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EcoGeek loves giant metaphors. In New York, an area called the Iron Triangle - it's in Queens near Shea Stadium and is presently home to auto shops and a ton of pollution - may be in the sights of the old eco-rifle. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg would like to see the area overhauled and turned into a "vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood" in the city's largest ever green development project.
From the Mayor's office:
"Through the remediation of heavily contaminated land, the use of innovative green building technologies and the development of considerable parks and open space, Willets Point can and will serve as a model for sustainable development."
Knocking out auto shops and replacing it with sustainably-built homes and other businesses? Replacing some 1,300 jobs with over 6,000? And a Republican's calling for it? EcoGeek needs a drink.
Via Gothamist
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