February 9, 2013
If you’re a Poison Ivy cosplayer with a yearly pilgrimage to New York Comic Con on your calendar, you’ll probably be into this. Despite being one of the largest convention centers on the east coast, that hasn’t stopped the renovators of the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side from considering environmentally sound architecture. While some may cry “greenwashing,” the nearly 300,000-square-foot green roof (composed of sedum grown in upstate New York) soon to be installed on this aging con haven promises not only insulation and roof protection, but sizable energy savings. Something tells me NYCC tickets won’t get any cheaper, but hey, one battle at a time. Click through for the technicals. —MN

If you’re a Poison Ivy cosplayer with a yearly pilgrimage to New York Comic Con on your calendar, you’ll probably be into this. Despite being one of the largest convention centers on the east coast, that hasn’t stopped the renovators of the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side from considering environmentally sound architecture.

While some may cry “greenwashing,” the nearly 300,000-square-foot green roof (composed of sedum grown in upstate New York) soon to be installed on this aging con haven promises not only insulation and roof protection, but sizable energy savings. Something tells me NYCC tickets won’t get any cheaper, but hey, one battle at a time. Click through for the technicals. —MN

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June 3, 2012

“I spent the day on a rooftop in the Bronx, weeding out the troublesome [flowers] and admiring others, with the song of a mockingbird, these sweet sedum flowers and the pollinators for company.”

Karen of Outside Now has an unerring knack for the succinctly beautiful, both in word and image. It’s nice to know something so pleasing as this rooftop garden is hidden away somewhere in our borough.

I recommend wandering her blog when you need some urban eye candy for a pick-me-up. —MN

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