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Queens Ledger - May 9, 2012 By Michael Perlman
This spring, NYRP in partnership with citywide community groups is donating 5,000 trees at 30 giveaway events, with ten in Queens. NYRP began coordinating giveaways in 2008, and has since coordinated over 50 events non-inclusive of this season.
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Time Out New York - April 30, 2012
New Leaf Restaurant & Bar After exploring the Cloisters, get a bite at this upscale seasonal American restaurant in lush Fort Tryon Park. Enjoy brunch ($20 including coffee and juice) on the patio or dinner in the 1930s former concessions building and feast on dishes like challah French toast with caramelized bananas and pork sausage or house-made pappardelle with jumbo shrimp ($26). All profits go to the New York Restoration Project, dedicated to the greening of the city. Fort Tryon Park, 1 Margaret Corbin Dr (212-568-5323, newleafrestaurant.com)
Daily News - May 3, 2012 By Maxine Simpson
New York Restoration Project and its MillionTreesNYC initiative, !joined with JetBlue Airways! to hold the fifth annual One Thing That’s Green tree planting event in Long Island City! on April 21.
More than 400 volunteers planted nearly 100 trees in and around Queensbridge Park and !the city Housing Authority’s Queensbridge housing project to further enhance favorite neighborhood facilities that include basketball, volleyball and handball courts, as well as baseball and soccer fields.
Huffington Post Women - May 3, 2012 By Marlo Thomas
Long before she became the "Divine Miss M," Bette Midler was a divine little girl with a divine love of nature. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, she was surrounded in her childhood by military workers and sugar cane farmers with limited resources and meager homes. Yet even amid this poverty, the young Bette was quick to recognize the richness and beauty of her native state, intuitively grasping what Hawaiians call "ohana" -- the concept of family, and how it tied the people of her community to the splendor of their homeland.
Staten Island Advance - May 1, 2012
The city grew greener by 20,000 trees on Saturday, nearly 10,000 of them planted at Conference House Park in Tottenville.
More than 400 volunteers of all ages planted 7,500 trees and 2,250 shrubs at the historic park as part of MillionTreesNYC Spring Planting Day. Shoveling along with them was Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and a small cadre of city officials.
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