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New York's exploding manhole covers pose unexpected winter hazard

2015-02-28 20:27:14| Energy - Topix.net

Salvatore Grillo was walking his Labrador retriever near Brooklyn's Prospect Park on a cold morning in February when he heard what sounded like a muffled explosion. Minutes later, emergency responders were hovering over the 71-year-old as he lay unconscious on the ground.

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York's Royal Square to get five-year beautification project

2015-02-27 22:50:30| Paper - Topix.net

York's Royal Square neighborhood, including the 100 block of South Duke Street, shown here, will get new trees and streetlights as part of a five-year beautification project announced Friday. New trees and streetlights are coming to York's Royal Square neighborhood as part of a five-year beautification plan announced Friday.

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What the UK could learn from New York's fracking ban

2015-01-19 17:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Just before Christmas, New York became the first US state with major shale gas reserves to ban fracking for health reasons. The industry was shocked, campaigners cheered and governments like Britain, desperate to exploit their own reserves, looked the other way. It had never happened before. The six-year New York campaign to ban fracking had been backed by hundreds of artists, actors, musicians and celebrities, such as Lady Gaga, Yoko Ono, Mark Ruffalo and the late Pete Seeger. There had also...

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Delta modernizes its regional jet operation at New York's JFK airport; long walk for fliers

2015-01-13 22:44:21| Airlines - Topix.net

Delta Air Lines unveiled an expanded terminal area at John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday, meant to help customers on its regional jets connect easier. The $175 million project added 11 gates and 75,000 square feet to the airport's Terminal 4, allowing Delta to shift most - but not all - of its small plane operations out of its aging Terminal 2. Many domestic flights on larger jets will still depart from Terminal 2. Gail Grimmett, the Delta senior vice-president in charge of the airline's New York operation, called JFK the "bridge to the world" deserving on a modern terminal.

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