Where maritime industry once thrived, and where a tunnel was thwarted, New York’s submarine species make homes in the shadow of waterfront development.

At one of the country’s largest food distribution hubs, a logistical choreography keeps our fish fresh.

As midsummer nights get hotter and wetter, outdoor performance venues and workers are adapting.

Beloved for their innocence and feared as vectors of disease, pigeons are a divisive and constant presence in New York City. A monumental statue atop the High Line urges us to consider how our feral friends (or foes) are in fact just like us.

A seafood purveyor builds a sustainable business amidst rising and heating oceans and insatiable demand.

Along the Brooklyn-Queens border, 50 acres of abandoned water infrastructure have gradually transformed into a unique wetland ecosystem. What's in store for the Ridgewood Reservoir?

New York City has passed sweeping new laws to green the city’s roofs. What do they mean for residents, building owners, and birds?

In 2016, a Brooklyn artist was commissioned to design Highland Park’s first public sculpture. Four years later, much of her work — and life — now orbits around the site and its community of residents and stewards.

Our inaugural Urban Wild Writer in Residence reports from the four mounds of the future Freshkills Park.