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Agriculture Goes Vertical And Green

With visions of a reforested America in which food is grown locally year round, vertical farms aim to address many of the problems facing mankind, including global warming, runoff, desertification, water pollution, and rapid urbanization.

April 10, 2007 - New York Magazine

The Saga Of The Second Avenue Subway

After plenty of false starts since first being proposed almost 90 years ago, the dream of building a $4 billion subway line under 2nd Avenue in Manhattan is gaining traction again.

March 31, 2007 - New York Magazine

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