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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'tree'

March 6, 2008

Yesterday, some neighborhoods were dealing with the aftermath of rains and 60 mph winds that swept through their neighborhoods. And luckily the casualties were mostly cars and trees, as WCBS 2 shows, though there were some power outages (downed power lines). The huge tree that fell in Corona (lower photos) actually hit three cars: The NY Times found that it landed on the Farez family's 1996 GMC Safari - purchased just four months ago......

Continue Reading "A Tree Falls in Queens"

January 4, 2008

amNewYork is reporting that some non-"green" grinches are boo-hooing the LED lights on Rockefeller Center's tree this year. Powered by solar panels and lit up with 30,000 energy-efficient LEDs for the first time in history, the environmentally friendly decor just isn't doing it for some holiday revelers. Guess it's not the 1930s anymore. A tourist from California told Newsday there was a "warmer glow" from the old lights, "The bright whites look better than the......

Continue Reading "Oohs, Aahs and Ehs at this Season's Rockefeller Center Tree"

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