NYC Green Maps + Climate Action

It’s Climate Week NYC and we’re inviting you to a climate and culture solutions tour - come on outside with us as the week winds down on Sunday, Sept 28th. RSVP at bit.ly/GM928tour

Since our newest Green Map is of Passive House buildings in NYC, our tour starts at noon at ABC No Rio, a Passive House culture space under construction at 156 Rivington. We’ll see community gardens, energy sites and more in this storied neighborhood as we head toward East River Park during the community celebration of the newly opened elevated south end of the East Side Coastal Resilience project. Please RSVP! 

This 2 hour walking tour also marks the last day of the community gardens’ Harvest Arts Festival and you can head to the closing party hosted by LUNGS later on. So much goodness! Wendy will also be taking part in the Solar Pavillion celebration in La Plaza (9th & C) at 6PM on September 27th.  

There’s a new Green Map taking shape at the Harbor School on Governors Island again this Climate Week (see 2024’s here - our News section is full of inspiring mapping and outcome stories). As seen in this photo shared by the school, the students are using bicycles and the Green Map Platform, our open source collaboration resource, which has users all over the world.

Want to know more? We host an online Open Hour at 11 AM on the first Weds of every month - RSVP for Oct 1st at bit.ly/GMooh25 (find our events at GreenMap.org/explore/all-events). Let’s meet up during Climate Week or reach out to info@greenmap.org anytime! 

Yes, there is a second opportunity to take a similar walking tour during the Lower East Side Arts & Culture Open House on Saturday October 18, starting at 2PM. Get details and RSVP at bit.ly/GM1018tour

At Green Map, we are part of a widespread movement for a better common future. Get involved from where you live! You can be sure that Green Map will continue its work on behalf of local leadership, and greener, healthier communities everywhere.   

Your support is always welcome!

Links:

• RSVP for our Sept 28 climate and culture solutions tour
• Or walk with us in October!

It's been wonderful having events this year! In addition to live events, our monthly Open Hour continues on first Wednesdays at 11 (except in August), as noted on our Events page. 

Starting with the Earth Day Week crew in Saugerties, above, workshops have helped bring forth great ideas about local resources, places and people who are making positive change in their community. 

Several interested people joined our 2025 Jane's Walk in May, which offered a planner's view of the Avenue C Cultural Corridor with anthropologist Ms Pentecost and designer Ms Brawer, who is also Green Map's Director. Special thanks to all the locations we visited, including Campos Garden, our starting point! 

In May, an Italian economics student began his internship with us. Mr Reckhaus took part in conferences, events, zooms and meetings, starting with the NYC Department of Education’s Climate Action Days for middle and high school students. While here, he updated a segment of the Energy Map of NYC, and added 50 Passive House Buildings - explore the map at bit.ly/PHBldg-NYC. We’re gearing up to update more segments - watch for news soon.

Also in May, the annual Earth Celebration involves practically everyone in the East Village. Our Director was dubbed an East River Steward and was invited to say a few words about this tidal estuary and its role in our lives by procession director, Ms Young. 

In June we took part in the National Grow Together, also known as the American Community Gardener Association conference, providing workshops and tours. The photo below is by Mr Reuter of Green Thumb, NYC Parks community garden branch, taken at the verdant La Plaza Cultural. It's been a wet spring and summer so far, which is great for the fireflies as well as our green spaces. 

We wanted to add a special shout out to our long time partner in Taiwan, Society of Wilderness, which celebrated 30 years! This all-volunteer NGO has spread to every corner of their country.

As Ms Shen wrote, “The Taiwan Green Map project has now been going strong for 27 years. During the event, we shared the story of our connection with you on stage. Dr. Lee, who first met you in the U.S., presented a small Taiwan Green Map flag and a SOW scarf embroidered with your name.”

Excitingly, our Board member, Mr Yu, happened to be in Taipei at the right moment and joined the Wild at Heart celebration. Thank you SOW, for all your great work - check it out at impacts.greenmap.org!

Our planet needs all of us! Our best to all as the season continues. Look for our fall event news soon -