Time's Up!

Time's Up! Environmental Organization was founded in 1987 to help educate New Yorkers about environmental awareness. One of its main focuses is to promote non-polluting transportation by advocating for bicycling.

Time's Up! helped found New York City's Pedicab industry and took a role in maintaining community gardens in New York City.

Other activities by the group include support for the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space. Time's Up! is run by volunteers, with some 150 members in 2012. Time's Up! also had a video documentary team. Dr. Michael Nash, the director of Tamiment Library, wrote: “Time's Up has been at the center of a new generation of activist politics in New York."

The group was founded in 1987 with a commitment to improving the environment by working with community members. The first campaign was designed to introduce New York City residents to the connections between everyday choices and purchases and environmental issues such as rain forest destruction, animal testing, energy consumption, air quality, and water pollution through a series of campaigns.

In 1988, the group partnered with other environmental organization to ban styrofoam and reduce harmful chemicals that destroy the ozone layer.

The group campaigned with posters against styrofoam packaging. Eventually, the styrofoam containers started showing up again in the late 90's. Finally, on July 1, 2015, New York City banned styrofoam containers.

In 1991 the group campaign to promote non-polluting transportation, focusing on hybrid-electric and electric-pedal-assist technology. The group teamed up with Light Wheels, Cooper Union and the HUB Station to conduct research and create early prototypes. The group organized workshops, seminars, and presentations.

In 1992 the group supported the creation of the first Green Apple Map, pinpointing 145 local sites in New York City that had environmental impact. Time's Up! co-spnsored annual Green Apple Cycling Tours that introduce the map's highlighted areas.