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World's oldest known fossil forest found in New York quarry
The Guardian   20 December 2019   USA   New York  
The find dates to about 2-3m years older than the previously oldest known fossil forest. Photograph: William Stein/Christopher Berry/PA
<p>The world&rsquo;s oldest known fossil forest has been discovered in a sandstone quarry in New York state, offering new insights into how trees transformed the planet.<br />The forest, found in the town of Cairo, would have spanned from New York to Pennsylvania ...
An old bridge goes out with a bang
The Washington Post   15 January 2019   USA   New York  
Mike Segar/Reuters
<p>A big chunk of an old New York bridge went down in history Tuesday as explosives demolished the eastern part of the Tappan Zee Bridge.<br />The bridge has been replaced by the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, which carries Interstate 87 traffic over the ...
The troubled history of the Tappan Zee’s replacement
CITY & STATE NEW YORK   17 December 2018   USA   New York  
An aerial view of the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge during the opening of the eastbound span. | Kevin Coughlin/Office of the Governor
<p>Last week, NBC New York reported that dozens of bolts fell apart during the construction of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, a key infrastructure project of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Some workers also alleged that there had been a cover-up about the bolts. ...
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Inspection found cracked, flaking sidewalls at site of Syracuse rail bridge collapse
syracuse.com   17 July 2018   USA   New York  
Repairs begin on dowtown Syracuse bridge wall. Michael Greenlar
<p>SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- An inspection 13 month ago of a stretch of elevated railroad bridge that collapsed this month found flaking and cracking in the bridge's sidewalls, according to records obtained by Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard.</p> <p>Despite the cracking ...
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
icsiconference.org   20 October 2017   USA   New York  
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<p>INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE<br />NEW YORK, NEW YORK | OCTOBER 26&ndash;28, 2017</p> <p>Sustainable Cities for an Uncertain World</p> <p>ASCE's International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure will provide an opportunity ...
SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH: Siberian volcanoes caused Earth’s LARGEST mass extinction EVER
Express   04 October 2017   USA   New York  
Volcano eruption
<p>EARTH&rsquo;S most devastating extinction was triggered by Siberian volcanic eruptions 250 million years ago, scientists claim.</p> <p>Hardly any species survived the Great Permian Extinction, known as the &ldquo;Great Dying&rdquo;.</p> <p>The event wiped ...
SEE IT: Old Kosciuszko Bridge comes down in controlled demolition
Daily News NY   01 October 2017   USA   New York  
The old span of the Kosciuszko Bridge was demolished Sunday. (DEBBIE EGAN-CHIN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)
<p>What remained of the old Kosciuszko Bridge was blown to bits early Sunday.</p> <p>Demolition crews imploded the span that&rsquo;s connected Brooklyn and Queens for 78 years after lawmakers formally bid it adieu in a press conference that kicked off just ...
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Proposed timber tower would be a tall drink of water for NYC
New Atlas   25 September 2017   USA   New York  
The Central Park Tower would rise to a height of 712 ft (217 m), making it the world's tallest timber tower(Credit: DFA Studio)
<p>New York City's DFA Studio recently unveiled a blue sky proposal for an observation tower in Central Park. If built, it would be the world's tallest timber structure and offer excellent views of NYC. Interestingly, it would also filter the Jacqueline Kennedy ...
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New York Wheel construction grinds to a halt after designer walks off the job
6sqft   26 June 2017   USA   New York  
Photo from the October 2016 arrival of the four legs to the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
<p>The New York Wheel, Staten Island&rsquo;s under-construction 630-foot Ferris wheel, has been plagued with cost overruns (it&rsquo;s gone from a $230 to $590 million project), delays, and skepticism from the beginning, and it appears that these missteps ...
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3rd worker rescued after Queens construction accident
ABC7 Eyewitness News   20 June 2017   USA   New York  
<p>Emergency crews worked frantically to free a worker following an accident at a construction site in Queens Tuesday.<br />There was a massive sigh of relief when firefighters finally rescued the trapped construction worker and gave him hope for another day.<br ...
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