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Friends of Gateway The Gateway Greenhouse Education Cen ter
The Gateway Greenhouse Education Center is a volunteer
program to prepare trees, shrubs, and plants for life in city public spaces
by growing them to a siz About NOSC & FoG Neighborhood Open Space Coalition (NOSC) (founded in 1981) is dedicated to improving New York life by expanding and enhancing its infrastructure for public health: parks, waterfronts, community gardens and open spaces, through advocacy, research, education, and planning. NOSC is a successful communicator of public space needs, serving as a citywide herald for the work of community-based organizations. Created in 1987 Friends of Gateway (FoG) joined with NOSC in 1992. Its mission is to protect, improve and enhance public awareness of, and access to the New York metropolitan area's unique National Recreation Area. FoG works to ensure the preservation of Gateway National Recreation Area's significant natural and historic areas, while encouraging the addition of appropriate recreational, educational and cultural programs and facilitiesURBAN GREENWAYS It is easy to imagine the rusty railroad through the
forest, field or suburban (View Urban Greenways presentation) New York's Community A History New York in the 1970's. A bit like today - difficult economic times and city coffers unable to meet budgetary needs. But different in important ways, too. So far, basic services, like Police and Fire, have not been reduced. (full story) 578 Miles of NYC Waterfro Let’s improve public access The creative re-utilization of New York's 578 miles of magnificent waterfront can change the very perception that New Yorkers and other Americans have of our City..... (full story)
WITH FEW CITY $$$, Public open space is the infrastructure forboth
healthful physical activity and contemplative relaxation. Rather than
costing taxpayers, provision of public space saves money by cutting health
costs and infrastructure expenses. (full
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subdivision
being replaced with a new amenity for the pleasure of people, and families
out for a walk or bike ride on a new park trail. The rail-to-trails movement
was built of such dreams and has changed the landscape of suburban and
rural America with thousands of miles of new local greenways. ....
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