Media & Press

Print & Web

 

One Oyster at a Time

Rivian / October 9, 2024

Billion Oyster Project Gathers Thousands at annual party

Wayne D. Schneiderman / September 30th, 2024

How oyster restoration could clean up the Thames

Annie Harrigan / September 27, 2024

 

Here’s one shell of a livestream that’s improving NYC waters

Barbara Russo-Lennon / September 27, 2024

Here's why NY students are deploying 50K oysters into Jamaica Bay

Giulia Heyward / July 31, 2024

 

Thrillist

Wall Street Journal

School Library Journal

Learning about oysters in the library

Elaina Fuzi / May 7, 2024

 

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Downtown Alliance

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Our Op-Ed

 

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Billion Oyster Project works to replace reefs

Emily Haynes / February 6, 2024

Fordham Magazine

Bringing Oyster Back to the Bronx

Fordham News / December 22, 2023

The New York Times

How Oysters Will Save New York

Hillary Howard / December 1, 2023

 

Time

One Oyster at a Time, Restaurants Are Protecting NYC from Climate Change

Kyle Mandel / November 28, 2023

National Geographic

Could billions of oysters protect us from the next big storm?

Kathleen Rellihan / October 20, 2023

Brooklyn Magazine

100 million oysters and counting

Jessica Robinson / September 27, 2023

 

The New York Times

NBC New York

Vanity Fair

 

NBC TODAY Show

Civil Eats

Gothamist

 

CBS News New York

Shop Local Saturday: Talea Beer x Billion Oyster Project

Andrea Grymes & John Elliott / January 21, 2023

THE CITY

 

Governing.com

New York City’s Public School on an Island

David Kidd / November 28, 2022

NowThis News

Can Oysters Save the Planet?

Jessica Cohen and Alejandro Alba/ November 18, 2022

SI Advance

 

Governing.com

The Economist

New York’s waters are being reborn


James Bennet / September 1, 2022

The New York Times

 

NY1

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Nautilus: The Return of New York Harbor’s Oysters

John Steele & Adrienne Day / April 20, 2022

 

Edible Magazine

Urban Omnibus

WaterWire

Women on the Waterfront: Katie Mosher

Alison Simko / March 24, 2022

 
 
 

Video

CBS Mornings

Remembering Hurricane Sandy 10 years later

October 22, 2022

The Today Show

Al Roker leads TODAY volunteers on mission to protect the planet

October 3, 2022

Smithsonian

The ‘Billion Oyster Project’ Aims to Clean Up New York’s Water

August 12, 2022

 

NBC NEWS

New York oysterman on a mission to restore tradition

Harry Smith / August 10, 2022

TODAY SHOW

“Billion Oyster Project” uses oyster shells to clean up New York Harbor

Harry Smith / Sept 21, 2021

 

ABC Live

Uneaten oysters provide pearl of an environmental solution during COVID-19

Ginger Zee / June 3, 2021

Bon Appétit

Brad Restores Oyster Reefs

Brad Leone / December 17, 2020

VICE

Fighting Climate Change with 1 Billion Oysters

Virginia Tadini / September 25, 2020

 

ABC7

Billion Oyster Project: Rebuilding New York Harbor's oyster population one shell at a time

Emily Sowa / Septemer 20, 2019

CNBC

Oyster reefs are making a comeback — protecting shorelines from climate change

Diana Olick / October 8, 2019

Grotto Network

Marine Restorer Educates and Inspires Children

Tony Koros / June 16, 2020

 

Press Releases

 

2024

Fri, June 7: Billion Oyster Project hosts Waves of Change: A gala for New York Harbor at The Wall Street Hotel

2022

Thu, Sept. 29: The Wall Street Hotel Announces Official Partnership with Billion Oyster Project

Wed, Sept 28: Billion Oyster Project and Attentive Energy Team Up to Expand Waterfront Education Opportunities in the New York Area

Thu, July 14: Talisker Launches “One for the Sea” Campaign to Preserve and Protect New York Harbor as Part of Commitment to Ocean Health

Thu, April 21: Billion Oyster Project Announces New Partnership with Bain & Company to Benefit Oyster Restoration in NYC

Tue, April 5: Villa Maria Announces Corporate Sponsorship of New York City’s Billion Oyster Project

2021

Mon, Nov 22: Yamaha Rightwaters™ Supports Effort to Restore Oysters in New York Harbor

Tue, June 8: Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth

Mon, June 7: Living Shoreline and Restoration Project Begins at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Wed, May 26: Talisker Whisky Single Malt Whisky and Billion Oyster Project Announce Second-Year Partnership to Help Restore One Billion Oysters to NY Harbor

Wed, March 10: Coalition for the East Harlem Waterfront Urges NYC Mayor to Include Repair Funds in Budget

2020

Fri, Sep 4: Billion Oyster Project Prepares for First-Ever Virtual Party with Oysters Delivered to your Door

Fri, July 17: Billion Oyster Project Takes Big Step Forward in Scaling Urban Oyster-Setting Capacity Despite COVID-19 Limitations

 
 

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Boilerplate

Billion Oyster Project is a nonprofit organization on a mission to restore oyster reefs to New York Harbor through public education initiatives. Why oysters? Their reefs provide habitat for many marine species, have the ability to filter water, and help shield New York City shorelines from storm damage. Founded on the belief that restoration without education is temporary, and that learning outcomes improve when students have the opportunity to work on real restoration projects, Billion Oyster Project collaborates with public schools. The crew designs STEM curriculum for NYC schools through the lens of oyster restoration, and engages Urban Assembly New York Harbor School students in large-scale restoration projects, collects discarded oyster shells from dozens of NYC restaurants, and engages the local community. The project has planted 122 million oysters across 19 acres and 18 restoration sites, with the help of more than 20,000 students and nearly 15,000 volunteers.

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