1,000 volunteers at 11 sites participate in Fall Planting Day

More than 1,000 volunteers at eleven forest restoration sites across the city participated in Million Trees NYC Fall Planting Day, a large-scale volunteer tree planting effort on November 7 and 8.

Volunteers planted a total of 15,000 trees to support Million Trees NYC, a component of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC initiative to create a sustainable New York City, a press release said.

Million Trees NYC is a joint initiative between the City and the New York Restoration Project to plant and care for one million trees throughout the five boroughs by 2017.

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Independence Day celebrated: over 34,000 attend the parade

Rain did not dampen the spirit of estimated 34,000 Indian Americans who were at the Independence Day Parade at Oak Tree Road on August 10. The parade organized by the Indian Business Association (IBA), the New Jersey Federation of Indian Associations (NJFIA) had the support of over 90 New Jersey based Indo-American organizations.

It started at 2 p.m. from Cinder road, snaked along a 1.5 mile stretch and ended at Chowpatty Hall at around 4:30 p.m.The parade included about 25 floats, costumed characters, ethnic dancers and over 30 booths.

Governor Jon S. Corzine walked the distance in a display of solidarity with the Indian-American community and wished everyone a happy Independence Day and thanked the community for their contributions to the state.

Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac, expressed his happiness at being able to host the parade. Also attending the parade were Edison Mayor Jun Choi, Assemblymen Upendra Chivakula and Sam Thompson, Assemblywoman Linda Stender and NJ State Senator Leonard Lance.

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