACTION DAY On Earth Day, Mayor Bloomberg outlined PlaNYC, a series of 127 proposals aimed at helping New York meet the challenges of adding nearly one million people to the City's population between now and 2030, while at the same time reducing the City's greenhouse gas emissions by 30%. Lower (21 comments)
green: NYC Yellow Taxis "Green" by 2012 - 05/28/07 06:18 AM
(photo Edward Reed) Mayor Bloomberg: Taxi Fleet to Be Fully Hybrid by 2012 PlaNYC Goal for Greener Taxis Will Reduce Emissions from Cabs By 50% in the Next DecadeYahoo! Donates 10 Hybrid Taxis Which Will Replace Existing Gas-only Powered Cabs Mayor Bloomberg announced the other day as part of PlaNYC, the Taxi and Limousine (8 comments)
green: ORANGE! The New “GREEN” Environmentally Safe Insecticide - 05/14/07 02:57 PM
I recently had lunch with a friend and former colleague Pat Rod Jennings. Pat and I both worked at The Hollywood Reporter for many years. Pat was Director of International Editions and I was the New York Manager and Director of East Coast Sales and Marketing. Pat has always loved real estate, (3 comments)