New York... the city that never sleeps; the Big Apple; the concrete jungle. There's so many ways to describe what is arguably one of the most famous and iconic cities in the world. But clean; sustainable; and green? These are certainly not the first words you'd associate with New York. But thanks to the launch of One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City (One NYC) by Mayor Bill de Blasio a few weeks ago, that might change. The plan is described as a "roadmap that will preserve and enhance New York City's role as a leading global city" and it deals with economic growth, sustainability, resiliency and issues of equity for its residents. Of course, as soon as we got our hands on a copy of the Plan, we turned to the section on sustainability, which starts with a bold claim: "New York City will be the most sustainable big city in the world..."
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机译：纽约...永不眠的城市；大苹果;具体的丛林。有很多方法可以描述什么可以说是世界上最著名和标志性的城市之一。但是干净；可持续发展和绿色？这些当然不是您要与纽约联系起来的第一句话。但多亏几周前市长比尔·德·布拉西奥（Bill de Blasio）市长发起的“一个纽约：一个坚固而公正的城市计划”（一个纽约市），这可能会改变。该计划被描述为“将维护并增强纽约市作为全球主要城市的角色的路线图”，它涉及经济增长，可持续性，弹性和居民权益问题。当然，一旦获得了该计划的副本，我们就转向可持续性部分，该部分以一个大胆的声明开始：“纽约市将是世界上最具可持续性的大城市……”
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