Ongoing Events

 

COMMUNITY GARDENING
City of Newark Adopt a Lot Program
For information, call 973 733-3631

Greater Newark Conservancy
Offers assistance to community gardens, contact (973) 642-4646

COMMUNITY GREENING & TREE PLANTING
Greater Newark Conservancy offers discounted flower barrels to residents and local businesses, contact (973) 642-4646
Visit http://citybloom.org for further information

The NJ Tree Foundation responds to residents and schools who want more trees in their neighborhood.  Contact Shannon Buckley at (609) 439-1755 or email her at njtf_sbuckley@yahoo.com

OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Greater Newark Conservancy Educational Center
The Conservancy offers year round workshops for adults, teachers and programs for youth.  The Sensory Garden at 32 Prince Street is always a lovely place to visit.   Contact (973) 642-4646, visit http://citybloom.org for further information

Sky Observatory - Public Viewing Nights
Every Monday and Wednesday evening
NJ Meadowlands Commission
One Dekorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst, NJ  07071
(201) 460-1700    www.njmeadowlands.gov
More information about the observatory and the Meadowlands Environment Center’s astronomy programs is posted at: http://www.rst2.edu/meadowlands/observatory/index.shtml

Free Guided Bird Walks
First Sunday and Third Tuesday of Each Month
The Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon Society are sponsoring free 90-minute nature walks on the first Sunday and third Tuesday of every month. Bring binoculars, bug spray, sunscreen and a sense of wonder.
NJ Meadowlands Commission
One Dekorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst, NJ  07071
(201) 460-1700    www.njmeadowlands.gov

BIKING IN NEWARK
Monthly bike rides on the first Friday of each month, meet at Beaver Street and Market Street at 7 pm. 
Repair and Ride:  Learn how to fix your bike at free repair sessions from 2 to 4 pm on the third Sunday of each month in Lincoln Park, and join in a group ride leaving from Lincoln Park at 4:15 on those days. 




Recent Press Releases

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March 12 - City of Newark and Environmental Protection Agency Announce New Grant

Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, East Ward Council Member Augusto Amador, Federal Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck, and Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) Executive Director Joseph Della Fave, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura and other dignitaries announced the award of a federal $100,000 Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) grant to the Ironbound Community Corporation to identify and address environmental health risks in the East Ward, during a press conference which was held at the River Bank Park Field House in Newark, yesterday.


February 17 - City of Newark and Environmental Protection Agency Mark One-Year Anniversary

Mayor Cory A. Booker, Newark Municipal Council Members, EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck, Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, Sustainability Officer Chelsea Albucher and other dignitaries marked the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and highlighted the use of federal stimulus funds to remediate three brownfield sites, during a press conference in the City Hall Rotunda, today.

December 15 - Wilson Avenue Municipal Garage Installs Solar Panels

Acting Engineering Director Mehdi Mohammadish, East Ward Council Member Augusto Amador, Councilmember-At-Large Carlos M. Gonzalez, Sustainability Officer Chelsea Albucher, representatives from Newark-based Weston Solutions, Inc. and Wilson Avenue Realty Company executives inspected the installation of solar panels on the roof of the Engineering Department’s motor vehicle garage at 233-249 Wilson Avenue in Newark’s East Ward yesterday.

December 11 - Mayor Booker Cuts Ribbon to Open Solar Energy LLC

Mayor Cory A. Booker, Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, Brick City Development Corporation CEO Lyneir Richardson, and Solar Energy, LLC President David Buckner to commemorate the expansion of a New York based full service integrator of commercial solar power systems into Newark, NJ. Located at 17 Academy Street, the new office houses the company’s project management and business development teams.

July 17 - Mayor Booker Urges Residents to "Pitch in for a Beautiful Newark"

Mayor Cory A. Booker and Director of Neighborhood and Recreational Services Melvin Waldrop announced today that the City will step up its efforts to enforce anti-litter ordinances and urged residents to join the “Pitch In For A Beautiful Newark” campaign this summer season by keeping sidewalks clear and removing litter.

July 17 - City of Newark Reminds Residents to Clean Up After Your Dog

Mayor Cory A. Booker and Director of Neighborhood and Recreational Services Melvin Waldrop reminded residents today to clean up after their dogs and join the city’s “Scoop the Poop” campaign.

July 13 - City of Newark Unveils 10 Electric Cars

Mayor Cory A. Booker, Council Member-at-Large Donald Payne Jr., Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, Engineering Director Mehdi Mohammadish, Sustainability Officer Chelsea Albucher, representatives from MINI USA and other Newark dignitaries, unveiled 10 MINI E electric vehicles on the front steps of City Hall this morning and announced that the City will be participating in a year long field trial of electric vehicle technology. The move is part of Newark’s Climate Prosperity Initiative and commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.

July 9 - Residents Urged to Support Anti-Graffiti Programs

Mayor Cory A. Booker and Director of Neighborhood and Recreational Services Melvin Waldrop announced today that the City of Newark’s Graffiti Task Force was reaching out to Newark residents to educate them about what resources are available to remove graffiti from property.


Mayor Cory A. Booker and New Jersey Clean Communities Council President Patrick Ryan announced today that the City of Newark will be the site for the council’s Sixth Annual Clean Communities Seminar and Banquet, to be held on May 19-21, 2009.


City and State dignitaries and officials joined together with representatives of Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), the New Jersey Laborers’ Union Local 55, and state-wide non-profit Garden State Alliance for a New Economy (GANE) to graduate 22 Newark residents from the City of Newark’s green labor and construction job training pilot program at a ceremony held yesterday evening at Mount Olivet Baptist Church.


The City of Newark, Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker, Newark youth and other dignitaries held the “Cultivating Leaders: A Youth Forum on Sustainability” meeting at City Hall last night. This forum brought young adults together with City officials and environmental experts to discuss how they can contribute to Newark’s green future. The forum was part of a local component of the “National Conversation on Climate Action” and highlighted green building; gardening; renewable energy; and environmental justice.


Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, Councilmember-at-Large Donald M. Payne, Jr., State Board of Public Utilities Commissioner Joseph Fiordaliso, and other dignitaries attended the “Green Resources for Faith-Based Organizations & Community Members” conference in the City Hall Rotunda yesterday evening, uniting faith-based and community groups from all of Newark’s neighborhoods to create a greener Newark.


Mayor Cory A. Booker and Acting Engineering Director Mehdi Mohammadish announced today that the City of Newark is seeking volunteers to join in an effort to plant nearly 150 trees across the City on four separate days in the months of April and May 2009. The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District will host the first neighborhood tree planting which is scheduled to take place this Saturday, April 18 starting at 9a.m. at Lincoln Park on the corner of Halsey Street and West Kinney Street.

Mayor Cory A. Booker and New Jersey Clean Communities Council President Patrick Ryan joined together today to welcome the Sixth Annual Clean Communities Seminar and Banquet to Newark. The event took place on the second day of a three-day program organized by the Council to promote environmental awareness throughout the State.


Mayor Cory A. Booker and New Jersey Clean Communities Council President Patrick Ryan announced today that the City of Newark will be the site for the council’s Sixth Annual Clean Communities Seminar and Banquet, to be held on May 19-21, 2009.


Mayor Cory A. Booker; Council Member-At-Large Donald M. Payne, Jr.; Director of Neighborhood Services Melvin Waldrop; Sustainability Officer Chelsea Albucher; Acting Demolition and Recycling Manager Rose Rabb; PSE&G Vice President Al Matos; BPU Commissioner Joseph L. Fiordaliso joined with other city dignitaries to launch the “Newark Conserves” Energy and Recycling Awareness Initiative during a press conference in the Rotunda of City Hall. The goal of this city-wide program is to encourage Newark residents at large to take simple energy-conservation and recycling steps at home and in the workplace.