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Lush City: Plants are blooming from every crack and crevice in NYC this summer
Entire bushes and trees are blooming from tiny patches of dirt across the five boroughs, turning the concrete jungle into a verdant paradise.
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Plant life finds a way in NYC's concrete jungle after rainy August
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