Breezy Point Devastated from Hurricane Sandy

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During Hurricane Sandy, at least 80 homes were destroyed in the New York City borough of Queens in a six-alarm fire that raged overnight and into the daylight as floodwater continued to surge.

By 11 a.m. yesterday morning, the New York City Fire Department contained the huge blaze in Breezy Point Queens, 12 full hours after it began. The fire took place in a “Zone A” area which New York City Office of Emergency Management reported was the highest risk of flooding from Hurricane Sandy.

Firefighters reported the wind is what made it so hard to put the flames out. There were about 200 firefighters on the scene.

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Old Photos of Grand Central Terminal!

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Take a look at these pictures of Grand Central Terminal from the early 1900’s! What do you think? Let us know on our Facebook page, LINKED HERE! 

Images Courtesy of the Municipal Archives

NYC Taking Sugary Drink Ban Further

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Last month, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg but a ban on extra-large sugary drinks. The ban was being placed in effort to reduce obesity in our country. Now, New York City is taking it one step further.

Mayor Bloomberg would also like to ban sugary and fatty foods in hospitals. This ban in hospital cafeterias would eliminate deep fryers, make salad options mandatory and allow only healthy snacks to be consumed.

What do you think about this? Do you think sugary drinks and fatty foods should be banned in NYC hospitals?  Let us know on our Facebook page, LINKED HERE! 

Levi's to Debut Eco-Friendly Line of Denim!

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Levi’s clothing company is going to debut a new “ Eco” line of jeans! The new line of denim will be offered for both men and woman and will made from recycled plastic bottles and plastic food trays!

Each new jean in the collection contains 20% recycled content or eight, twelve to twenty ounce plastic bottles per pair! The new line is being called Waste<Less. James Curleigh, the company’s global president, reports the new line is aiming to add “value to waste”.

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Cornell NYC Tech Campus to Open in 2017!

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Yesterday, Cornell University released the first pictures of their $2 billion tech campus that is proposed to be built on New York City’s Roosevelt Island.  

The campus, Cornell NYC Tech, hopes to one day put New York City up there as a “global destination for start-ups, entrepreneurs, and computer engineers.” The first phase of Cornell NYC Tech is scheduled to open in 2017 and the second phase is expected to be completed in 2037.

The five-story Eco friendly campus academic buildings are rumored to produce as much energy as it takes in.

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Lincoln Center Now Runs on 100% Wind Power!

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New York City’s Lincoln Center is now 100% powered by wind! Lincoln Center is the first performing arts center in the city to be entirely run on wind power.

Lincoln Center’s 21.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity used each year will now be supplied via RECs purchased from Green Mountain Energy Company. Although in the past Juilliard was partially powered from renewable energy, it is now also using 100% wind power.

This purchase by Lincoln Center is the equivalent of avoiding 50,500 tons of CO2 emissions or recycling 170 million playbills rather than putting them into the landfill or not taking 41 million taxi rides!

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Help "Slice Out Hunger" in NYC!

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New York City pizza, there’s nothing like it! Sampling all of the delicious pizza in NYC is hard to do! However, sampling amazing pizza under one roof for a great cause is not!

Tomorrow night, about 30 top NYC pizza giants will gather for Slice Out Hunger to benefit City Harvest. These pizza giants will be offering $1 slices in their effort to rescue food to help feed the hungry.

Some of these pizzerias include Di Fara, Lombardi’s, Keste and Motorino! For every $1 token you buy at the door, 12 pounds of food will be rescued.

Doors open at 6 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Church on Sullivan Street! Will you attend? Let us know on our Facebook page, linked HERE! 

A Look at the Barclays Center!

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Barclays Center – the Brooklyn sports/entertainment complex, opened with an impressive pomp and show to celebrate the occasion. Bruce Ratner along with Mayor Bloomberg, Brooklyn Nets owner – Mikhail Prokhorov among others joined in for the fun and festivities.

Described by some locals as something monstrous out of a “Transformer” movie, the Barclay’s Center is an impressive steel structure with a 360 degree LED marquee screen.  It has an 18 K capacity and is touted as a mecca of culture where “troubles can be left behind” for a few hours of the day. The Barclays Center and the entertainment that it will offer will be readily accessible by the subway system.

Despite some concerns, Brooklyn residents are warming up to the idea of having Barclays Center in their midst. They are already seeing some positive changes with about 1500 jobs being created. Mayor Bloomberg and Brooklyn Borough President also presented the Barclays Center as a matter of pride that will bring boom time back to Brooklyn!

New Recycling Bins Take the Guessing out of Recycling!

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A Hong Kong based design firm has released a new line of garbage receptacles that will take out the guess work when recycling. These recycle bins have lids with a clever sculpture – one each of a tin can, glass bottle and a milk carton. A clever way to symbolize what goes into each bin and a fun way to incorporate the value of recycling in children!

These recycling bins mad by Goodss Passion are called GO Recycling Bins made of polypropylene with a push-pedal controlled lid and of course the sculptural symbols. If you don’t already recycle, this might just make recycling a little less ordinary.

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