New York went green on April 21 to April 24 in a few of the city’s popular hotspots like Union Square and Grand Central.
Earth Day New York hosted an annual event to commemorate Earth Day, celebrated on April 22. The eco-fest took place near Grand Central Terminal, nestled in a hidden area of The Campbell Apartment on Vanderbilt Ave and E. 43rd Street.
Various organizations in attendance either sold merchandise or informed people on environmental issues by providing pamphlets, handouts, small booklets and throwing in free gifts.
Many New York environmental groups like Earth Day New York, founded in late 1989, aim to educate the public and promote awareness of the environmental issues the world and the United States are facing like climate change as a result of not recycling and composting. They also mention other alternatives people can incorporate in their daily lives to help the earth.
The eco-fest had few visitors at the beginning and then more and more visitors trickled in during the day.
Jacklyn Mallon, a New York resident attended the eco-fest with the intention of learning something new.
“I wanted to learn, see if there was anything that I needed to learn, mostly compost, what else I needed to learn about green and to use it,” Mallon said.
Earth Day, an annual event, traces its roots back to the 1960s when Senator Gaylord Nelson demanded politicians to resolve the environmental issues and educated the public on the problems affecting the planet. After many Americans demonstrated in various US cities, Congress established a new agency called the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970, according to the EPA .
