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Examiner - May 14, 2013 by Alina Adams
"On Saturday, June 8th the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) will be hosting the Harlem River Festival in Sherman Creek Park in Northern Manhattan!"
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New York Post - May 21, 2013 by Steve Cuozzo
"For sheer escapism, few venues can compete with the rear garden of New Leaf Cafe (1 Margaret Corbin Drive, 212-568-5323) on a hill in Fort Tryon Park. It’s a trip to the forest primeval — or to a Swiss chalet, thanks to greenery that envelops you like a warm quilt."
NY Daily News - February 24, 2010 by Holly Reich
"One million trees for New York City by 2017! A tall order? Not when you consider the source.
MillionTreesNYC, a citywide, public-private program has green as its goal with plans to plant and care for one million new trees across the city's five boroughs within the next decade."
Metro - April 29, 2013 by Meredith Engel
"Staten Island’s horticultural hot spot will give away trees in partnership with the New York Restoration Project and the MillionTreesNYC initiative on Saturday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Throughout the afternoon, there will also be an orchid sale, live music, workshops on composting and hourly guided garden tours. If you can’t make it on Saturday, the sales continue on Sunday."
PBS - April 25, 2013 by Elizabeth Ponsot
"Members of New York Restoration Project were on the scene shortly after Sandy hit to assess the damage, but not before Sharon Keller, a resident of the Rockaways for the past 20 years who has been a volunteer “grower” at the garden since 2008.
“I was the first one on the scene to get over here and actually see the aftermath of Sandy,” she said. “Everything was just a mess… It was like a scene out of some kind of war zone. I didn’t have high hopes at all.”
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