...you would never do that. 😹😹😹 But those #NewYorkers aren't going to hold off! LOL. Anyway here comes the prompt and then I'll drop the explanation. Here's my shortest version: it's a fucking computer program. If you put lipstick on a pig, is it lipstick or a pig? Right. 🐷🐷🐷😹😹😹

coming upon an

coming upon an 
impromptu garden on east 
tenth street – my kind of 

reward for sticking it out in 
this concrete jungle we call home
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dreaming… a random bit ** in the ending of The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenges from WordPress, here’s your Sunday Weekly Photo Prompt: travel ** medicine buddha mantra: Tay…

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Agi: Lo spettacolo di Central Park: è sbocciata la primavera

AGI - La primavera è sbocciata anche a Central Park, regalando uno degli spettacoli naturali più amati dai newyorkesi e dai turisti: lo sbocciare dei colori bianco, giallo e arancione.
Le ultime due giornate estive, con temperature sopra i 20 gradi, che hanno accelerato la fioritura delle magnolie dai grandi fiori bianchi, le prime a sbocciare, seguite dai ciliegi ornamentali e dalle cosiddette “Amelanchier”, con i caratteristici piccoli fiori bianchi a stella.
E poi i “Dogwood”, dai petali bianchi eleganti e molto iconici del parco. I tappeti gialli dei narcisi e i tulipani e azalee arancioni. Risultato? Tutti a fare foto e video. E noi non potevamo mancare.

The Central Park show: spring has sprung.

AGI - Spring has blossomed even in Central Park, offering one of the most beloved natural spectacles for New Yorkers and tourists: the blossoming of colors white, yellow, and orange.

The last two summer days, with temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius, accelerated the flowering of the large white magnolia trees, the first to bloom, followed by ornamental cherry trees and the so-called “Amelanchier,” with their characteristic small white star-shaped flowers.

And then the “Dogwoods,” with elegant white petals and a very iconic element of the park. The yellow carpets of daffodils and orange tulips and azaleas. Result? Everyone was taking photos and videos. And we couldn’t miss it.

#CentralPark #NewYorkers #20degreesCelsius #first #Amelanchier #Dogwoods

https://www.agi.it/estero/video/2026-04-13/central-park-primavera-magnolie-36569833/

In #Guyana, #Phagwah is a national holiday but #NewYorkers can experience the #festival in #RichmondHill #Queens, ironically home to #xenophobic #Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CFRX3MDFuI
Trump Doesn't Know About Phagwah - Holi in Queens

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Trump Doesn't Know About Phagwah - Holi in Queens

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Agi: Perché a New York esce il fumo dai tombini

AGI - In passato gli abitanti di New York amavano dire che nel sottosuolo si ammassavano le persone per fumare di nascosto. E quella era la scherzosa spiegazione del fenomeno del fumo che esce dai tombini. In realtà dietro il grande “mistero” metropolitano si nasconde una spiegazione non conosciuta da molti newyorkesi: la Grande Mela è attraversata da una gigantesca rete sotterranea di teleriscaldamento a vapore.
È una delle più grandi al mondo: il vapore viene prodotto in centrali e inviato sotto le strade in tutta la città. Serve a riscaldare edifici, uffici, hotel e ospedali, e usato per l’acqua calda e, in alcuni casi, per la climatizzazione.

Perché esce dai tombini?
Piccole perdite o valvole di sfogo fanno uscire il vapore. Mentre i tubi bianco e rossi sistemati nelle aree di manutenzione servono a ridurre la pressione e a rendere il sistema più sicuro. Quando il vapore caldo incontra l’aria fredda, una costante negli inverni newyorkesi, ecco che allora si condensa e diventa visibile, creando quella nebbia che ormai fa parte del fascino della città.

Why does smoke come out of the manhole covers in New York?

AGI - In the past, residents of New York used to say that people crammed underground to smoke secretly. And that was the joking explanation for the phenomenon of smoke coming out of manholes. In reality, behind the great “mystery” of the metropolis, there hides an explanation unknown to many New Yorkers: The Big Apple is crossed by a gigantic underground network of steam-heated heating.

It is one of the largest in the world: steam is produced in power plants and sent underground throughout the city. It is used to heat buildings, offices, hotels and hospitals, and is used for hot water and, in some cases, for air conditioning.

Why does it come out of manholes?

Small leaks or pressure relief valves cause the steam to escape. While the white and red pipes located in maintenance areas serve to reduce pressure and make the system safer. When hot steam meets the cold air, a constant feature of New York winters, it then condenses and becomes visible, creating that fog that has now become part of the city’s charm.

#NewYork #NewYorkers

https://www.agi.it/estero/video/2026-04-03/new-york-fumo-tombini-36431780/