Liz Donovan
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer joined at a Friday rally in Greenpoint opposing the National Grid North Brooklyn Pipeline Project.
This is the sixth time the state has put off a decision on the expansion, which has been criticized by environmentalists as at odds with New York’s climate goals. The DEC says it will wait until the Public Service Commission can evaluate the project.
“The Carbon Free and Healthy Schools plan would be transformational: it would institute energy audits and retrofits of each school, repair and replace HVAC systems, invest in climate resiliency upgrades, and electrify our fleet of school buses. It would make use of schools’ large rooftops to generate solar power and increase school buildings’ overall energy efficiency.”
Los resultados del censo de 2020, muestran que 1.2 millones de personas de todas las edades se identificaron como latinos y negros, sustancialmente por debajo de los 6 millones de adultos afrolatinos estimados usando el método de Pew Research Center.
Mayor Eric Adams was expected to rally Monday morning to push state lawmakers to renew the policy, which gives City Hall the power to appoint the schools chancellor and most members of the decision-making Panel for Educational Policy. City Limits wants to hear from residents on what they think should be done.
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