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New York’s popular park High Line will expand to improve pedestrian access

January 19, 2021 by Vlad Harabara

For more than a decade the High Line project — which transformed a run-down railway track into an elevated park in the lower Manhattan — has been a symbol of creative urban renewal, showing how the city can find refreshing ways to reimagine decaying spaces. Now, the popular park … [Read more...] about New York’s popular park High Line will expand to improve pedestrian access

Too Good to Go connects restaurants with customers to prevent food waste

December 28, 2020 by Vlad Harabara

Since it’s virtually impossible to know exactly how much food they will sell on a day-to-day basis, many restaurants and grocery stores are usually left with excess food at the end of the day – most of which ends up getting tossed. Too Good to Go is an app that aims to prevent … [Read more...] about Too Good to Go connects restaurants with customers to prevent food waste

20 years on, the world’s biggest trash dump is now a green oasis

December 25, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

In its heyday, the Fresh Kills trash dump on Staten Island was one of the world’s great eyesores. Imagine New York’s Central Park with trash mounds 20 stories high. Now imagine that times three. That’s how bad it was. By the late 1970s, an estimated 28,000 tons of trash arrived … [Read more...] about 20 years on, the world’s biggest trash dump is now a green oasis

NYC will try a police-free approach to addressing mental health crises

November 12, 2020 by Vlad Harabara

All too often, instead of a specialized social care worker, emergency calls related to issues of mental health are inadequately addressed by the police. In New York City, though, that will soon no longer be the case. Thanks to a new pilot program, 911 calls in New York City that … [Read more...] about NYC will try a police-free approach to addressing mental health crises

This quiet garbage truck in Brooklyn runs on electricity

September 29, 2020 by Vlad Harabara

While we may not be able to get rid of the foul smell coming from garbage trucks, we can get rid of the smelly exhaust fumes coming out of their tailpipes. And that’s exactly what New York City is trying to do by testing its first all-electric garbage truck on the streets of … [Read more...] about This quiet garbage truck in Brooklyn runs on electricity

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