Upper Green Side

Understanding PlaNYC 2030 at the Community Level

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Upper Green Side applauds the Bloomberg Administration’s focus and leadership on environmental issues through it’s PlaNYC 2030 initiatives. On May 7th the Upper Green Side board unanimously voted to support the Mayor’s PlaNYC 2030 initiatives including congestion pricing.

The entire plan is staggering both in the array of issues and the time scale involved. It is expected that much of this will probably be modified over time as different stakeholders provide more specific input at their community level. That is why it is so important for local community members to make sure that when these initiatives are implemented in our community that they not only achieve the desired environmental and sustainability goals, but also fit the needs of the community to improve quality of life.

Upper Green Side is committed to making sure that local environmental voices are heard as the PlaNYC initiatives are rolled out at the community. This month, instead of having our regular monthly meeting, we are inviting all our members to attend a information session on PlaNYC hosted by Citizen’s Committee for NYC.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 6:30 PM
Citizen’s for NYC offices
305 Seventh Avenue, between 27th and 28th 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001

We hope everyone concerned about environmental issues at the community level can come out to learn more and see how we can make a difference in shaping PlaNYC in the Upper East and West Sides - in making them both Upper Green Sides!

Upper West Side Electronics Recycling Event

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There’s an upcoming Electronics Recycling event on the Upper West Side, where you can drop off your unwanted or broken electronics for recycling.

Date: Saturday, May 12, 2007
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Location: Cathedral of St. John the Divine - Cathedral North Yard Gate - 112th/113th Streets on Amsterdam Avenue

What’s Accepted:

• Computers, Monitors, Printers and Toner Cartridges, Keyboards, Mice and Cables
• TVs (no wooden consoles please, only plastic cases), DVDs and VCRs
• Fax Machines, Cell Phones and Pagers
• Stereo and other Electronic Equipment

Not Accepted: Household Appliances and Cameras

Receipts will be available for tax purposes. This event is being organized by Per Scholas, who have been reconditioning and recycling E-Waste since 1999. In addition to making low-cost computers available to children and adults who cannot afford a new computer, Per Scholas also trains local youth for full-time jobs as computer technicians. They ask that you make a small voluntary contribution of $1 per piece of equipment in order to defray transportation and processing costs.

For more information call Per Scholas: (718) 772-0651

UGS Makes Team Effort for Streetfair Success

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Today, Upper Green Side was given a booth at the Church of the Holy Trinity’s MayFair street festival. They had live music, good food, lots of interesting vendors and an all around wonderful atmosphere.

This day was truly a team effort by Upper Green Side volunteers. Jane made all the phone calls to reserve the place at the streetfair. Sarah arranged for the brochures to be printed in time. She brought them to Alex, who delivered us her table for us to use for the day along with the brochures. I manned the booth from 9-12.

Then Emily and Jodi joined me at from noon until 2pm. We talked to Frank, who is a super at a nearby building about all the energy efficiency changes he’s made in his buildling. Then Michelle helped out from 2-4pm. Finally, Dave and Karen (with her dog Brisztow) covered us through the home stretch until we cleaned up at 5pm.

Upper Green Side gave out all of our 120 copies of our new color brochure, a hot commodity. We also distributed over 50 bike maps, 100 Bike Month Calendars and 100 of the Sierra Club’s energy efficiency pledge cards.

Even more important than the numbers of flyers we distributed was all the interesting conversation we had with local people about everyday environmentalism. Many people proudly announced the changes they had made in their lives to be more environmentally friendly, like replacing their old incandescents with cool and efficient compact fluorescents.

Thanks to everyone for making today such a great success.