In the news recently:
Diversity Diminishes Closer to the Top at NYC Nonprofits and Foundations (New York Nonprofit Press)
Flood Harvesting Housing Brings Tidal Power to New York City (Inhabitat)
Without Cars, a Different Sort of 42nd St. (New York Times)
Poster-Loving Civic Groups Protest Steep Fines (City Room)
Scandal Leaves Lack of Service in Its Wake (City Limits)
The Immigrants [...]
With so many documentary filmmakers looking for funding, and so many nonprofits looking for ways to spread awareness about social issues, how do they all find each other? The Good Pitch tries to make it a bit easier.
An initiative by the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, “The Good Pitch [...]
Founded in 2007 and run entirely by volunteers, the Street Memorial Project honors cyclists and pedestrians that have been killed on New York City’s streets. According to the website, the Project was inspired by similar groups in Pittsburgh and St. Louis, and continues the work of many groups and volunteers who have created similar memorials [...]
News from the past week:
Teacher of Young Rikers Inmates Curates Student Artwork in B’klyn (Brooklyn Eagle via Nostrand Park)
What’s Capacity got to do with my City? (Frumination)
FEASTing in Brooklyn (Brooklyn Based)
AIDS Activists Seek Gains Amid High Infection Rate (City Limits)
Trying to Return Oysters to Jamaica Bay (City Room)
Homelessness, Man’s Best Friend and a Hard Choice [...]
A few years ago, Governors Island was a kind of mysterious off-limits outpost off the tip of Manhattan. I remember when I was still new to New York looking out from the Manhattan Bridge and seeing this landmass and wondering if I was looking at Staten Island, Brooklyn, or New Jersey.
That mystery began to [...]
Here in New York City, we know that a lot of things, people, and good times can fit into the tiniest of spaces. Park(ing) Day NYC embraces this notion and proves that even a space as small as a parking spot can make a difference: they’re organizing an event on Friday, September 18, when people [...]
The Queens Museum of Art’s Panorama of the City of New York is one of the most fascinating permanent exhibits in the city. It’s the only place you can view all five boroughs and all of its buildings, streets, bridges, waterways, and parks all at once.
Now, through September 27, you can also get a sweeping [...]
In the “What’s in a Name?” feature, we highlight New York-based organizations and programs that have clever, quirky, mysterious, revealing, or non-traditional names. See our previous posts about All Day Buffet, Echoing Green, and Hi-4 Entertainment.
The name Slideluck Potshow is a mouthful at first, but I quickly realized it’s a mashup of slideshow and potluck—and [...]
News from the past week:
Schools Are Safer Without Metal Detectors and Harsh Discipline (RaceWire)
A Nurturing Network Grows in Bushwick (City Limits)
Rainforest activists: High Line wood a ‘pour’ choice (The Villager)
Grassroots arts center is rebuilding ‘green,’ from ground up on L.E.S. (The Villager)
Salvation Army Makes a Summer Appearance (City Room)
Maps Point Cyclists to Unexpected Places (City [...]
If you’ve ever watched NYC’s five-hour, 60-block Pride parade, you’ve probably been blown away by the number and variety of groups marching. Just how many organizations are there in New York that specifically work with the LGBT community? Idealist currently lists 148 organizations that match the criteria, but I’m sure there many others that aren’t [...]
