The city is giving the concrete jungle a makeover: Some 1,000,000 trees are slated to be planted across the five boroughs over the next nine years.

Officials say the Million Tree NYC campaign will boost the number of trees in the city by 20%. The city has raised some $600 million in seed money to fund the greening effort.

Sloan Mandell thought he had found the perfect spot to open his jewelry store when he rented a space on Orchard St. In the first week, his store, Exhibitionist, cleared $5,000 in sales.

“We all thought we were going to be rich,” Mandell said of himself and his partners. The following week the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks took place. Read More