This month, Lincoln Center turns 50. AUDIOPHILES explores the art institution’s history and its challenges for the future. We also go to Park Slope to hear opera – in a bar. Special guest: Justin Davidson, music critic for New York magazine.
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Asthma and obesity are the two top health concerns in New York City, and people who live in low-income parts of the city are at a greater risk of developing these conditions. East Harlem has the highest rate of asthma in the country, with household mold being one of the leading causes.
The rate of childhood obesity in New York City is over twice the national average. If not monitored and controlled, childhood obesity puts kids at risk for chronic disease like asthma, type 2 diabetes and other health problems.
In our podcast, we explore why these diseases are on the rise and what specific communities are doing about it.
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Providing heat and power to buildings accounts for nearly half of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In the last several years, New York City has been stepping up its efforts to apply green standards to its buildings.
The city passed Local Law 86 three years ago which required municipal construction projects costing $2 million or more to achieve a silver rating from the green building certification system known as LEED – or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The LEED rating system was created by the nonprofit trade organization U.S. Green Building Council.
Our program features different strategies New York architects, politicians, and designers are using to lessen the negative impact housing has on the environment.
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The Bronx has been victim to toxic dumping. Last year, officials found toxins in Pelham Bay Landfills. This spring they tested Baychester Public School walls and found materials over 2,000 times the amount considered toxic waste by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is a main reason why advocates of public housing are looking to green materials to safen this borough for its residents.
Architect Fernando Villa is excited as he overlooks the cliffside lot where his first green building will go up next year. He plans to beautify the Bronx, the borough he calls “inspiring,” by building safe, effecient, aesthetically pleasing apartments.
Jackson Heights, long a magnet for immigrants starting businesses, has attracted an innovative bank dedicated to helping new ventures with small loans.
The neighborhood, filled with shops and cafes run by immigrants from India, Bangladesh, Colombia and Mexico, was chosen last year as the first location of the U.S. office of Grameen Bank.
Grameen is a microfinance organization that began in Bangladesh in 1983. Since then, Grameen has lent money to millions of poor people around the world, helping them build businesses that improve their standard of living. Grameen’s founder, Muhammad Yunus, won the Nobel Prize for his work in 2006.
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