• America’s Biggest Investment in Climate: The Inflation Reduction Act by Cassie Havens

    If you watch the news or follow politics, you’ll have heard about the Inflation Reduction Act. For those who aren’t as familiar, the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law on August 16, 2022 by President Joe Biden isn’t just about inflation; it has other parts to it as well. One of the more notable parts […]

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  • Green City Challenge Gives Four Pandemic Grants!

    Green City Challenge has taken major steps to offer assistance to other non-profit organizations during the pandemic. Last spring, when the Covid 19 Pandemic began, the Board of Green City Challenge approved four emergency grants of $500 each to the Lower East Side Ecology Center, NY Sun Works, Just Food, and Solar One to help […]

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  • Giving Tuesday Now

    Tuesday, May 5 is Giving Tuesday! In normal times, Giving Tuesday is in November. However, these are not normal times! Many non-profit organizations are short on funds and are unable to deliver the services they ordinarily provide. Therefore, a special Giving Tuesday has been designated for Tuesday, May 5, 2020 to target non-profit organizations that […]

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  • Edible Schoolyard Back to School Festival

    Edible Schoolyard Back to School Festival

    Join us at the Edible Schoolyard Back to School Festival on Saturday, September 14 from  10 am – 1 pm at 160 East 120th Street. We will have our fun and educational games for you and your entire family to enjoy! We still need a few more volunteers. If you can help us, please send […]

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  • Happy Earth Day!

    Today is Earth Day! The first Earth Day was 49 years ago in 1970. Green City Challenge celebrated Earth Day twice last week by bringing our games to two schools in Manhattan. On Tuesday, April 16 we were at PS 185 and presented the games to 4th and 5th graders. On Thursday, April 18 we […]

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