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Posted OnMay 27, 2022 byEllen Weiss

At rally, advocates keep heat on Mayor Adams to fulfill vow to allocate 1% of city budget to Parks

Dozens gathered on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan Thursday morning to call on Mayor Eric Adams to fulfill his campaign pledge to commit 1% of the city’s budget to the operations of the Parks Department.Read More >

Posted OnMarch 20, 2022 byHannah Emple

Exigen duplicar el presupuesto para parques públicos en NYC

Es un plan que coincide con lo que activistas en defensa del medio ambiente, como Sergio Moncada, gerente de la organización Forest for all NYC, le han estado pidiendo al gobierno de la ciudad durante décadas.

“Los parques, los árboles, las arboledas nos sirve de descanso. Especialmente eso fue muy claro durante la pandemia y continúa siendo claro”, explica Moncada. Agregó que además de servir como áreas de recreación, los espacios verdes reducen las altas temperaturas y ayudan a prevenir inundaciones.Read More >

Posted OnMarch 3, 2022 byEllen Weiss

Forest For All: A New Initiative Aims to Create a More Equitable Urban Canopy

by Anne Quito | Oculus

New York City exists in the imagination as a concrete jungle. But walk several blocks in any direction, and you’ll soon discover a thriving green infrastructure of oaks, elms, maples, sweetgums, and poplars amid skyscrapers and other buildings.Read More >

Posted OnFebruary 16, 2022 byEllen Weiss

Vision for ‘Million More Trees’ touted by all five Borough Presidents

By Tequila Minsky | amNewYork
On Monday in City Hall Park, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, flanked by Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson and Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso announced a vision to plant a “Million More Trees” across the five boroughs over the next decade. Read More >

Posted OnFebruary 15, 2022 byEllen Weiss

Million More Trees’ Initiative Aims To Bring ‘Giant Bouquet’ Of Trees Across New York City

Vanessa Murdock | CBSNewYork

New York City Needs more trees.

That’s the message from all five borough presidents Monday.

CBS2’s Vanessa Murdock reports on their “Million More Trees” initiative.Read More >

Posted OnFebruary 15, 2022 byEllen Weiss

In rare alliance, borough presidents call for a million new trees

By Bobby Cuza | Spectrum News NY1

The job of borough president is often described as a ceremonial one, without much political muscle. But the city’s five borough presidents hope that by joining forces they can effect change — in this case, creating a greener, more resilient city by planting a million new trees across the five boroughs.Read More >

Posted OnFebruary 14, 2022 byEllen Weiss

Leave no stump unturned: NYC leaders call for 1M more trees over next decade

By Joseph Ostapiuk | Staten Island Advance

The city’s tree canopy, a sprawling and valuable resource that helps reduce dangerous effects spurred by insidiously rising temperatures, has been growing in recent years. A bipartisan group of city leaders hope that trend continues.

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Posted OnFebruary 14, 2022 byHannah Emple

Presidentes de condados piden al alcalde se comprometa a sembrar un millón de árboles

Spectrum Noticias NY1

Los presidentes de los cinco condados de la ciudad pidieron el lunes al alcalde Eric Adams que mejore los espacios verdes de la ciudad comprometiéndose a sembrar un millón de árboles para el 2030.Read More >

Posted OnFebruary 12, 2022 byHannah Emple

A Million More Trees for New York City: Leaders Want a Greener Canopy

By Dana Rubinstein | New York Times

When Mayor Eric Adams named a commissioner last week to oversee New York’s parks department, he spoke of how important the city’s green spaces were for recreation and contemplation, especially during the pandemic.Read More >

Posted OnNovember 22, 2021 byKaty Zielinski

A tale of two shores: NYC tree distribution disproportionate, first-of-its-kind study finds

By Joseph Ostapiuk | Staten Island Advance

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Staten Island’s affluent South Shore, tree canopy cover is plentiful. Expansive swaths of the borough’s least-diverse neighborhoods have shade in abundance and the positive health and environmental impacts that come with a rich urban forest ecosystem.

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