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Open House New York Map

Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Open House, Landmarks, Mansions, Houses, Open House New York, Parks, Architecture, Design, Buildings, New York, New York News

This weekend marks the 7th Annual Open House New York, when the city opens its doors to the public, giving free tours of some of its most famed archit...

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Village Green: The World's Best City Park

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Paris, Cities, Parks, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

The Jardin du Luxembourg embodies a variety of vistas and experiences, from the majestic old Luxembourg Palace (now the seat of the French Senate), to the pond in the center where kids play with toy boats.

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Decades Later, Public Land Fund Still a Great Idea

Will Rogers | Posted 11.15.2009 | Green

Read More: National Forests, Congress, Public Lands, Barack Obama, National Parks, Parks, Green News
Will Rogers

As a former developer myself, I'm not against growth, but there are special places we all love that should be kept open and wild and not be developed.

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Parks for Preventive Health Care?

Will Rogers | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Fitness, Playground, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Prevention, Public Land, Recreation, Parks, Green News
Will Rogers

The health benefits of parks are well established, especially when parks are easily accessible and well-maintained.

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Riverbank Park: A New York Oasis

Allison Rockefeller | Posted 08.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Adirondacks, Hudson River, The-Highline, Niagara Falls, New York, Parks, New York News
Allison Rockefeller

Riverbank Park's view is so staggering, you're apt to drop your tuna fish sandwich in your cold Frappuccino.

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High Lines, Upward Trends

Sheryl McCarthy | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, High Line Park, New York City, High Line, Parks, New York News
Sheryl McCarthy

What greets you is not a profusion of green, but a quirky, gritty little park that captures the feel of the city, while also providing a haven from it.

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New High Line Park Hits A High Note

New York Times | NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF | Posted 07.11.2009 | Local

Read More: New York High Line Park, New York City Parks, High Line Park, New York City, New York, Parks, Park, Local News

What's really unexpected about the park is the degree to which it alters your perspective on the city. Guiding you through a secret landscape of derel...

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Story of Reusing The City: Welcome to High Line

Richard Laermer | Posted 07.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Values, Parks, Trendspotting, Reuse, Trends, Green Living, High Line, Friends of the High Line, Bryant Park, New York City, New York, New York News
Richard Laermer

Here, a town with many (other) problems turned an eyesore into what New Yorkers value most -- a public space that cost us nothing out of pocket.

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New York's Highline Park Vision: Reclaiming Abandoned Urban Landscape (VIDEO)

Sundance | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, High Line, Friends of the High Line, City Living, Parks, Green News

The High Line park project in New York City is a really cool one -- they're taking an old, unused elevated train track and turning it into a public sp...

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Kabul's Garbage-to-Green Man

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Afghan War, Parks, Walid Tamim, Environment, Kabul, Civic Initiatives Program, Geoff Thompson, Tree-Hugger, Trees, Kabul-Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Virginia M. Moncrieff

You could bore everyone witless reading out a shopping list of the amenities Kabul lacks, and somewhere tucked into that endless list would be green space -- something Walid Tamim is changing.

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Benefits of Unemployment

Chris Campbell | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Photography, Ipod, Amoeba Records, Cobra, Mississippi John Hurt, Wilco, Unemployment, Writing, Economy, Parks, George Jones, Sam Cooke, Doug Sahm, San Francisco, Health Care, Bruce Springsteen, Living News
Chris Campbell

I didn't greet this free time with a desire to sit around lazily and waste away the days, but rather to explore the things that I've always wanted to go after, namely writing and photography.

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Trailer: New Amy Poehler Show, "Parks & Recreation"

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 03.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Parks and Recreation, Office Spin Off, Parks and Recreation Trailer, Parks and Recreation Promo, Amy Poehler, Amy Poehler Show, Funny Videos, Parks and Recreation Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation Show, Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation, Parks and Recreation Amy, Parks and Recreation Poehler, Parks and Recreation Nbc, New Amy Poehler Show, Parks, Comedy News

The much anticipated Amy Poehler vehicle, Parks & Recreation, is coming soon to Thursday nights on NBC. The show, once billed as an Office spin-off, w...

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Bush Admin Overturns Ban On Firearms In National Parks

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of the Interior, National Parks, Parks, Guns, Guns in Parks, Politics News

WASHINGTON — People will soon be able to carry concealed, loaded guns in most national parks and wildlife refuges. The Bush administration said...

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Switzerland- voted #1 Green Country in the World

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 10.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Globally, Stefanie Michaels, Adventure, Central Europe, Going Green, Hydrogen, Travel, Adventure Girl, Switzerland, Environmental, Solar Energy, Niger, Parks, Environmental Performance Index, World, Energy Companies, George Clooney, Green, Ski Season, Yale, Hotel Europa, Fuel Cells, Blog, Environment, St. Moritz, Clean Energy Project, Huffington Post, Swiss Companies, Columbia, Eco-Aware, Alps, Alpine, Badrutt's Palace, Green News
Stefanie Michaels

Hello fellow "Greenies"- I'm Stefanie Michaels. I am also known as Adventure Girl from Adventure Girl.com. I am excited to be a part of Huffington Pos...

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