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- ? Earth Pledge Foundation
122 E 38th St. H earthpledge.org , 212·725·6611
Fashion, food, green roofs & biogas – it’s all here!
23 b I i ? 4 Times Square & One Bryant
Park (LEED Platinum, under construction)
42nd St. btw 6th and 7th Avenues
Two great green skyscrapers! Both these and 24 ›
are by the high performance Durst Organization, NYC’s
committed green developers. 1 block west, the NY Times
building uses an efficient double “skin” of glass.
24 › i b The Helena
Energy Star apartment building. PV by H altPOWER.
com, NYC’s original solar skyscraper designer-installer.
25 ‡ F United Nations HQ (10%) and Secretary
General’s residence (100%) are wind powered. See H
unep.org and H un.org’s Millennium Goals. Watch for
new urban and global accords on climate change, too.
Cool New Power Sources
‡ Wind & Marine Power holds great promise – entre-preneurs
and venture capitalists, take note! ‡ Pilot
projects for Fresh Kills, Governors Island and East 90th,
75th, 62nd and 34th Street ferry terminals are being
planned. H LongIslandNN.org is developing 40 large
turbines to power 44,000 homes! ‡ Purchase wind
energy for your home or business from H Community-
Energy.biz , 866·WIND·123. Green Map’s office uses
their local NewWind Energy – yours can too!
26 ‡ k Underwater Turbines
East River, east side of Roosevelt Island
Using natural underwater currents to pioneer genera-tion
of low-impact electricity. 5-10 megawatts is the
eventual goal. H VerdantPower.com.
27 b ¶ ? 1400 Fifth Avenue
H 1400on5th.com
Harlem’s first affordable b and smart residences.
The Buzz in The Bronx
28 k b Environmental Construction Outfitters
901 E 134th St. H EnvironProducts.com , 800·238·5008
Natural building materials - paints, insulation & more.
29 › N F . Sustainable South Bronx
890 Garrison Ave. H SSBX.org , 718·617·4668
Environmental justice projects, community market and
Green Worker Coop – worker ownership and “green col-lar”
jobs. See H ArgusCommunity.org’s New Leaf, too.
30 b . Sunflower Way & Melrose Commons II
158th - 159th Streets btw Melrose & Elton Avenues
First affordable Energy Star housing in NY State, with
beloved community gardens, see H moregardens.org
31 i b Taino Plaza
Very energy efficient, with the Bronx’s first PVs!
32 b Bronx Criminal Court Complex
Advanced heating and cooling system, daylighting.
Consider the well-being of future generations when
you shop, eat, commute, work, play, create and vote!
Education for a Brighter Future
33 i N ƒ CUNY recently joined the Million
Solar Roofs partnership and plans to install 500 PV sys-tems
in NYC by 2010 – get trained at CUNY Center for
Sustainable Energy at Bronx Community College H cse-bcc.
org , 718·289·5458. 34 N CUNY Grad Center
offers continuing and public sustainability education,
365 Fifth Ave. H web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp , 212·817·8215.
35 N Pratt Center for Community Development has
energy auditing and public education. 379 DeKalb Ave.,
H prattcenter.net , 718·636. N See H NYSeia.org
and H ases.org. All students can get active with
H sustainUS.org and H EnergyAction.net, too.
i H NeighborhoodEnergyNetwork.org offers great
learning events, tours and supports neighborhood
organizing around town. Do-it-yourselfers, click H
green-trust.org and H realgoods.com. H nycApollo.
org promotes energy-related jobs and development
, 212·827·0200. See H NESEA.org’s Sustainable Yellow
Pages , 413·774·6051 and H alt-technica.com.
36 › St. Simon Stock School
2195 Valentine Ave. , 718·367·0453
Green roof and environmental education program.
37 i Gun Hill Bus Depot
Ely and Bartow Avenues
At 300 kilowatts, it’s NYC biggest i. See H nypa.gov.
Taking Charge in Queens
38 i o Noguchi Museum
32-37 Vernon Blvd. H noguchi.org , 718·204·7088
Inspiring art, too. Visit Socrates Sculpture Park, next
door, and recharge by the river.
39 / k Build It Green!
3-17 26th Ave. at 45th St. H bignyc.org , 718·777·0132
Re-usable building materials warehouse, save $$$! See
H HabitatNYC.org, H cecenter.org and H redo.org.
H WasteMatch.org exchanges all kinds of materials.
40 i b New York Hall of Science
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park – i 15kW
H nyhallsci.org , 718·699·0005
High performance daylighting in new Hall of Fame.
41 b J N ƒ Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main St. H queensbotanical.org , 718·886·3800
Beautiful, b has water recycling, i15kW, recycled
materials, under construction. Great sustainable land-scapes
and education programs. Go Green Queens!
42 › South Jamaica Library
11036 Guy Brewer Ave.
H queenslibrary.org , 718·739·4088
One of about 50 green roofs citywide. J books, too!
43 ¶ NYCHA Ocean Bay Community Center
57-10 Beach Channel Dr. , 718·634·4493
New geothermal system, under construction.
Gas Guzzling Departures
= Natural Gas Stations for the public are in each
borough. Go hybrid, flex-fuel or EV! NYC’s fleet has 6,000
alternative fuel and 70 electric vehicles.
- Fresh Kills Landfill Gas Extraction
& Processing Plant
, 212·977·5597, ext. 275
This 2,200 acre site stopped taking trash in 2001, now it
provides heating and cooking energy for Staten Island
homes. It’s huge – about 2.5 Central Parks! Open space,
wildlife habitat and much more renewable energy gen-eration
are planned for its future.
Start at Home!
g Invest in long-lasting compact fluorescent light
bulbs – save 75% of the energy, $$ & CO2. Each 22 watt
bulb saves $50 over its incandescent equivalent!
g Use Green Power! H PowerScoreCard.org compares
your electricity provider options.
$$ Buy ENERGY STAR appliances. Your old refrigerator
costs 2-3 times more to run than a new one
(even replacing the door-sealing gasket saves big $$).
$$ Own a home, co-op or building? It’s a great time to
invest more efficient windows and lighting, a well-tuned
boiler, LED exit signs, insulation, “smart” power bars,
etc. See H GetEnergySmart.org , 1·877·NY·SMART.
i Save 50% with current tax incentives for solar –
expect even more savings (see H dsireusa.org) and
better PVs every year. H BasicSolar.org explains the
intricacies and links to New York’s local solar electric
and hot water system installers.
$$ As you can see, making your home or workplace
more efficient is like creating a new source of income!
g Have savings or a retirement account? Invest in
renewable energy or socially responsible mutual
funds, and use a bank where it helps the community.
H GreenPages.org has options.
Energy Bright Lights
b Green Buildings
LEED Certified Building
EnergyStar Certified
I Fuel Cells
¶ Geothermal Energy
} Co-Generation Sites
i Solar Sites
› Green Roofs
- ‡ 26 Federal Plaza 290 Broadway and 500
Pearl Street are renewably powered government build-ings.
b NYC Department of Design and Construction
has built 16 much-admired b projects. Download free
manuals for high-performance buildings, geothermal
heat pumps, efficient lighting at H nyc.gov/html/
ddc/html/ddcgreen/ or buy from 07 N CityStore
in the Municipal Building, 1 Centre Street.
I Official Good News! The City has signed onto H
SierraClub.org’s national Cool Cities CO2 campaign, NY
State has a 25% renewable portfolio standard target
for 2013, a 9-state climate pact and an important en-ergy
research and development authority H nyserda.
org , 1·866·NYSERDA. NY Power Authority H nypa.org
has replaced 181,000 power-hungry fridges, and more.
As seen at H nyc.gov/sustainability, NYC’s Green Apple
Initiatives include I fuel cells, microturbines and
} co-generation systems in dozens of buildings, and
even a b competition. Find out more about CO2 and
business incentives for reducing º grid demand at H
nyc.gov/edc. City Council is on it too, ensuring that new
buildings built by NYC meet LEED standards by 2007.
Follow local legislation at H ClimateRescue.org and
H EANY.org and voice your opinion.
08 ¶ N o Center For Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place H aiany.org , 212·683·0023 Ro-tating
exhibits, events and info. Build it Green! NYC now
has several great green architecture firms, see
H aia.org/cote, H usgbc.org or H o2nyc.org.
b Renters and Owners, learn from experts with H
GreenHomeNYC.org. Click Get Started for great advice
and overviews of many buildings on this map, then
check the calendar’s cool events, including tours of
b and homes that don’t often welcome the public.
22 › ~
- ƒ Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
Now helping us all breathe free, these National Park
sites in New York Harbor are biomass-powered.
If the People will Lead, the Leaders will Follow
06
- NYC has 3 others using methane
gas to generate a total of 1600 kiloWatts.
62
- I Oakwood Beach Wastewater
Treatment Plant
This anaerobic gas digester uses a fuel cell to create
power from waste.
- H TriState-
Biodiesel.com makes clean fuel for any diesel engine
from used cooking oil. Learn more at H biodieselNOW.
com, New Jersey’s Hydrogen Center H policy.rutgers.
edu/ceeep, and H ElectrifyingTimes.com.
Brooklyn Designs for the Future
44 ‡ k Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th St. H BrooklynBrewery.com
100% wind-powered, community-minded beer! See
H GreenDrinks.org for monthly mixers around town.
45 i J ? GreenPoint Manufacturing &
Design Center
H GMDConline.com , 718·383·3935
1155 Manhattan Ave. (65 kW) & 810 Humboldt (55kW)
Vital manufacturing site with i by H altPOWER.com.
46 k _ ƒ Recycle A Bicycle
55 Washington H recycleabicycle.org , 718·858·2972
J bikes, new Swift folders, repairs and workshops.
F Design is getting greener. Look into H o2nyc.org’s
events & green design industry directory which includes
H cyberg.com, H IceStone.biz and more. Find NYC
events at H green-links.org and H GreenHomeNYC.org.
H TreeHugger.com has breakthrough projects and H
tinyurl.com/7e54b has industrial resources. Parsons New
School of Design and Tishman Center for Environment &
Design are on the cutting edge, see H newschool.edu.
See NYS Environmental Business Ass’n H eba-nys.org
, 518·432·6400 and H SustainableBusiness.com, too.
k Going shopping? Buy local! H livingeconomies.org
explains the benefits, H eco-logic.com has NYC shops.
For natural products, see H theGreenGuide.com, and
find a coupon book at H thegreenapple.org.
47 i b k ? Kiss & Cathcart, Architects
44 Court St. H kisscathcart.com , 718·237·2786
Specializing in “building-integrated PV”, where solar
panels ECOnomically replace roof and wall materials.
Tour during H GreenHomeNYC.org’s annual October b
Tour. Check out DC’s H SolarDecathlon.org, too.
48 k Community Capital Bank
111 Livingston St. & 140 58th St. , 718·802·1212
Investing in Brooklyn! H GreenMoneyJournal.com ex-plores
socially responsible and community investing.
49 i ~ k J Habana Outpost
755 Fulton St. H habanaoutpost.com , 718·858·9500
Solar powered café and J eco-fashion collective.
See H gaelyn.com and H sustainablestyle.org. Model
Summer Rayne Oakes of H summerrayne.net says,
“ Fashion now comes primarily from outsourced global
markets. It is imperative to consider transportation
and energy efficiencies as we dress for success.”
50 ~ k Park Slope Food Coop
782 Union St. H foodcoop.com , 718·622·0560
Huge selection of organic and local produce.
51 k J 3 R Living
276 5th Ave. H 3rliving.com , 718·832·0951
Locally made products and gifts and E-waste recycling!
52 i . ƒ 2 6-15 Garden
565 6th Ave. H organicity.org
Lovely community garden, with solar by Tracy Fitz.
53 ¶ i ƒ Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave. H brooklynkids.org , 718·735·4400
Becoming the US’s first green children’s museum by ‘07.
54 ¤ k . N East New York Farms!
New Lots Ave. btw Barbey & Warwick , 718·649·7979
A verdant cluster of farms and gardens growing food for
the community and developing economic opportunities
through a neighborhood farmers’ market (open Sat).
55 ~ k Flatbush Food Coop
1318 Cortelyou , 718·284·9717
Share the benefits. More k at H CoopAmerica.org
56 ¶ / Brooklyn Public Library - Kensington
Ditmas Ave. btw East 4th & 5th St. , 718·435·9431
All libraries save resources while they cultivate brains,
this one also saves energy. Cool roof, too!
57 I ƒ New York Aquarium
Surf Ave. at West 8 St. H wcs.org , 718·265·FISH
To be honest, fuel cells are not very interesting to
watch, but the sea life inside and Coney Island beach
outside sure are! Recharge your spirit by the sea.
58 i
μ Stillwell Avenue Station
Stillwell and Surf Avenues H mta.info
Take the subway’s D · F · N · Q train to see thin film PVs
arching gracefully over the train sheds.
Powering Up Staten Island
Though Staten Island has the fewest Powerful Green
Map sites, it has an abundance of great CO2 reducing
w parks, beaches, greenbelts and bluebelts.
59 b I › F Staten Island Ferry -
St. George Terminal
1 Bay St. H siferry.com
Exceptionally cool floating public space, with green
roof, harbor view and more! Free ferry, 24/7.
60 / Ganas Community
135 Corson Ave. H ganas.org , 718·720·5378
Perhaps NYC’s only intentional community (commune),
with 4 Everything Goes secondhand stores.
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- Bio-Based Energy
‡ Wind & Marine Power
(proposed sites in Grey)
= Natural Gas Stations
/ Reuse Site
k Green Businesses and Services
N Energy Education Resources
~ Healthy Café
A Year-round Greenmarkets
¤ City Farms
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- Fresh Kills
landfill’s gas), and biomass, which includes
plant-based fuels like ethanol.
‡ = Wind or Marine Power spins turbines 24/7 to
generate clean, quiet and efficient electricity.
Preserving Resources
N Libraries (Main Branch)
w Parks
x Waterfront Parks
z Botanical Gardens
A Year-round Greenmarkets
a Seasonal Greenmarkets
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Is NYC prepared?
8 Our fuelish choices are impacting everything –
2005’s weather extremes including Hurricane Katrina,
summer’s record drought in the Midwest and Europe,
Arizona’s week-long 110° heat wave, Bombay India’s
37 inches of rain in one day, then a two-foot snowfall
in NYC in early 2006 – all are indicators we can no lon-ger
ignore. Get the booklet Ready New York , 311, get
climate change resources H greenhousenet.org.
“Where’s the Non-Smoking Lane?”
– Steve Stollman H LocalExpression.com
{ Even though NYC has the lowest number of autos
per resident
of any major
US city, we’re
driving more
– 66,000,000
miles daily!
50% of NYC’s air pollution (and 80% of inhaled
cancer-causing substances) comes from vehicle emis-sions,
and the increase in heavier, less efficient autos
and especially wide SUVs is costly to all. NYC has new
pollution laws for garbage trucks, taxis, construction
equipment, and buses. Studies show auto emissions
will be reduced through congestion pricing (midtown
tolls – see H RPA.org). Nationally, 20% of CO2 comes
from autos. With 5% of global population, the USA
contributes 25% of the CO2 (now at a 650,000 year
high level!). 2005 was the hottest year on record.
8 Terror and trauma – over 40,000 Americans are
killed each year by cars, trucks and buses. In NYC, there
are over 650 accidents every day. { The 25 most
dangerous intersections for pedestrians and cyclists
are on the map. See H crashstat.org. Still gotta drive?
Slow down! Drive with a light foot and see highlights at
H greenercars.com. Don’t drive yourself to extinction.
º Smokestacks from fossil fueled electrical power
plants dot our waterfront. NYC’s air quality is No.3
worst in the US, according to Environmental Defense,
and over 185,000 of our kids already have asthma. See
H ed.org , 212·505·2100. Check air quality H epa.
gov/airnow and toxic emissions at H scorecard.org.
9 Peak Oil is the point at which oil extraction
declines worldwide. Some experts say we’re peaking
now. North America’s natural gas is in decline, too.
Costs are soaring! Are we adapting to using less fossil
fuel? See H oilawareness.meetup.com/36/, H Peak-
OilNYC.org or H EnergyBulletin.net.
9 There have been no major oil spills in NYC since
1990, but current diesel pollution hot spots are on the
map, along with Newtown Creek’s infamous fifty-year
old 17 million gallon spill – see H GreenpointvExxon.
com. Find out more about toxic infrastructure and other
justice issues through Natural Resources Defense Coun-cil
H nrdc.org, Sustainable South Bronx H ssbx.org
and West Harlem Environmental Action H weact.org
* Ecological Restoration sites cultivate natural wet-lands
and plants to clean up oil spills and landfill leaks,
as seen on Gaia Institute’s H gaia-inst.org.
Security Concerns: Nature creates hazards, but it’s our
careless development that fuels disaster.
μ Major Mass Transit Connections. Practically weath-er-
proof, subways transport 4.6 million riders daily,
buses carry 2.4 million. There’s a 20% discount with a
$10 Metro Card. Subway and bus H mta.info
, 718·330·1234 or check H hopstop.com for mixed
walking/transit directions. μ Advocacy: H Strap-hangers.
org campaigns for system improvements and
H vision42.org for light rail. E World Carfree Day is
September 22 – when will New Yorkers take part?
μ NYC has over 40% of the entire country’s mass tran-sit
– have an adventure on Metro
North (One Day Getaways), on
ferries, the Airlink, or take
¥ America’s only commuter
cable car, the Roosevelt Island
Tram . _ Take your bike along
and explore distant beaches and
parks. H nyc.gov/dot has ferry schedules, private bus
routes and live traffic cameras. Low CO2 travel by train
H Amtrak.com , 800·USA·RAIL or by bus H peterpan-bus.
com , 800·237·8747 or H trips123.com.
+ Car sharing saves hassle, $$$, congestion and
resources. When you need one, ZipCar’s efficient,
partly-hybrid fleet is conveniently parked in 19 spots
H zipcar.com , 866·4·ZIPCAR. Carpooling is another
great way to reduce impacts and avoid creeping along
in isolation - find one through , 1·866·NY·COMMUTE or
H carpoolworld.com. Combine your errands to reduce
frustration and congestion.
{ Brighter Lighting – most traffic cross-walk
and signals now use super efficient
LED lighting. Soon to be everywhere,
spot LEDs in exit signs, bike lights today.
Find i solar panels on new parking
meters, emergency phones and road-work signs.
Air & Water Transport
m Ferries and Water Taxis are delightful, especially the
free Staten Island Ferry with fresh green terminals at
both ends. See our great harbor and the Statue of Lib-erty.
Low-emission ferries are on our wishlist. Schedules
at H nyc.gov/dot - put “ferries” in the quick search.
X Water-borne Recreation - rowboats, kayaks, canoes
- are available at no or low-cost to the public, thanks
to boat-building groups H RockingTheBoat.org
, 718·466·5799, H FloatingTheApple.org and com-munity
groups like Bronx River Alliance H bronxriver.
org – H DowntownBoathouse.org has links to all.
See X Metropolitan
Waterfront Alliance’s
calendar and cam-paigns
H waterwire.
net , 800·364·9943.
X Sail on the H
Clearwater.org or with H nycAudubon.org to learn
about our waterways’ rich wildlife. H NYHarborSchool.
org is a visionary marine-themed NYC public school.
E Fastest growing source of CO2: Flying! It’s practi-cally
the same as each passenger driving alone to the
destination. Besides the noise pollution and emissions
around airports, high altitude releases of CO2 have
double the impacts. You can offset them (substitute
with carbon-reducing renewable energy development)
at H NativeEnergy.com or H BetterWorldClub.com, a
travel agency that offers roadside assistance to bicy-clers
and insurance discounts for hybrid cars. Vacation
locally and enjoy NYC’s global and natural diversity!
Free & Easy Options
- Bike Parking
• Bike Shops
Greenways
Bike Lanes
μ Major Mass Transit Connections
m Ferries and Water Taxis
X Community Boat Access
+ Car Sharing Parking Spots
Conserving Embodied Energy
g Conserving Energy is easy: Turn off lights, comput-ers,
TVs, A/Cs when not in use. Wear a sweater indoors
in winter so you can turn down the heating. Close
curtains on hot summer days. Find tips in English,
Chinese and Spanish at H GreenAppleMap.org. See
19 i SolarOne energy education center on Side 2.
Check your progress – is your energy bill shrinking?
Want a cleaner electricity source? Click “Power Your
Way” at H ConEd.com, compare at H PowerScore-
Card.org. Get advice from H IdealBite.com, H green-homeNYC.
org and NY State’s H GetEnergySmart.org
, 1·866·GRN·POWR. Ready to re-invest? See Side 2!
/ Waste Reduction and Reuse means don’t waste
energy buying disposables or tossing good stuff. Julia
Butterfly Hill of H CircleofLife.org says, “Bring your
own mug, take-out containers, and shopping bags.”
Make stuff you have last longer – if we bought and
tossed less, we’d see, smell and breathe less garbage
every day. Too much junk mail? Free list removal
H DMAconsumers.org. Prevent charities from bom-barding
you – give through H NetworkforGood.org.
N Libraries are a classic energy-saving resource. Each
borough’s major library is mapped; citywide, there are
over 200 branches! Check locations and hours:
H brooklynpubliclibrary.org , 718·230·2100 ext 4
H queenslibrary.org , 718·990·0700 ext 3
New York Public Library: H nypl.org, which serves
The Bronx , 718·579·4200, Manhattan , 212·661·0626
and Staten Island , 718·442·8562.
/ Second-hand shops are chic, cheap and prevent
waste, too. NYC has far too many to chart but find them
through , 1·877·NYC·STUFF, H nyc.gov/NYCwasteless
or H ReUseAlliance.net. Trade via H freecycle.org, or
set up a free Exchange Shelf in your community center
or lunch/laundry room. See 39/ on Side 2.
/ INFORM has WasteFree NYC, a Community Waste
Prevention Toolkit, and more online H informInc.org
/ Cultural non-profits and art schools can take a wide
variety of items donated by companies from Materials
for the Arts H mfta.org , 718·729·3001.
J Recycling really does save resources and energy.
Really! Get your neighbors to separate metal,
glass, paper, plastic for NYC’s deluxe weekly
pickup. H nyc.gov/sanitation , 311 has
details, free posters and schedules. Radio
Shack and Staples stores recycle batteries
and cellphones, see H earth911.org.
2 Composting means recycling kitchen scraps and
yard waste into fertile soil. This “black gold” is the
most efficient form of recycling. How-to and drop-off
info at H NYCcompost.org or Lower East Side Ecology
Center’s stand at 16 A Union Square Greenmarket
every M, W, F and Sat. J
LESEC also arranges electronic
“eWaste” recycling days for
computers, etc. around NYC
H LESecologycenter.org
, 212·477·4022. Recycle rain
too H rainbarrelguide.com!
Nature’s Way
w Ever felt an “urban heat island”? Every summer,
our streets and buildings concentrate the heat. Our w
Parks, . Community Gardens and other green spaces
provide cooler, cleaner air. Chill out by nurturing a
small oasis: water a windowbox or a street tree, see
H TreesNY.com. There’s about a half-million
street trees in NYC – get one planted , 311.
. Join a community garden and help cultivate a
formerly empty lot with H GreenGuerillas.org
, 212·402·1121
or NY Restoration
Project H nyrp.
org. Find . on
NYC’s open space
map H oasisnyc.
net – South Bronx, north Brooklyn, Harlem and the
Lower East Side are major . districts.
w Natural refreshment is free every day at NYC
parks! With 28,000 acres, we have the nation’s
largest urban park system. The City is re-planting
a diversity of native plants and restoring habitats
for butterflies and birds H NYCparks.org , 311.
x Waterfront park views and breezes air-con-dition
our spirit - see Metropolitan Waterfront
Alliance’s events and maps H waterwire.net.
z Enjoy and learn at lush Botanical Gardens in
the Bronx H nybg.org, Queens (see 41 b on Side
2) H queensbotanical.org, Staten Island
H sibg.org, Brooklyn H bbg.org. Find more z
like The Bronx’s H FriendsofBrookPark.org on map.
Food Matters
a 27 seasonal and A 15 year-round Greenmar-kets
bring the freshest seasonal tastes to your ta-ble.
Buy local to keep our region green. Open days
vary, get the current schedule at any Greenmarket
or H cenyc.org , 212·788·7476. The biggest one,
Union Square Greenmarket, is 16 A on Side 2.
¤ Grow your own food at a ¤ City Farm
like East New York Farms
, 718·649·7979, or connect with
regional organic farmers through a
Community Supported Agriculture
“subscription” program. 37 CSAs are
at H justfood.org , 212·645·9880.
~ Fuel for you: Meat production and im-ported
foods waste lots of energy and vitamins.
Alternatively, resource-efficient locally grown
and/or pesticide-free organic foods offer vitality
– see H TrueCostofFood.org and H GraceLinks.
org. Fish facts: H seafood.audubon.org helps you
avoid eating endangered fish and H GotMercury.
org helps you avoid endangering yourself.
~ With new healthy local and/or organic dining,
delivery and shopping options opening all the
time, we can’t chart them all – find ‘em online
H happycow.net or H vivavegie.org , 212·242·0011.
A vegetarian or vegan (totally free of animal prod-ucts)
diet is a great way to save energy.
F Mind Food: public radio like WBAI 99.5 FM or
WNYC 820 AM/93.9 FM; magazines like Plenty, Organ-ic
Style, Metropolis and E; community papers like
The Villager and books galore. See H grist.org, too.
7 Nuclear power plants
are controversial - true,
they create no CO2, but their radioactive waste is an
unsolved safety risk for current and future generations.
NYC’s closest 7power plant, Indian Point, is a major
security risk, too. Cities, counties and Congress mem-bers
want it closed - learn more at H riverkeeper.org
8 There is no national security without environmental
security. Contact policy makers via Who Represents Me
H NYPIRG.org. See corporate campaigns at H ran.org
& faith-based action at H ClimateCrisisCoalition.org.
“ Government support for energy conservation
and renewables is a very sensible priority.”
– Ben Cohen, president H TrueMajority.org
Each of us has the power to change NYC’s energy future.
See this map’s “Bright Sides ” for getting around and
more secure, greener living. Get efficient and involve
your school, workplace, apart-ment
building, place of wor-ship
and community center.
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i At the southwest tip
of Manhattan, there’s a
high-end showcase: stroll
around the pesticide-free
lawns and look at blue PV
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residential towers. See
the moving 02 o
Irish Hunger Memorial,
native plant gardens and
site-specific artworks along the esplanade. Hudson
River views recharge your spirit as you walk south.
Manhattan’s largest solar array - 36 kiloWatts - is atop
03 i Museum of Jewish Heritage’s south annex, and
the i Verdesian towers above. H BatteryParkCity.
org explains their complex’s advanced green develop-ment
policies. You’re just around the bend from:
04 b I ƒ F Staten Island Ferry -
Whitehall Terminal
SE corner of Battery Park H siferry.com
Both the Manhattan and Staten Island terminals are
bright new green buildings, with great views of the har-bor!
Open 24/7. The ferry is a wonderful escape - enjoy
a free harbor cruise any time.
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Power Diversity in the East Village
09 b J ? National Audubon Society
700 Broadway , 212·979·3000 H audubon.org
Improvements save 60% of energy costs in one of NYC’s
first green retrofits. Livability-focused Project for
Public Spaces H pps.org is also based here.
10 k ~ Fourth St. Food Coop
58 East 4th St. , 212·674·3623
Working together saves 25% on organic food.
11 b East Third Street has 4 new affordable Lower
East Side People’s Mutual Housing Association develop-ments
by Chris Benedict RA, who has 38 more clustered in
Brooklyn and Inwood , 212·477·6016. See H Greeninga-
Block.org, which aims to transform an entire LES block.
12 i . ƒ 2 6BC Botanical Garden
East Sixth St. btw Avenues B & C H 6bc.org
PVs catch the sun for the waterfall and shed lights.
13 k _ ƒ Recycle A Bicycle
75 Avenue C , 212·475·1655
Youth empowerment low-cost bike shop.
14 i . ƒ 2 Lower East Side Park
Just east of 1st Ave. btw East 11th & 12th Streets
H OpenRoadNY.org , 212·460·8467, ext. 160.
Youth designed! PVs, pond and water J-swale.
15 ~ k f Angelica Kitchen
300 East 12th St. , 212·228·2909
A pioneer, this organic café is now one of dozens in NYC
serving healthy locally grown, energy-efficient veg-etarian
meals. See links in Side 1’s “Food Matters”.
Heading Uptown in Manhattan
16 A 2 _ f Union Square Greenmarket
17th St. & Broadway H cenyc.org , 212 ·788·7476
Biggest A in NYC. Union Square Park is a free speech
mecca and starting point for Critical Mass rides.
17 b J F ? Natural Resources
Defense Council
40 West 20th St. , 212·727·2700
Powerful advocates for eco-energy, green buildings and
CO2 reduction. Terrific website at H nrdc.org.
18 i ABC Carpet & Home
888 Broadway , 917·496·4439
Solar consulting on 1, organic linens upstairs. Calculate
your new i electric bill at H ABCrealgoodsSolar.com.
19 i w ƒ o Solar One
Stuyvesant Cove Park, East River at 23rd St.
H solar1.org , 212·505·6050
n People Power created this vibrant eco-park, and
H StuyvesantCove.org and Community Environmental
Center created this energy, arts and education center.
20 b / NYC’s Children Intake Center
Bright daylighting and quality air.
21 b ƒ ? Cloud Institute for
Sustainability Education
307 7th Ave. H sustainabilityed.org , 212·645·9930
Teacher training, bio-sculpture & resource N. See H
NEED.org, H HealthySchools.org & H EarthDayNY.org.
Empowered Mobility
The power to change is in our hands, thanks to abun-dant
free, low-cost and readily available options for
our daily needs, all across NYC! Multiple benefits: a
healthier hometown, cleaner air, more $ saved and a
more physically fit you. Start here today – then move
on to Side 2‘s energy investments.
Getting Around
] Walking is one of the greatest adventures in the
Green Apple, and powerfully efficient, too. Explore di-verse
cityscapes on 6,000
miles of sidewalks.oe We
recommend walking the
dog every day, even if you
don’t have a pet. w NYC
Parks offer great walking
and refreshment anytime.
] Take a free guided
urban adventure walk with
H nycParks.org, H Walk
NY.org , 212·228·3126 or
H shorewalkers.org. Get inspired by H nysonglines.
com and NY Soundmap at H nyAcousticEcology.org.
What can your block association, club or school do to
improve conditions? Kids and community resources
include the Walking School Bus , 646·375·2306 and
H ActiveLivingResources.org. See H TrafficRelief.
org, H BikeWalk.org and H RightOfWay.org, too.
] ....... _ ....... 75 miles of car-free Greenways offer
beautiful biking, walking, running and skate paths.
NYC’s network grows each year (see H treebranch.com)
as does the East Coast Greenway H greenway.org.
_ Connect with 108 miles of _ ......._ ....... Bike
Paths and 25 accessible bridges, including those over
Jamaica Bay, East River and Harlem River, the Tri-Bor-ough,
George Washington and more. All are detailed on
NYC’s great Bike Map at H nyc.gov/dot , 311. It in-cludes
bikes-on-transit rules, safety tips and far more
than we can detail on this small but Powerful Map!
_ Fast, convenient, healthy and cheap: 120,000 ride
bicycles in NYC every day, enjoying the many advan-tages
of this powerful vehicle for social change!
Dress visibly – lights, bell and good brakes are re-quired,
plus a helmet for those 14 and under. E Bikes
usally win cross-borough car·subway·bike races.
_ Advocacy, planning, great rides & events with
Time’s Up! H times-up.org , 212·802·8222 and
Transportation Alternatives H transalt.org
, 212·629·8080. Ride the state with New York Bicycle
Coalition H nybc.net, and help calm NYC’s streets at
monthly H Critical-Mass.org rides – see 16 A on
Side 2. See H BikeCult.com and H NewMobility.org.
- Some garages offer secure bike parking, your work-place
may, too. There are 3,169 City Bike racks installed
– get one from H nyc.gov/dot , 311. Sad-looking
“beater bikes” deter theft, good locks are a necessity.
_ Pedicabs are delightful bike-powered taxis. Catch
one on the street or call Manhattan Rickshaw for a ride
, 212·604·4729.
NYC now has its first
hybrid fuel taxis and
luxe car service
H OZOcar.com
, 866·OZO·5966.
Juicing Up the Green Apple!
Dreamt up during the Blackout of 2003,
this map was created to promote energy awareness
and action in New York. Tired of paying more all
the time? Sick of having a noisier, grimier commu-nity?
We are surrounded by healthy energy choices
– small changes, better habits and time-saving
innovations! Let this Powerful Green Map guide you
to New York City’s wealth of sustainable* options.
The Unfolding Story of this Map
Open this map in sections to view three maps:
• Dark Side – Why We Need to Act Now
• Bright Side – Every Day & Easy Green Choices
• Powerful Investments – For Today & Tomorrow
Glossary
*Sustainability - a balance of environmental
integrity, social equity and economic vitality.
Climate Change - Global Warming: undeniably
impacted by humanity’s choices, weather is getting
erratic and stormier, with dire predictions ahead.
Emissions - airborne discharges of pollution, CO2 or
water vapor, etc. into the atmosphere.
Renewable Energy - powered by the sun: solar, wind,
biomass (plants) and other infinite resources.
H = At this website address ( may need www.)
Click to learn more, download resources, etc.
, = Call this telephone number for details
About this Map
Green Maps are locally made maps of the natural
and cultural environment that use Green Map® Icons
to indicate sites and promote sustainability. This is
the 225th published worldwide, as seen at H Green-
Map.org! NYC’s is the original Green Map, and this
energy edition is our fifth citywide Green Apple Map.
f = Get Maps at Greenmarkets, gardens, libraries,
green businesses and at other sites on this map.
Send in a stamped, self-addressed envelope for one
copy or call/email for many. This map is also avail-able
as a poster, or tape 2 together for your wall.
There’s more energy online: H GreenAppleMap.org
has in-depth information, f, links and tips in Chi-nese,
Spanish and English. See NYC youth maps, too.
Green Map System
PO Box 249, New York, NY 10002
, 212·674·1631
email: apple@gr eenmap.org
You Have the Power!
What’s your dream for the future - the Baked Apple
or a healthy, beautiful city?
By exposing current and predicted energy-related
problems on this map, our aim is to create aware-ness
and positive action for our common future.
Even though NYC is known as the USA’s most energy
efficient city, we are paying a very high cost for our
current power choices:
• the highest asthma rate in the country
• fossil fuel dependency, resulting in debt,
unhealthiness and injustice
• the insecurity of being unprepared for the future
• the changing climate - the impacts of global
warming are just dawning on us
Climate Change Predictions
v What happens to our city’s 580 miles of
shoreline if the ocean water levels rise as Columbia
Earth Institute’s “Climate Change and a Global City”
report (Vivien Gornitz, 2001 H earth.columbia.edu)
predicted? Without surge barriers, areas impacted
by a 10 foot flood are shown in grey. Accelerated
by the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other
greenhouse gases from cars, buildings, farms,
landfills, etc., ancient glaciers and the North Pole
are melting, pouring fresh water into the oceans.
New York could lose its storm surge buffers,
M vital infrastructure (water treatment
and subway stations, airports,
bridges) and biodiversity at
the same time. Your energy-smart
actions today can
help prevent this prediction
from becoming reality.
Energy Dark Sides: True Costs & Predictions
B right Lights - Big City
New York’s energy is legendary!
Requiring an investment of time or money, the
green sites and resources on this half of the
map use conservation and efficiency along with
renewables and other advanced and decentral-ized
forms of energy. Paybacks include rebates
and tax credits, smaller utility bills, healthier
neighborhoods and a true sense of security in
knowing you are a clean power generator.
Respecting the privacy of residents, please view
sites from the street unless a specific address
is provided. ? = by appointment only, please.
Sites indicated with a single Green Map Icon give
you an overview of the great progress being made.
Glossary
H = At this website address (may need www.)
100 + websites are included for your convenience.
, = Call this telephone number for details
f = Get Green Maps here
b = Green Buildings include efficiency, renew-able
energy, green materials and/or a green roof
or garden. Every building in NYC can be greener.
= “LEED” (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design) Certi-fied
Buildings meet the nation-ally
accepted standard for design,
construction and operation of high performance
green buildings. The key features of these build-ings
are sustainable site development, water sav-ings,
energy efficiency, green materials selection
and indoor environmental quality. H usgbc.org.
› = Green Roofs use a living carpet of plants to
cool the air while insulating the building. There’s
two kinds: extensive (not meant to be walked
on) and intensive (more garden-like). Good for
absorbing noise and rainwater, attracting birds
and butterflies; fireproof, too. There are also cool
roofs, painted to reflect heat. H GreenRoofs.org
and H CoolRoofs.org. H GreeningGotham.org
has NYC case studies – our flat roofs are ideal!
Renewables and Alternatives generate clean en-ergy
locally. This “distributed generation” creates
thousands of new jobs and reduces our depen-dence
on foreign oil at the same time:
I = Fuel Cells create hydrogen to generate elec-tricity
on the spot, lowering º grid demand.
¶ = Geothermal systems pump up warmth in
winter or cold in summer from deep underground
wells, where the temperature is always stable.
} = Co-Generation produces heat and either
electricity or mechanical energy from one fuel,
dramatically increasing output.
i = Solar Panels generate electricity (PV sys-tems)
or hot water without emissions. Payback
Period is the cost of installation minus the
savings on your electric bill. Net Metering means
excess PV power can be sold to Con Edison.
- = Bio-based includes bio-diesel (recycle
cooking oil to run your car!), anaerobic digest-ers
(such as the ones that use 62
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