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Living Green in Riverdale

General planning and preservation
Con Edison Power Line

Riverdale Riverfront Promenade

Fieldston landmarking

Henry Hudson Parkway Scenic Byway

Greenways

Water filtration plant

Zoning

Trees

Living Green in Riverdale

 

Three's not a crowd when it comes to CSAs

 Mar. 20, 2008
  Preservancy Launches Drive to be Greener Nov. 8, 2007
  Editorial comment: A new path for preservation Nov. 8, 2007
  Riverdale hosts debate on congestion pricing plan Oct. 18, 2007
  Fieldston School's goal: a campus that's green Sept. 27, 2007
  Saving the planet while shopping? It's in the bag Aug. 16, 2007
  Energy auditors give Y the once over Aug. 9, 2007

General planning and preservation

 

Parks Dept. rethinks access to reservoir

 June 5, 2008
  Is a ferry feasible? Nov. 29, 2007
  A ferry stop in Riverdale?  The plan may hold water Nov. 8, 2007
  Editorial comment: The big leak Sept. 27, 2007
 

Editorial - Growing pains 

Oct. 19, 2006
  Editorial - A never ending task  June 22, 2006
  From Other Pens - Looks Matter Feb. 16, 2006
  Editorial - The Withering of the Greenbelt

July 14, 2005
  Editorial - Protecting the Greenbelt Dec. 16, 2004

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Con Edison Power Line

 

Power line work begins

 Mar. 27, 2008
 

Con Edison gets okay to build power line

 Dec. 27, 2007
  Con Ed releases revised power line plan Nov. 15, 2007
  Con Edison seeks input on power lines Nov. 1, 2007
  Commission rejects Con Ed power line plan Aug. 30, 2007

Riverdale Riverfront Promenade

  Mayor Unlocks Gates to Riverfront Access Aug. 11, 2005
  Agreement Clears Way to Opening of Park July 28, 2005
  Editorial - This is a park: keep out June 23, 2005
  Hudson shorline park remains closed Apr. 28, 2005
  Nearly finished, park can't open Apr. 14, 2005

  

Fieldston Landmarking

  Board 8 praises design for house in landmark area Sept. 13, 2007
  Fieldston area gets 'historic' street signs Aug. 30, 2007
  Plan for new home tests new rules July 6, 2006
  Fieldston residents battle over landmarking Mar. 2, 2006
  Foes organize to overturn Fieldston landmarking Feb. 2, 2006
  Landmarking wins support Dec. 15, 2005

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Henry Hudson Parkway Scenic Byway

 

Work stoppage delays overpass

 Feb. 21, 2008
 

Guardrail saga continues, city says two more months

 Jan. 10, 2008
  Work comes to standstill as city picks guardrails Sept. 27, 2007
  Scenic byway plan may get key agency's endorsement Sept. 6, 2007
  City agrees to install 'scenic' barrier along parkway's edge Aug. 16, 2007
  Overpass construction at 239th st. grinds on June 1, 2006
  Editorial - Keep trucks off the Parkway June 1, 2006
  Editoral - byway or highway Feb. 8, 2006
  Student Study Could Boost Parkway Plan July 21, 2005

Greenways

  It isn't easy being greenway May 22, 2008
 

City set to buy Putnam trail site

 May 8, 2008
  Officers, bicyclists bang heads over greenway's rules Mar. 6, 2008
  Hoped for Greenway remains eysore June 29, 2006

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Water Filtration Plant

  Editorial Comment: We’re all in this together Mar. 27, 2008
 

Monitors join call for filter probe

 Dec. 20, 2007
  8 more join filter fight Nov. 8, 2007
  DEP explains cost overruns at filter plant Oct. 25, 2007
  Filter report gives foes new ammo Oct. 4, 2007
  DEP promises full accounting of cost overruns Sept. 27, 2007
  Skanska is set to start building filtration plant Aug. 30, 2007
  Foes say filter plant is soaking taxpayers Aug. 30, 2007
  Filtration foes suffer two more setbacks May 19, 2005

Zoning

  Rezoning seeks limit on dividing properties May 19, 2005

Trees

  Wave Hill acts to save beloved beech trees June 12, 2008
  City clones Vannie's thoroughbred trees Mar. 13, 2008
  Parks Dept. answers pleas for help with dying trees Dec. 20, 2007
  Woodman can't spare dying 200-year-old oak Dec. 6, 2007
  Neighbors say damaged tree poses safety risk  Sept. 20, 2007
  Volunteers Pitch in to Count City's Trees Aug. 4, 2005

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