NEW YORK, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that it is opening the public nominating process for the 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal - awarded to two

-- PlaNYC 2.0: A Talk with David Bragdon, May 24, 2011 -- NEW YORK, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the release of PlaNYC 2.0, an update to the Bloomberg administration's plan for guiding sustainable growth in New York City, MAS is pleased to present a FREE conversation with David Bragdon, director of the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability on Tuesday, May 24. Director Bragdon will highlight what's new in the plan and then, in a conversation with MAS President Vin Cipolla, discuss how it can be a tool for all New Yorkers. Join us for this remarkable opportunity to hear about what's new and exciting in the administration's efforts to make New York a greener and a more livable city.

Legendary Central Park Activist is honored for lifetime leadership and the torch is passed to a new generation of innovative and passionate park leaders NEW YORK, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Rockefeller Foundation announced the recipients of the 2010 Jane Jacobs Medal - Joshua David and Robert Hammond, Co-Founders of Friends of the High Line and Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, longtime and founding President of the Central Park Conservancy and current President of the Foundation for Landscape Studies.

By DEVLIN BARRETT WASHINGTON - Parts of New York City's fabled waterfront are disappearing faster than the Brooklyn accent of "dese, dem, and dose." A preservation group wants to do something about it, declaring the area one of the most endangered places in the country.