Trees Archives - City Limits

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“It is far too difficult to get a street tree planted in the five boroughs. The Urban Forest Plan must reverse this paradigm; if the goal of growing the city’s…

ByBrad Vogel 2Comments

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Nov 2024

Climate and Environment

Opinion: What the Big Apple’s Fruit Basket Can Teach Us About Growing Community

“It’s remarkable that a city as diverse as New York doesn’t do more to honor that diversity by planting a wider variety of public fruit trees that reflect the people…

ByJordan Engel 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Government

Planting Certain Trees Can Make NYC’s Polluted Air Worse, New Study Finds

Species like oaks and sweetgums, which make up a large share of the city’s treescape, emit a chemical that generates a toxic gas when it comes into contact with fossil…

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Aug 2024

Climate and Environment Opinion

Opinion: Heat Waves Show Why NYC Needs More Trees

“How do we keep people safe from extreme heat in an age of ever-increasing temperatures? One solution may be right in front of us: we need to plant more trees…

ByArnab K. Ghosh

ByOlivia J. Keenan

ByEmily Nobel Maxwell 1Comment

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Sep 2023

Climate and Environment

‘High Line Teens’ Help Pave the Way for a Greener Chelsea

The workforce development program allows teens to explore how city spaces can be repurposed for greater sustainability. “I feel like the High Line is one of the few green spaces that…

ByJillian Peprah-Frimpong 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government

More Trees for NYC: What Will It Take to Meet ‘Ambitious’ Canopy Goal?

Officials and environmental advocates want to increase the city’s tree canopy to 30 percent by 2035, up from the current threshold of 22 percent. Hitting the new benchmark may not…

ByMary Cunningham 1Comment

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Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: In Call for Parks Funding, Natural Areas Can’t Be Neglected

“New York City’s forested natural areas receive just 0.0042 percent of the city’s funds, basically a rounding error in New York City’s over $100 billion budget.”

BySarah Charlop-Powers

ByRobert Hay 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Government

In Joint Effort, City’s Borough Presidents Push the Mayor to Plant a Million More Trees

“Trees cross party lines and geographic lines. They are the great uniter,” said Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who with his fellow borough presidents is pushing City Hall to commit…

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Feb 2023

Government Politics

Mayor Adams Promised 20,000 Trees a Year. But Budget Cuts Threaten Progress

A staff of just 302 people tend to a crop of over 865,000 trees across the city. Adams’ preliminary budget aims to slash $46 million from the Parks Department, which…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Government Transportation

NYC Looks to Tackle Extreme Heat via City Streets and Urban Forests

A federally funded pilot program and a study in parks both seek mitigation strategies for urban heat islands—areas that experience higher temperatures due to heat-absorbing infrastructure and lack of access…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

Opinion: Flip the Script With NYC’s New Urban Forest Plan