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Carnegie Hill

June 04, 2012

Upper East Siders Save Scraps for Weekly Composting

Greenmarkets at East 82nd and 92nd streets will have regular compost drop-off sites for food scraps.

Union Square

May 07, 2012

Union Square Greenmarket Educational Van to Get Solar Power Upgrade

Green Mountain Energy Company, a clean energy provider, used customer donations to fund the project.

South Bronx

April 24, 2012

Bronx High Schools Win $25,000 for Cutting Energy Use in Half

The schools at the Morris Educational Campus won the 2012 Green Cup Challenge, an energy-saving contest.

Downtown

October 25, 2011

Greenmarket Ousted by Occupy Wall Street Tries Out New Location

One vendor said it was too early to say whether business would be better at West Broadway between Park Place and Barclay Street than it has been in Zuccotti Park.

Harlem

October 25, 2011

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Come to Harlem Bodegas

Eight bodegas will receive refrigeration units in a partnership with NYC Strategic Alliance for Health, GrowNYC and Red Jacket Orchards to carry fresh produce.

Downtown

October 24, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Forces Zuccotti Park Greenmarket to Relocate

The Zuccotti Park greenmarket, which has been in place for several years, will have to move to West Broadway between Park Place and Barclay Street as a result of the OWS encampment.

Manhattan

September 07, 2011

Clothing-Recycling Events to Coincide with Fashion Week

The environmental group GrowNYC announced plan to collect and recycle secondhand clothing from New Yorkers to reduce waste.

Upper East Side

August 05, 2011

Heirloom Fruits and Veggies Up for Auction at Sotheby's

The famed Upper East Side auction house, Sotheby's, will be hosting its second annual auction and fundraiser of heirloom fruits and vegetables on Sept. 27.

Washington Heights & Inwood

July 14, 2011

Inwood Gets Two Farmers Markets For Summer

A new farmers market in Inwood is bringing fresh produce to residents.

Upper East Side

June 15, 2011

Sotheby's Looks to Open Youth Farmers Market

Sotheby's auction house on the Upper East Side wants to run a youth farmers market on four days in September.

Manhattan

May 09, 2011

Recycling Program Helps Make City Schools More Eco-Friendly

GrowNYC and DNAinfo have teamed up to help start a recycling program at a Manhattan public school.

Harlem

April 26, 2011

Harlem Bodegas to Get Special Refrigerators to Carry More Fruits and Vegetables

Bodega owners in Central Harlem are being sought to install the units to carry more healthy food.

Manhattan

April 18, 2011

Local Public Schools Get Money for Gardens

Public schools across Manhattan were named recipients of a $2,000 city grant for school gardens and education.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

March 03, 2011

Food Scraps Wanted: City's Expanded Compost Program Launches Friday

City officials will kick off a pilot program expanding Greenmarket food scrap collection sites at Union Square on Friday.

Washington Heights & Inwood

January 19, 2011

Inwood Goes Green With Three Saturday Recycling Events

Inwood residents can start spring cleaning early with three recycling events planned for the area on Saturday.