Mahattan Chamber of Commerce Honors New York City's
Premier Business Leaders, Green Apple Cleaners Honored with the Green Business
of the Year Award for 2009 The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce (MCC),
one of New York City’s oldest and most respected business development and
professional networking organizations, presented its 2009 Green Business of the
Year Award for 2009 to David Kistner, Founder and President of Green Apple
Cleaners. The award was presented at the MCC 2009 Business Awards Breakfast, an
event that celebrates the achievements of New York City entrepreneurs who have
established themselves as leaders in their respective industries. Read more...
Mayor Bloomberg and Bette Midler Plant 250,000th Tree to
Celebrate Two-Year Anniversary of MillionTreesNYC The Mayor and Ms.
Midler also announced the new “Put Down Roots” pilot program encouraging New
York City homeowners to plant trees in their front and backyards. Read
more...
Tree Museum Along The Grand Concourse
Opens Bronx, NY-Along a four-and-a-half-mile stretch of the Grand
Concourse-the historic boulevard connecting Manhattan to the parks of the north
Bronx-a most unusual “museum without walls” is currently open and remains on
view 24 hours a day, seven days a week until October 12, 2009 as part of the
centennial celebration of the “Park Avenue of the working class.” Read more...
TREE Fund Announces Partnership with
MillionTreesNYC New green jobs initiative will train students over
five years, bringing together leaders from several aspects of the arboriculture
industry for the betterment of students. Read more...
MillionTreesNYC Joins President’s United We Serve
Initiative MillionTreesNYC is taking part in United We Serve, a
national effort launched by President Obama to engage more Americans in serving
their communities this summer. Read
more...
City Celebrates Inaugural Class of MillionTreesNYC
Training Program The seven-month paid, environmental job training
program held its first graduation ceremony at the Arsenal in Central Park. The
program provides on-the-job career training and education to a select group of
New Yorkers who wish to build careers in the fields of urban forestry
management, ecological restoration and urban landscaping. Read more...
Over 4,000 Trees Planted to Green CUNY
Campuses The CUNY community - students, administrators, friends and
family - planted over 4,000 trees on CUNY campuses and nearby parks throughout
the five boroughs. Read more..
Actress Glenn Close and MillionTreesNYC Host Arbor Day
Tree-Mendous Challenge 500 NYC 5th graders, BNP Paribas employees and
community members planted over 200 trees in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn to
celebrate Arbor Day 2009. Read
more…
20,000 Trees Planted in New York City on Hands On New
York Day More than 5,000 volunteers spruced up 77 parks, gardens and
community spaces in all five boroughs during New York Cares' 15th annual Hands
on New York Day, sponsored by HSBC Bank. Of that number, more than 1,300
volunteers planted 20,000 trees. Read
more…
MillionTreesNYC Training Program Mayor Michael
R. Bloomberg and US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack have
announced that the Department of Agriculture has awarded a $2 million grant to
create green jobs and restore urban forests in New York City. Read more…
New York Knicks and Parks Acorns to Oaks Students Plant
Trees in Hunts Point for MillionTreesNYC Representatives and players
from the New York Knicks joined with the NYC Department Parks & Recreation's
Acorns to Oaks tree education program to plant 50 trees at Hunts Point
Recreation Center in the Bronx as part of MillionTreesNYC. Read
more…
MillionTreesNYC March Newsletter Spring has
sprung and MillionTreesNYC is buzzing with activity! Our March newsletter tells
you everything that's going on, including some great ways for you to get
involved. Read the
newsletter…
Youth Tree Stewards Green Morrisania, Bronx with Trees
to Improve Neighborhood's Health Parks foresters and youth from the
Phipps Community Development Corporation yesterday planted trees on public
streets in Morrisania. Read
more…
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School and Parks Forester Jose
Baez (‘86) Spruce up Inwood Hill Park in MillionTreesNYC
Effort Through MillionTreesNYC, Parks' Natural Resources Group
Forestry Crew Member Jose Baez led 8th grade students from his alma
mater. Read more…
Parks and MillionTreesNYC Youth Jobs Training
Participants Plant Trees in Riverdale Park The MillionTreesNYC
Training Program is a jobs program offering professional training with a focus
on forestry and horticulture to young adults disconnected from schools or
careers. Read more…
Parks Launches “Acorns to Oaks” MillionTreesNYC
Afterschool Program The Parks Department‘s Urban Park Rangers and
GreenApple Corps yesterday launched a new MillionTreesNYC Afterschool program,
“Acorns to Oaks” Read more…