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IMPROVING JAMAICA BAY PARKS
Mayor Bloomberg, along with representatives of the US Department of the Interior, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York City and State Departments of Environmental Conservation, this week announced a joint project to improve parkland and water quality in and around 10,000 acres of Jamaica Bay. By… 
PREPARING FOR IRENE
As Hurricane Irene approaches, City and State agencies are preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. States up and down the east coast, including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, have declared anticipatory states of emergency. Mayor Bloomberg has announced a mandatory evacuation by 5pm Saturday for Zone A of New York City (click here to download a map of the NYC Hurricane Evacuation Zones… 
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Unexpected stalactites drip down from the ceilings. Along the center of the tracks are rills. Somehow in the subways, there is always water. Pulled by gravity, it moves through the small spaces in concrete and soil – technically called pores – and seeps out through the tile grout. Like the puddle we step over at the corner, most of us don’t spend much time thinking about how the water got there or where it’s going… 
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