Change in Number of Congresisonal Representatives After 2020 Redistricting
With the new Census population counts in 2020, some states will be gaining representatives in Congress, while others will be losing some.
Experts pushing to solve sludge’s complex PFAS problem
Michelle Crimi, a professor of environmental engineering at Clarkson University, has researched PFAS for about 10 years and is part of a team studying PFAS destructive treatment technologies, focusing on wastewater treatment plants that she says pose unique challenges.
“The more complex the matrix, the more difficult it is to treat it because like any chemical or physical process, the easiest to [destroy] are going to go away first and PFAS is going to fall somewhere in that spectrum. It takes more energy, and it takes more time but we’re learning more and more that it’s doable,” Crimi said.
Additionally, Crimi’s team at Clarkson University has studied how PFAS can be removed from biosolids – the semi-solid product that comes from wastewater treatment plants.
Greenville Detached Forest Preserve
Most people when they think of the Catskill Forest Preserve don't think of the Town of Greenville as having any of the Catskill Mountains in it. But the state owns a small, dedicated forest preserve parcel off of Hillcrest Road and Spring Valley Roads in Greenville/New Baltimore. As a kid I used to ride my bicycle out that way, past the heavily wooded Forest Preserve, although there isn't a great deal to say about it -- it's hardly unique.
Most Common Street Names in New York
What are the most common street names, as defined by the count of municipalities that have a street with this name in New York State?
| Street Name | In this Many Municipalities |
| Unnamed Street | 834 |
| Driveway | 817 |
| Connecting Road | 443 |
| Ramp | 369 |
| Main Street | 360 |
| Parking Lot | 332 |
| Church Street | 317 |
| Mill Street | 236 |
| Elm Street | 221 |
| Maple Avenue | 197 |
| Pine Street | 178 |
| High Street | 177 |
| Center Street | 173 |
| River Road | 167 |
| School Street | 166 |
| Prospect Street | 165 |
| Park Avenue | 164 |
| Maple Street | 163 |
| Railroad Avenue | 155 |
| Ridge Road | 150 |
| Spring Street | 149 |
| Smith Road | 148 |
| Cemetery Road | 148 |
| North Street | 145 |
| Oak Street | 138 |
| Washington Street | 137 |
| South Street | 136 |
| Park Street | 133 |
| Grove Street | 131 |
| West Main Street | 126 |
| Water Street | 126 |
| North Main Street | 122 |
| John Street | 122 |
| Chestnut Street | 120 |
| Sunset Drive | 118 |
| Orchard Street | 117 |
| East Main Street | 117 |
| Miller Road | 117 |
| Highland Avenue | 115 |
| 4WD Road | 112 |
| South Main Street | 109 |
| River Street | 108 |
| William Street | 108 |
| Park Place | 107 |
| Meadow Lane | 105 |
| West Street | 105 |
| Franklin Street | 105 |
| Bridge Street | 104 |
| Cross Road | 102 |
| Liberty Street | 100 |
Here is the SQL I used by loading the NYS Streets database as a Parquet into DuckDB and querying:
SELECT completestreetname, count() FROM (SELECT DISTINCT completestreetname, leftcitytownname FROM nys_sam_streets.parquet) GROUP BY completestreetname ORDER BY count() DESC LIMIT 50;