The Lower East Side Ecology received word this week that it's been awarded a $1 million grant from the state of New York to create an artificial wetland in East River Park.
As you may know, the non-profit organization runs...
Join the Lower East Side Ecology Center for free eWaste Recycling right in our neighborhood.
This Sunday, October 26th, find the Ecology Center set up outside the Abrons Art Center, on Grand Street between Pitt Street and Bialystoker Place, accepting...
In partnership with the city's sanitation department, the Lower East Side Ecology Center's composting program is expanding. The NYC Compost Project already had drop-off sites in the ecology center's garden on East 7th Street and on East Houston Street...
If you have electronic equipment to get rid of, this weekend there's an opportunity to dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way. Old computers, TV's, printers, cables, DVD players, video game consoles and other items can be dropped...
As the extremely extended makeover of East River Park finally seems to be nearing completion, the park now includes far more plant life than it has recent years. But green space is always at a premium in NYC, as...
This weekend marks the citywide celebration of public parks, with It's My Park Day events throughout the five boroughs. Some events are on Saturday and some on Sunday, and you can participate in activities ranging from litter pickup and planting flowers...
Have you got a computer, a television or, maybe, a cell phone to unload? Luck would have it the Lower East Side Ecology Center and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver are sponsoring an e-recycling event on Sunday. You can drop...
From the in-box, word from State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver about this weekend's "electronic waste" recycling event. It'll be offered both Saturday and Sunday from 10-4, on Essex Street, between Grand and Hester. Residents, small businesses and non-profits are...
