It wasn’t that long ago that NYC was green & open. 
Powell House at 195th Street and 58th Avenue North, Queens, on May 20, 1941 (Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives) (via Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives - In Focus - The Atlantic) High-res

It wasn’t that long ago that NYC was green & open.

Powell House at 195th Street and 58th Avenue North, Queens, on May 20, 1941 (Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives) (via Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives - In Focus - The Atlantic)