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Earth Day 2012: New York Rooftop Photos by Alex MacLean

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Alex MacLean provides a photographic tour of New York City's green rooftops.

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65 Roebling
Williamsburg, Brooklyn: Raising plants for a rooftop garden in Williamsburg.

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The Corinthian

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Penny Lane

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5Pointz Aerosol Art Center

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The Anstonia

Upper West Side, Manhattan: A roofdeck is hidden by the faux facade of a building with a French chateau aesthetic.

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School of the future

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855 5th Ave
Upper East Side, Manhattan: Mature vegetation cascading over the edges of multiple roof terraces near Central Park.

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