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To Fight Heat, NYC Sets 2040 Tree Canopy Deadline, With Riskiest Areas First

The Cityby Samantha MaldonadoApril 21, 2026

On a breezy Monday morning on a quiet corner of Queens, 11 leafy new neighbors arrived on a truck, fresh from a nursery in Kansas City. Elm, red maple and cherry trees — some with pink blossoms — would be planted next to the sidewalks across a few blocks of Cambria Heights, a suburban-style neighbor

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