The XTOOL By Combo Collab Re-Imagines the Milk Crate as Interchangeable Storage and Furniture

The XTOOL By Combo Collab Re-Imagines the Milk Crate as Interchangeable Storage and Furniture

You might have thought that using milk crates as furniture was a long gone memory from your college days. Allow us to reintroduce you to the storage and siting solution making a comeback courtesy of Newark, New Jersey design firm Combo Collab. The XTOOL offers a stackable storage solution complete with plywood seats and legs for outdoor and indoor use. We were able to get up close and personal with the designers who we spotted at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair after having completed a successful Kickstarter campaign late last year. Click through the gallery to see how these stools stack up against your old college crates.
 

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NYC’s “Stop Idling” Campaign Cracks Down on Drivers at Schools with Highest Asthma Rates

NYC’s “Stop Idling” Campaign Cracks Down on Drivers at Schools with Highest Asthma Rates

NYC is stepping up its commitment to reducing kids’ exposure to pollutants by implementing a “Stop Idling” campaign at some of the city’s most trafficked schools. Commissioner Carter Strickland of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently

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ARTLANTIC Transforms Disused Atlantic City Lots Into Public Art and Green Space

ARTLANTIC Transforms Disused Atlantic City Lots Into Public Art and Green Space

Atlantic City is known primarily for being the gambling capital of the East Coast, but now thanks to a new redevelopment project, it may become a cultural center. The ARTLANTIC project began last November, and has already reclaimed an empty space sandwiched between casinos, transforming it into a lush public sculpture park to be enjoyed by residents and tourists alike. Headed by curator Lance Fung, the initiative will continue to rehabilitate disused areas around Atlantic City, infusing public art from leading artists like Kiki Smith and Peter Hutchinson, as well as green space, into the beachfront city.
 

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Roller Coaster Sunk by Hurricane Sandy Set to Be Removed Next Week

Roller Coaster Sunk by Hurricane Sandy Set to Be Removed Next Week

The famous Jersey Shore roller coaster that ended up in the Atlantic Ocean after Hurricane Sandy is slated to be removed from the waters by this time next week. The coaster, which has since become an iconic symbol of the October 29th storm, will be removed

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EPA Announces Over $500 Million to Repair Sandy-Damaged Waterways in NY and NJ

EPA Announces Over $500 Million to Repair Sandy-Damaged Waterways in NY and NJ

The Environmental Protection Agency announced recently that they will provide over $500 million in grants and low-interest loans to the state of New York and state of New Jersey to improve wastewater and drinking water facilities ravaged by Hurricane Sandy.

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7 Train Extension to New Jersey Being Considered

7 Train Extension to New Jersey Being Considered

Great news for anyone who commutes from NJ to NYC: the city is thinking about extending the number 7 train right to Secaucus, New Jersey, meaning a ride from Midtown would be just about 16 minutes. The current mode of transportation that many NJers employ

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CICADAPOCOLYPSE: Billions of Red-Eyed Cicadas to Swarm Tri-State Area

CICADAPOCOLYPSE: Billions of Red-Eyed Cicadas to Swarm Tri-State Area

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If you’re looking for yet another sign that the end is near, the media has been buzzing (pun-intended) with reports that billions of cicadas will be burrowing out of their underground holes soon and swarming the East Coast of the

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Newark Students Recreate Van Gogh’s Starry Night Using 5,000 Bottle Caps

Newark Students Recreate Van Gogh’s Starry Night Using 5,000 Bottle Caps

Students at South Street Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey are both artists and conservationists. After collecting over 5,000 bottle caps in their local community, the students arranged the caps into an eco-friendly 8-foot by 12-foot rendition of Vincent

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6 Beautiful Places to See Spring Bloom in NYC

6 Beautiful Places to See Spring Bloom in NYC

After a long winter, spring is finally in the air! In NYC, it's very easy for this fleeting season to pass before we even notice it, so this year be sure to make the most of it by heading to some of the best spots in the city to see blooms and buds springing to life. From the lush scenery of the Clinton Community Garden to weekend yoga adventures under the blossoming Callery Pear trees in Fort Greene, click through to see some of our favorite places to experience rebirth and new life in each of the city’s boroughs.
 

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Jersey Shore Town Plans to Use Rainforest Wood to Rebuild Boardwalk

Jersey Shore Town Plans to Use Rainforest Wood to Rebuild Boardwalk

A Jersey Shore town attempting to rebuild its boardwalk in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy isn’t finding favor with environmentalist groups. The small town of Avon, New Jersey was awarded a near $1.5 million contract earlier this month to help restore the

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6 Things to Know About Winter Storm Nemo in NYC

6 Things to Know About Winter Storm Nemo in NYC

By now, it's no big secret that a storm's a-brewin' (especially since it's actually snowing in NYC right now). While the city says that it's prepared for the inclement weather and things don't look too bad at the moment, it's always safer to be ready for the worst. Read on for 6 important things to know about our first big snow storm of 2013; you might even want to send this article to your boss since we recommend leaving work early or telecommuting from home (wink, wink).
 

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View from the Cloisters Museum Threatened by LG Electronics’ New Highrise Construction by HOK

View from the Cloisters Museum Threatened by LG Electronics’ New Highrise Construction by HOK

At the Cloisters Museum, which holds the Met’s collection of medieval architecture and art, the beautiful sight of the Hudson river and surrounding cliffs is being threatened by LG Electronics USA’s plan to build an eight-story building on the coveted natural site. If LG goes forward with their building plans, the new HOK designed headquarters will be the sole building to rise above the treetops and break the picturesque sight from the Cloisters' museum grounds in upper Manhattan. The Met, as well as several environmental groups are protesting the construction, and Larry Rockefeller, whose grandfather donated 700 acres along the New Jersey cliffs to keep the pristine view of the Palisades unmarred, has been in negotiation processes with LG.
 

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Seaside Heights to Rebuild Its Historic Boardwalk by Memorial Day

Seaside Heights to Rebuild Its Historic Boardwalk by Memorial Day

Seaside Heights, which boasts one of the most famous boardwalks on the East Coast, is in the process of rebuilding its oceanfront promenade, which was destroyed last October by Hurricane Sandy. This week, the beach community was awarded a $3.6 million contract

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Hurricane Sandy Victims Must Wait Another Month For Emergency Funds Thanks To House GOP

Hurricane Sandy Victims Must Wait Another Month For Emergency Funds Thanks To House GOP

While many Americans are relieved that the country won’t go tumbling off the much ballyhooed fiscal cliff (yet, anyway) there are thousands for whom relief is nowhere in sight. This week, to the shock of many of his fellow Congresspeople, Speaker John Boehner

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NYC Swapping Wooden Boardwalks with Concrete Version That Could Stand Up Better to Hurricanes

NYC Swapping Wooden Boardwalks with Concrete Version That Could Stand Up Better to Hurricanes

When Hurricane Sandy hit the New York region last month, some of the most heart-wrenching images to surface were those of the mangled boardwalks that had characterized beautiful beachfront communities like Coney Island for the past century. Discussions about rebuilding these waterfront pathways in the New York and New Jersey area are picking up, and, as predicted, the big questions are all about new materials. After the storm passed and sanitation workers began to clear wood-strewn streets, it became clear that polymer-based and concrete sections of the boardwalks had held up better to the elements than their wooden counterparts. Now, in light of that observation, Mayor Bloomberg has decided that going forward, New York will rebuild with these new plastic and concrete boardwalk materials. It seems that the days of the wooden boardwalk are over in NYC.
 

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“Secret Santa” Gives Out $100 Bills to Hurricane Sandy Victims in Staten Island and New Jersey

“Secret Santa” Gives Out $100 Bills to Hurricane Sandy Victims in Staten Island and New Jersey

Christmas came a little early this year for some Hurricane Sandy victims in Staten Island and New Jersey thanks to a "Secret Santa" that has been going around giving out his own money to those who need it more. Dressed in a red pullover and a Kangol cap with the word "Elf" embroidered on the back, this real-life St. Nick surprised shoppers at local thrift stores by giving them $100 bills to help them get back on their feet. “It’s about the random acts of kindness," the mystery man told the Associated Press. "I’m just setting an example, and if 10 percent of the people who see me emulate what I’m doing, anybody can be a Secret Santa!”
 

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Port Authority Releases Dramatic Videos of Water Flooding into PATH Stations

Port Authority Releases Dramatic Videos of Water Flooding into PATH Stations

Dramatic stills from movies like “I am Legend” and “The Day After Tomorrow” have been circulating since Hurricane Sandy first hit, tricking thousands into thinking they were real depictions of the storm’s fury. But the Port Authority recently released

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