Not that this is anything more than a slight inconvenience, but one of the to do list items was to find out how to get my water meter remote* reinstalled. The DEP actually sent someone …

Composting
Queens Botanical Gardens (offer discounts on composing materials):
http://www.queensbotanical.org/
NYC.gov PDF on composting:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/downloads/pdf/composting.pdf
Composters:
http://www.composters.com/main.shtml
NYC Roof Mounted Solar Energy System Installers
Solar Energy Systems
altPower, Inc.
Everpower Renewables
The Solar Plan

The business week during which I sent my initial inquiries out to the different energy supply companies on poweryourway.com is pretty much done.  The results, a bit discouraging. I was hoping at least the customer service departments handling …

Noticed this tonight on the Joey in Astoria site – Habitat for Humanity has a ReStore-Build It Green warehouse in Astoria consisting of building materials and salvage ordinarily destined for landfill. The warehouse, located at 3-17 …

With each bill, Con Edison (my current gas and electric supplier), includes a customer newsletter. One of the constant features of this newsletter is Con Edison’s PowerYourWay program (poweryourway.com). Power Your Way encourages current Con …

It’s been more than a month since spot patching this up during a freezing rain storm, but as of today the 2nd floor deck now has flashing installed, the supporting wall has been waterproofed and finished off with a bit of patterned stucco.
The only thing that …

Meg at Flip or Rent posted a link to an MSN/Bankrate story earlier on this month focusing on HistoricProperties.com. Granted if I missed the post title “Homes for sale for a Buck” I might have …

For the second time in as many weeks I’ve had to file an online complaint with the Dept of sanitation. I thought two bags consisting of nothing else but shredded paper, a bag full of …

For roughly the past week, I had been in communications with another firm about another position to replace my main job. Today they accepted my requests and I accepted the position that they offered… I …

Recyclable and refuse pickup: Monday & Thursday
Refuse pickup: Thursday
Special Christmas tree pickup: Monday (I believe today was the last day)
Well, they managed to get the refuse bag picked up, but missed the six foot tall …

Repairing the damage done by the contractor enlisted to rennovate this place by the previous owner has been a convenient excuse to avoid looking for tenants. If half of the projects that have been redone or …

I received the following to my very general email to the DEP, some additional research and more pointed questions should result help the people at the DEP point me in the right direction, but for …

A few calls over to Mr. Rooter later and it seems as though they’re ready to start doing a bit of their own research into water conservation techniques. So far, I don’t have much for …

Small Space Gardens by David Stevens (Harper Collins)
Now if only I could get my hands on one of the NYC Art Commission’s decorative streetlights to finish off the design (New York City Art Commission Distinctive Light …