Press

April 2023

Vertical Farm Daily: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Partners with NY Sun Works to Bring Climate Education to Coney Island Schools

Brooklyn students at select schools will be seeing a lot more green on their campuses, as one congressman joined kids at a Coney Island school to present funds for teaching students about urban farming and planting. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was at Rachel Carson High School to present $500,000 in federal money to New York Sun Works, the organization providing the hydroponic farms to the schools.

March 2023

PIX 11: US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Visits NY Sun Works Hydroponic Classroom, Sees Opportunities for Students

US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona made the rounds in New York City on Tuesday, touting investments for teachers and students, as schools get ready for the upcoming academic year. He toured schools in Queens and Brooklyn alongside Congress members Grace Meng and Nydia Velazquez.

February 2023

BK Reader: Brooklyn and Queens Schools Get STEM and Sustainability Curriculum Thanks to Rep. Nydia Velázquez

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez recently presented a check worth $800,000 in funding to NY Sun Works — a New York-based nonprofit that delivers science and sustainability education through urban farming to K-12 students — to provide schools in Brooklyn and Queens with hydroponic farm technology to enhance each school’s science curriculum.

March 2025

Harlem World: New York Students Visit Albany To Advocate For Climate Education Access To Climate Education

A dedicated group of high school and college students from New York City and upstate New York traveled to Albany to meet with legislators to encourage support for climate education.

March 2025

Queens Gazette: NY Sun Works Opens New Hydroponic Farm At PS 144Q

NY Sun Works gathered with elected officials, school leaders, teachers, parents and students at PS 144Q Col. Jeromus Remsen Elementary School in Forest Hills for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Hydroponic Classroom designed to foster a love of science, nature and gardening among students.

February 2025

Vertical Farm Daily: Senator, US Representative attend ribbon-cutting for hydroponic classroom

On February 14th, NY Sun Works gathered with Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, school leaders, teachers, parents and students at Thomas Edison High School in Queens for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a new hydroponic classroom designed to foster a love of science, nature and gardening among students. U.S. Representative Grace Meng and a representative for Assembly Member David Weprin also joined the celebration of this new resource in their community.

February 2025

PIX 11 News: South Bronx School Celebrates Opening of Hydroponic Classroom

The benefits of a Hydroponic Classrooms are wide-ranging. The students learn about science, healthy eating, and life skills.

January 2025

LIC: Long Island City School Celebrates Launch of Hydroponic Farm for STEM and Sustainability Education

Long Island City’s PS/IS 78Q has unveiled a new hydroponic classroom farm designed to foster a love of science, gardening and nature among students at the school.

November 2024

VOA: New York City Children Learn Gardening to Build Healthier Habits

In New York City, where some communities have limited access to fresh produce, a unique classroom program is teaching students how to grow their own food and improve their eating habits. Aron Ranen has more on how gardening is shaping healthier futures for kids.

October 2024

NYN Media: NY Sun Works celebrates 20 years of climate education and hydroponic farming

This year marks a big milestone for the science education program NY Sun Works, which was founded 20 years ago as a floating urban farm in the Hudson River. The program has since evolved into hydroponic farms in classrooms in more than 300 New York public schools, and its success has caught the attention of education leaders and environmentalists around the world.

August 2024

Horti Daily: NY Sun Works receives $500k USDA grant to provide teachers in partner schools

NY Sun Works Executive Director Manuela Zamora announced a $500,000 professional development and agricultural literacy grant (PDAL) from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA) to provide teachers in partner schools with comprehensive curriculum and technical training in hydroponic farming and sustainability science.

August 2024