Upper Green Side Social

A social get-together to celebrate the new year and to look forward to Upper Green Side getting its 501(c)(3) status.

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Upper Green Side Lecture: Ben Jervey

By Aaron Donovan |
Upper Green Side takes stock of its accomplishments for the month and plans ahead for the next month at its regular monthly meeting. Also, this month a special guest speaker: Ben Jervey, author of "The Big Green Apple" who will present ideas on how to make a difference in our lives and in our community. […]

CB8 Shoots Down Upper East Side Crosstown Bike Route Plan

By Aaron Naparstek |
On Monday, July 9 the transportation committee of Community Board 8 on Manhattan’s Upper East Side took up the issues of congestion pricing and a new pair of crosstown bike lanes. Congestion pricing, it turns out, was the evening’s non-controversial issue. Even after a series of impassioned speeches against Mayor Bloomberg’s traffic reduction plan the […]

Celebration of the Extra Car-Free Hour in Central Park

By Aaron Donovan |
Please join Transportation Alternatives and Upper Green Side as they celebrate the inauguration of the extra morning car-free hour in Central Park. They’ll revel in the new car-free time and renewing the call for a loop road that is totally free of traffic. They’ll have car-free Central Park signs to wave and possibly a few […]

Re-Imagine the Upper West Side at a Workshop With Jan Gehl

By Aaron Donovan |
Save the date for a very special Upper West Side event featuring Jan Gehl, the world’s foremost designer of green & livable streets. For over 30 years, Jan Gehl has been improving people’s lives by making neighborhoods lively, diverse and safe. Jan — a friend and colleague of the late, great Jane Jacobs — will […]

In the Shadow of the Queensboro Bridge

By Aaron Naparstek |
Life Near the Queensboro Bridge A Streetfilm by Nick Whitaker Running time: 3:44 Sarah Gallagher of the Upper Green Side introduces us to life on the neighborhood streets on the Manhattan side of the Queensboro bridge. Talking with store owners and others in the area, Streetfilms’ Nick Whitaker learns that expensive rent isn’t the only […]