Liz Donovan, Author at City Limits

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More than 8,700 children in New York City are grieving a parent or caregiver who died of COVID. Here are some of their favorite memories, and what they wish others…

ByLiz Donovan

BySam Rabiyah

ByMuriel Alarcón 14 minRead time

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Jan 2023

Education Government In Depth Investigations

The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need.

Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and support grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them.

ByLiz Donovan

ByFazil Khan 27 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Buyouts on the Ballot: 10 Years After Sandy, New York Considers New Funding for Voluntary Relocation

New potential funding mechanisms—including a measure that New Yorkers will see on the ballot this November—may provide an opportunity for homeowners in areas of high flood risk to sell their…

ByLiz Donovan 24 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

NYC is Underspending on Climate Resiliency: Comptroller

In the decade since Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New York, the city has lagged in spending federal and capital funds dedicated to recovery and resiliency, a new report found.…

ByLiz Donovan 5 minRead time

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Oct 2022

Government Health

Health Dept, Environmentalists Debate New Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Environmental advocates say New York’s proposed new rules don’t go far enough to limit the contaminants, which can lead to reproductive issues and developmental delays.

ByLiz Donovan 6 minRead time

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Sep 2022

Economy Government Health

As NY’s Home Health Aides Get Pay Bump, Insurance Companies Leave Employers in the Lurch

A state-funded increase in wages for the frontline workers begins Saturday, but companies say insurance providers are withholding the money.

ByLiz Donovan 10 minRead time

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Sep 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Sewer Backups Nearly Doubled in NYC Last Year Due to Climate Change

The city’s aging infrastructure combined with more intense rainfall is resulting in more backups, which took on average more than 15 hours to resolve during the last fiscal year that…

ByLiz Donovan 5 minRead time

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Sep 2022

Government Transportation

Outsourced NYC Trash is Causing a ‘Never-Ending Odor Event’ Upstate, Lawsuit Alleges

Residents in upstate New York are putting a new statewide constitutional right to its first test in two lawsuits filed this spring, alleging that a landfill receiving garbage from the…

ByLiz Donovan 10 minRead time

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Here’s How NYC Tenants Can Test Their Drinking Water

The discovery of arsenic in the water supply at NYCHA’s Jacob Riis Houses is a scary reminder of how little control most people have over their taps. While most of…

ByLiz Donovan

ByDavid Brand 16 minRead time

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Sep 2022

Government Transportation

NYC Looks to Tackle Extreme Heat via City Streets and Urban Forests

A federally funded pilot program and a study in parks both seek mitigation strategies for urban heat islands—areas that experience higher temperatures due to heat-absorbing infrastructure and lack of access…

ByLiz Donovan 7 minRead time

Liz Donovan

Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID, In Their Own Words

Buyouts on the Ballot: 10 Years After Sandy, New York Considers New Funding for Voluntary Relocation

NYC is Underspending on Climate Resiliency: Comptroller

Health Dept, Environmentalists Debate New Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

As NY’s Home Health Aides Get Pay Bump, Insurance Companies Leave Employers in the Lurch

Sewer Backups Nearly Doubled in NYC Last Year Due to Climate Change

Outsourced NYC Trash is Causing a ‘Never-Ending Odor Event’ Upstate, Lawsuit Alleges

Here’s How NYC Tenants Can Test Their Drinking Water

NYC Looks to Tackle Extreme Heat via City Streets and Urban Forests

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