A lifeguard monitors the Hamilton Fish Pool on the Lower East Side amid nationwide staffing shortages. Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila The Lifeguard Shortage of 2022 The 2022 outdoor pool season started with a splash. Specifically, a splash from NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue as she... News 29 Jun 2022 | 12:33
A group of kids play a ball game in the grass. Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila The Return of Adventures NYC in Central Park Two girls slide through the trees of Central Park, the buildings of midtown behind them, and the green lawns of the Sheep... Home 22 Jun 2022 | 03:16
Dr. Kristina Douglass. Photo: Bill Guth, Yale University Kristina G. Douglass to Join Columbia Climate School as First Faculty Hire Kristina G. Douglass is driven by questions. The archaeologist and anthropologist said she often feels like a fish out of... News 15 Jun 2022 | 01:57
Cup Zero’s reusable drinkware is used on Classic Harbor Line’s Manhattan boat tours. Photo: Meryl Phair Tackling Single-Use Waste with Cup Zero Aboard Classic Harbor Line’s America 2.0 schooner, the guests on the day sail to the Statue of Liberty sit back and enjoy... News 08 Jun 2022 | 10:11
Birdwatchers in Central Park with NYC Audubon’s “Drop In and Bird” walk. Photo: Meryl Phair Birdwatchers Flock to City Parks During Spring Migration The dedicated birdwatchers of NYC Audubon’s “Drop In and Bird! Morning Bird Walks” in Central Park meet at 81st Street and... News 27 May 2022 | 01:15
At Pier 62 on the drizzly first day of the Climate Change Tour. Photo: Meryl Phair A Climate Change-Themed Boat Tour The inaugural Climate Change Tour by Classic Harbor Line and the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIANY)... News 08 May 2022 | 03:51
The new Flag Project installation at Rockefeller Center. Photo: Meryl Phair ‘Only One Earth’: Rockefeller Center’s Flag Project on Climate Change The flags at Rockefeller Center wave in the wind, rippling in a kaleidoscope of designs. The colorful flags ring the central... News 14 Apr 2022 | 10:17
Central Park in late February. Photo: Meryl Phair Climate Change Research Begins in Central Park Central Park is a green oasis in a concrete city. Its crisscrossing pathways offer a refuge from the hubbub of traffic for... News 03 Mar 2022 | 09:13