Good News Notes: “Ford Motor’s upcoming all-electric F-150 pickup truck will be called Lightning, a name used by the automaker for street performance trucks in the 1990s and early 2000s. Ford released the name Monday along with plans to unveil the truck at 9:30 p.m. EDT on May 19. The reveal will take place at the…
Tag: New York City
Volunteer to plant trees at these Staten Island parks in April
Good News Notes: “Spring is officially here and NYC Parks is calling on Staten Islanders to get their hands dirty to help grow a greener city by volunteering at tree planting events in April. Earth Day last year was unlike any other as the world shifted to digital celebrations amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Now,…
NYC 12-year-old donates 200 laptops to students through GoFundMe
Good News Notes: “Daisy Hampton is just 12 years old, but she is already making a significant difference in her New York City community by donating laptops to kids in need. Hampton started a nonprofit called ‘Including You’ earlier this year as a peer-to-peer mentorship program that aims to connect kids with disabilities or face economic disparities over the internet. Now,…
Tazo Shows How Reforestation Can Make a Difference in Cities, Too
Good News Notes: “Reforestation has become the new best friend of companies seeking to burnish their sustainability profiles, but follow-on studies are beginning to demonstrate that an effective tree planting initiative is more complicated than it may seem. The Tazo Tea Company seeks to avoid the pitfalls and make a strong impact, through a carefully…
New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail could become a renewable energy hub
Good News Notes: “For many Americans, the name Rikers Island evokes a modern-day Alcatraz. The island jail complex, which sits a bridge away from the New York City borough of Queens, has over the last decade become synonymous with the abuses of mass incarceration, including violence by guards and between inmates as well as routine use of solitary confinement. Nearly 90% of…
NYC answers call to foster pets after Manhattan shelter shut by COVID
Good News Notes: “These furry friends are all good boys and girls — and big-hearted New Yorkers opened their arms and homes to help save their lives Wednesday. Animal Care Centers of NYC on E. 110th St., the only city-run animal shelter in Manhattan, shut down Wednesday after staffers tested positive for COVID-19 — forcing…
DeliverZero is a food-delivery platform that uses reusable packaging.
Good News Notes: “If you order from DeliverZero, a third party delivery service in New York City, your food will look different than the usual pile of plastic containers: instead, it will come in reusable clamshells. Then, the next time you order takeout from the platform, you can hand over those containers to the delivery…
Eric Adams Wants Brooklynites to Try This Meat Reduction Challenge
Good News Notes: “Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is throwing his weight behind a 21-day challenge to eat less meat. And he’s doing it by pointing out both his own transformational health journey, and how eating healthy can boost resistance to COVID-19. ‘When many people make small individual changes, it has the potential to transform…
Off-duty firefighter rescues man from burning car in Ronkonkoma
Good News Notes: “An off-duty firefighter sprang into action to save a driver trapped inside a burning car on Long Island. Ronkonkoma Fire Department Lt. Michael White spotted the fiery scene shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of School House Road and Cedar Grove Avenue.” View the whole story here: https://abc7ny.com/ronkonkoma-rescue-car-long-island-fire-lt-michael-white/8650674
Nassau County Police Rescue Women Lost In Long Island Nature Preserve
Good News Notes: “Two women are safe Friday after getting lost in a Long Island nature preserve. They say it was pitch dark and they could not find their way out of the woods. Thursday was a glorious November day for hiking and relaxing, and that’s exactly what two New York City women did, heading…