At a press conference this morning to open the Tribeca Film Festival, Al Gore offered a hearty endorsement of Mike Bloomberg’s locally controversial plan to introduce congestion pricing to New York.
In response to a reporter’s question, Gore said he agreed with it, and called it one of the more “gutsy” proposals that mayor had Read More
A GREENER, GREATER NEW YORK
I really have to thank the Governor for that very kind introduction. It’s an honor to hear one of the most impressive and independent leaders in our country call me his soulmate.
And even if we weren’t soulmates, he’s much bigger than I am, so I wouldn’t Read More
>>Read the full text of the Mayor's speech here.
Pamela Lippe was excited. On Sunday afternoon, the green consultant and executive director of Earth Day New York for 17 years was sitting in one of the hundreds of white and blue chairs lining the American Museum of Natural History's Millstein Hall of Ocean Read More
Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to enact a three-year pilot program for congestion pricing where the city will charge $8 for drivers who enter Manhattan from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, he announced today.
Reminiscent of a plan successfully enacted in London, New York would use a combination of cameras and Read More
You know the drill: The Prospect Park Audubon Center offers the kids some “interactive exhibits” (let’s hope that doesn’t include that baboon family) with music, crafts and general whoop-de-do.
Back on the island, the Central Park Conservancy opens the Peter Jay Sharp Children’s Glade, a new area at the Great Read More
The ramp-up to Mike Bloomberg’s big Earth Day roll-out continues.
In radio address this morning, the mayor managed a trifecta of proposals that many energy experts will love but which, it’s probably fair to say, most vote-seeking, non-billionaire politicians would hesitate to touch with a ten-foot pole.
He pushed for “raising the gasoline tax,” Read More
Even Noah would have been impressed.
For two days this week, New York City endured the lashings of one of the worst storms in recent history, a northeaster that flooded streets, downed power lines and dumped nearly eight inches of rain on Central Park. With its olive-sized raindrops, it had the feel of some Biblical Read More
