Synopsis
Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow reveal the hidden systems and organisational miracles that keep the Central Park clean and green.
- Programme: New York: America's Busiest City
- Episode: 3
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2016
- Geography | Changing Places
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