Press
April 2023
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
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
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.
November 2024
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
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
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
Harlem World: Manuela Zamora Commends AFT Resolution Backing Nationwide Climate Education Initiative
July 2024
EPA: NY Sun Works Receives $100,000 to Support Environmental Education
June 2024
Queens Chronicle: In School, Students Learn From Futuristic Greens and Machines
May 2024
Harlem World: 1,000 NYC Students And Teachers Attend 13th Annual Discovering Sustainability Science Youth Conference
May 2024
NY Hispano: Estudiantes y Maestros en la Conferencia de Sostenibilidad de NY Sun Works
April 2024
Queens Chronicle: BP Richards Pushes for Hydroponics Labs
April 2024
Daily Eagle: Borough President Set to Announce $2.3 Million for Hydroponics Labs in Queens
April 2024
QNS: Richmond Hill High School Launches Hydroponic Classroom and Cultivates Sustainability Education
April 2024
CBS News: NY Sun Works Helps Communities Across New York City Study Climate Change
March 2024
News12: Students Present Hydroponic Research Projects at the Annual Bronx STEAM Expo
March 2024
News12: Williamsburg School Celebrates 10 Years of Providing Hands-On Climate Education
February 2024
NY1: Estudiantes en Escuela en Harlem Siembran Plantas y Estudian Ciencia – Utilizando Agua en Lugar de Tierra
En el mes de febrero, estudiantes de la escuela PS123 Mahalia Jackson en Harlem, emocionados, dieron inicio a lo que sería la apertura de su laboratorio hidropónico.
