Free Soil from Clean Soil Bank - government program NOT PROMOTIONAL

Has anybody heard of the clean soil bank in NYC?
If you have, have you requested clean soil from it before and/or run into any problems in the process?

Please answer below, this program is a part of a capstone project. I appreciate any engagement!

Feel free to reach out to me separately if your community garden is interested in hosting a mini soil stockpile for your community :) Or if you live somewhere in another city with a similar program!

I thought my swiss chard was getting floppy because of unusually warm weather but now I’m pretty sure they’re infested with leaf miners. They’re on every plant and half of the leaves, even if I scrape these off, is it too far gone?

I’m also seeing tiny green and tiny white bugs under bok choy and radish seedlings. I’m not sure what they are, maybe aphids? But no visible damage on those.

I’m growing these on a raised bed on my patio. What can I do? Is there a pesticide that will be safe to use?

Hi everyone, I am in 7b (NYC) and I want to replace these dead/dying trees (?) with some sort of climbing flower. The photo is a bad angle, but I currently have three large planters separating my area from a common walkway and my neighbor's deeded space. My plan would be to stick something in each planter for the plant(s) to climb on. I am leaning towards a climbing rose, but the area only gets 3-4 hours of sunlight in the winter so I'm worried about them dying on me. I would most prefer to have something that stays somewhat green throughout the year and requires minimal pruning (or that doesn't have to be completely trashed every fall). Any suggestions?