Jeanmarie Evelly
The state-run Cooling Assistance Benefit provides eligible New Yorkers with up to $1,000 for the purchase and installation of an air conditioner.
“Before adding an energy consumption mandate with indeterminate costs and unknown impacts on the environment, infrastructure and affordable housing market, there should be a cool-down period for the city, state and federal government to study how—and even if—this can be achieved.”
New York City firefighters responded to more gas leaks than any other city in the nation, a new study found.
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