Did you know? NYC

Did you know that:
* (according to Wikipedia) The New York metropolitan area's population is the nation's highest, estimated at 18,815,988 people over 6,720 square miles. New York City has over 28,000 acres of municipal parkland and 14 miles of public beaches.

*NYC has set a goal to plant 1 Million trees throughout the city over the next decade? Check it out www.milliontreesNYC.org

*NYC has a plan to re-focus on the land, air, water, energy and transportation of the city and make it a model other cities can follow? It's been 3 years and they are putting it into action. http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml

*NYC started a Nationwide Initiative to cut the salt in Restaurants and Processed Food? read the article http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml

*The ECC has several church right in the middle of the hustle and bustle? Including two recent church plants that caught my attention. Read the article I found on the ECC website: http://www.covchurch.org/cov/news/item3564.html

*Qweenswest Church is a new ECC church in Long Island City, NY seeking to reach the busy city goers and re-connect them to the church. Check out their great website: http://www.qnswest.org/

*Metro Community Church is a new ECC church across the bridge into New Jersey.
They claim to be "A Casual, Contemporary, Christian Church...This Ain't Your Mama's Church!"
Their mission statement is: Being relevant to the unchurched and to bring them into an authentic relationship with Jesus and the community, growing together into the reflection of Jesus Christ and passionately responding to the needs of the hurting.
They have some cool stuff going on, check out their website: http://www.metroc2.org/