Take Action: Sign Divest From Fossil Fuels Petition Now
Open Letter to New York Comptrollers DiNapoli and Stringer: We want you to do more for our climate future. It’s time to divest New York’s pension funds from fossil fuels. We urge you to direct the six New York State and City pension funds, in total $350 billion, to do the following: 1) Immediately stop […]
Alert: Diller Island is not to be
Hello Sierrans, Yes, the Diller Island fiasco had to go—2.7 acres of performance spaces on the hurricane-prone Hudson River would have been an environmental disaster. But — what about the other 490 acres of water that are just as likely to suffer from Irma – or Harvey-like wind and rain and flooding? The water part […]
Photo Gallery: Gateway National Recreation Area in Queens
Check out these lovely photos of Gateway National Recreation Area in Queens taken by Don Riepe, an active Sierra Club member and a leader in the Littoral Society. Check out upcoming Littoral Society events here: http://www.littoralsociety.org/upcoming-events.html
MTA and DOT Are Weighing a River-to-River Busway for 14th Street During L Train Shutdown
Repost from David Meyer at Streets Blog NYC: http://nyc.streetsblog.org/2017/06/06/mta-and-dot-are-weighing-a-river-to-river-busway-for-14th-street-during-l-train-shutdown/ DOT and the MTA may go beyond typical bus lanes in their plan to keep people moving on 14th Street during the L train shutdown, which will suspend service west of Bedford Avenue for 15 months starting in April 2019. The options on the table include […]