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New Yorkers can help make the city greener by planting a tree for free as part of the New York Restoration Project’s (NYRP) annual tree giveaway. The initiative aims to grow New York City’s canopy cover by increasing the city’s tree population. Having more trees provides benefits such as decreasing temperatures, improving air quality and reducing flooding.

New Yorkers said farewell to MetroCards in January after 30 years of use. The blue-and-gold relic has now been replaced by OMNY cards and tap-to-pay, but it has not been forgotten. Artists are using MetroCards to make collages, paintings, sculptures, and even dresses. Now, these art pieces are on display at the "Inspired by MetroCard" exhibit at Grand Central Terminal. Jodi Shapiro, curator for the New York Transit Museum, is behind the new exhibit.

An old Macy’s storefront in Downtown Brooklyn has been turned into a work of art. The installation, titled, “In Every Transition, a Pattern,” was commissioned by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and created by MASARY Studios out of Boston. The piece features small windows in the storefront display that light up in a kaleidoscope of color.