Tag: New York City

Whole Foods Taps Brooklyn's Gotham Greens for Rooftop Farm

05.15.13, 9:31am Comments (0)

Whole Foods Market has partnered with rooftop farmers Gotham Greens on their new site in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Sustainable, local agriculture in the heart of NYC. Read more »

Jerry Resists: Grand Juries and Political Trials

By Willie Osterweil

05.07.13, 9:40am Comments (0)

Jerry Koch, a legal activist and anarchist, has been subpoenaed for a grand jury and may face jail time for refusing to cooperate. Read more »

Bike Sharing Finally Comes to NYC

By Willie Osterweil

04.30.13, 9:50am Comments (1)

Long-delayed, New York City's bike share is rolling out the program in May, and stations have begun appearing throughout the city. Read more »

Making the Solidarity Economy a Movement in NYC

By Willie Osterweil

02.26.13, 6:55am Comments (0)

A new report from SolidarityNYC outlines all the ways that disparate solidarity economy initiatives can meet their needs and come together to form a movement. Read more »

Airbnb Helps Homeless Sandy Victims Find Free Shelter

By Beth Buczynski

11.08.12, 8:50am Comments (0)

Airbnb and the City of New York partner to connect survivors with people who are able to provide free housing. Read more »

Occupy Sandy Brings Relief to NYC

By Willie Osterweil

11.08.12, 7:44am Comments (2)

Doing relief for Hurricane Sandy, Occupy steps up where FEMA, the Red Cross and New York City failed. Read more »

Occupy S17: Chaos, Possibility, Failures, Futures

By Willie Osterweil

09.19.12, 3:29pm Comments (0)

The protest actions celebrating the one year anniversary Occupy Wall Street in New York City prefigure the pattern of future protests and creative public uses of the city. Read more »

How to Create a Pop-Up Library

By Cat Johnson

06.06.12, 7:19am Comments (0)

Pop-Up libraries help to build community and provide a way to share resources. Street librarians Adam Wiesehan and Margaret Day offer tips on hosting your own. Read more »

NYC Meetup About Trust and Sharing

By Seth Schneider

05.31.12, 11:08am Comments (0)

On Monday, June 4, 2012, SharedSquared NY is holding a meetup called Trust: the Key Element to Success in Sharing. The event will focus on the difference between trust, reputation and influence; how trust differs between sharing economy businesses; and rules for how companies can create trust. Read more »