Ozone Park is an urban neighborhood in the largest city in the world, New York. Large urban neighborhoods have many problems that need to be solved. One of those problems is the lack of sustainability at PS63 Q. Can we make the neighborhoods within the city efficient enough that they can sustain their populations safely and affordably?

Schools often act as large community centers for urban neighborhoods. At the school level, can we make changes that would make the school more sustainable and by example lead the way for the rest of the community?

PS 63 is a large school, educating ~1100 students and having ~200 staff members. What can we do to reduce waste, increase efficiency, reduce the carbon footprint, give back to the community and create spaces that would encourage and facilitate sustainability initiatives in the school and community?