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  2. Community gardens in New York City - Wikipedia

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    In 1895, the first gardens were founded in New York City by a committee of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (AICP). The committee promoted the idea of gardening on vacant lots following the success of the first community gardening program in Detroit as a way to address food insecurity and lessen the reliance on charities and taxpayers. [1]

  3. New York Botanical Garden - Wikipedia

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    The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City.Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre (100 ha) site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, a greenhouse containing several habitats; and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, which contains one of the world's largest collections of ...

  4. New York City steam system - Wikipedia

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    The steam is produced at four plants in Manhattan and one each in Brooklyn and Queens; the primary plant is between 14th and 15th streets on Manhattan's east side. These plants boil water from the New York City water supply system, making Con Edison one of the largest users of the municipal water supply system. [1]

  5. Trees of New York City - Wikipedia

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    As of 2020, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is the steward of most of the 2.5+ million trees growing within New York City. [18] The New York City Tree Map is an interactive map by the parks department that catalogues more than 850,000 trees in the city. [19] The NYC Department of Parks observes Earth Day and Arbor Day. [18]

  6. Winter Garden Atrium - Wikipedia

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    The Winter Garden Atrium is a 120 ft (37 m), 10-story glass-vaulted pavilion on Vesey Street in New York City's Brookfield Place (formerly World Financial Center) office complex. Designed by Diana Balmori , the Atrium was originally constructed in 1988, and substantially rebuilt in 2002, after it was damaged by the collapse of the World Trade ...

  7. Waterside Generating Station - Wikipedia

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    The PSC initially approved the expansion of the East River plant and closure of the Waterside plant in August 2001, but later agreed to hold more hearings to assess the effects of the plant expansion on PM 2.5 after receiving a petition from New York State Assemblyman Steven Sanders, Manhattan Community Board 3, and the New York Public Interest ...

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