Brooklyn Daily Eagle - July 15, 2010
By Sarah Tobol

CROWN HEIGHTS — Usually, you don’t need extensive training when introducing an animal into your life. When you acquire a dog or a cat, you can play it by ear or get advice from a friend. But what about a chicken?

Most of us don’t know the first thing about keeping chickens, which is why the New York Restoration Project (NYRP), in partnership with bk farmyards and Just Food, is presenting a workshop series this summer and fall covering the topic.

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New York Times - July 14, 2010
By Laurel Graeber

For many New York City children, handling chicken means grabbing a nugget and swiping it through a trail of barbecue sauce. But on Sunday young residents will have a chance to pick up chickens that have never been near a stove — and never will.

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Times Ledger - June 17, 2010
By Ivan Pereira

Queens amateur gardeners got a chance to make their thumbs greener this week with a special course aimed at improving their crops.

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NY Daily News - November 9, 2009
By Heidi Evans

First, the Yankees cleaned up on the Phillies - now Bette Midler wants the world champs to pick up the the tab to clean the 2 miles of a dirty Bronx highway outside their shiny new Stadium.

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
By Don Evans and Henrik Krogius

Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project (NYRP), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing and revitalizing parks, community gardens and public spaces in New York City, opened Brooklyn’s redesigned Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Garden to the public Thursday.

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