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How New York City and the Bronx Zoo Saved Bison From Extinction

June 1, 2023 Thomas Hynes

New York has always been a sanctuary city.

Read the full story on Untapped New York.

Mayor Adams Wastes Composting Opportunity

March 9, 2022 Thomas Hynes

Don’t Throw This Chance Away!

Read the full op-ed in the New York Daily News

It's Time to Restore the Tibbetts Brook

September 19, 2021 Thomas Hynes

Let There Be Daylighting!

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Read the full op-ed in the New York Daily News

Park the Expressways, NYC: Put Green Caps Over Noxious Highways

June 10, 2021 Thomas Hynes

Put a lid on it!

Read the full op-ed in the New York Daily News

Let Jeff Bezos Fund City Cleanup: It’s Time for ‘Extended Producer Responsibility’

March 24, 2021 Thomas Hynes

More like Amazon Grime

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Read the full op-ed in the New York Daily News

Saturday Night With The Snowy Owl

February 9, 2021 Thomas Hynes

New York’s hottest bird is the snowy owl!

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Read the full essay on Untapped New York

Make Broadway the Great Green Way

October 4, 2020 Thomas Hynes

Time for a 45-block pastoral thoroughfare from Union Square to Columbus Circle

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Read the full op-ed in the New York Daily News.

These Wild Creatures Are Returning to Save New York City

September 30, 2020 Thomas Hynes

A three part excerpt about the oysters, beavers and bees of New York City.

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Read the full excerpt in Next City. 

Libraries: Check Them Out!

August 24, 2020 Thomas Hynes

My friends at HarperCollins let me write a blog post about my love of libraries.

Jefferson Market Library (Photo credit: Untapped New York)

Read the full post here.

The Tragedy of the Compost

June 23, 2020 Thomas Hynes

New York City is wasting its opportunity to lead on organic recycling.

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Read the op/ed in Scientific American.

Alice the Escaped Elephant

June 23, 2020 Thomas Hynes

She was discovered swimming to the Staten Island shore by two shocked fishermen in the early hours of June 4, 1904.

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Read the full article in Untapped New York.

The New York Giants

June 23, 2020 Thomas Hynes

Whale, Whale, Whale: What do we have here?

Read the full article in Sierra.

Falcon F*ck Hats

June 23, 2020 Thomas Hynes

You won’t believe how peregrine falcons were saved from extinction.

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Read the full article in The Awl.

New York City's Pigeon Hospital

June 23, 2020 Thomas Hynes

Rehabbing this much maligned bird.

Wild Bird Fund - NYC wildlife

Read the full article in Sierra.

The Mastodon Uptown

June 23, 2020 Thomas Hynes

The original New Yorkers.

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Read the full article in Untapped New York.

Escape From Seal Island!

June 23, 2020 Thomas Hynes

If you seal something, say something.

Swinburne Island - Staten Island - Harbor seals

Read the full article in Atlas Obscura.

Shipworms Revenge

June 23, 2020 Thomas Hynes

These malicious mollusks are back to feast on the city’s shiny new waterfront property.

Read the full article in Gothamist.

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