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The article offers miscellaneous news related to New York City. Topics discussed include premiere of documentary film "Unknown New York: The City That Women Built" hosted by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, the Life Sciences 2018 Real Estate Development Symposium held in June 2018, and views of Mark Chambers, director of sustainability for Mayor Bill de Blasio, on infrastructure sustainability.

The article discusses efforts by the New York City (NYC) Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, to reduce combined sewage overflows (CSO). An overview of the terms of the agreement, which includes the implementation of more than two billion dollars worth of green infrastructure throughout NYC, such as in-line sewer storage, and continued reliance on gray infrastructure to reduce CSO volumes is presented.

The article reports on the establishment of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Henrietta, New York. The new institute offers a platform for universities, corporations, and governments internationally to collaborate in the creation of innovative education and technology development systems related to sustainable design, life cycle engineering, remanufacturing, and pollution prevention. The academic facility is funded by B. Thomas Golisano, founder and chairman of Paychex Inc., owner of the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres, and a member of the Board of Trustees of RIT.

The article reports on the announcement by International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. that it has applied a sustainable process of manufacturing computer chips through a self-assembling nanotechnology, which is adopted from the natural formation of seashells, snowflakes and enamel on teeth, in Armonk, New York. It is stated that IBM scientist discovered the right combination of compounds for its silicon chips without undergoing the masking and light-etching process.