Liz Donovan, Author at City Limits

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The Central Park Climate Lab will start data collection this spring to examine how extreme weather could affect the park’s plants and wildlife.

ByLiz Donovan 5 minRead time

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Jan 2022

Gov. Hochul Sets Bold Climate Goals — But Advocates Push for Funding Commitments

Since the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act was signed into law in 2019, laying out aggressive benchmarks for NY to reduce its carbon emissions, advocates have pushed for a…

ByLiz Donovan 10 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness News

NYC’s Waterfront Plan Maps Out Next Decade for City’s Coastlines

The nearly 300-page report is the first waterfront plan since Superstorm Sandy, and comes at the end of a year in which the city was rocked by multiple severe weather…

ByLiz Donovan 9 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Economy Investigations Justice

Company Settles With Home Health Aides Seeking Unpaid Wages For Round-the-Clock Care

State guidelines and federal regulations mandate that home health aides working 24 hours at a client’s home get eight hours for sleep and three hours of meal breaks, all unpaid.…

ByLiz Donovan 9 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

NYC Votes to Ban Gas in New Construction, As Plastic Utensils Bill Stalls

During its last meeting of the legislative session Wednesday, the New York City Council passed a landmark ban on the use of gas in new buildings. Another bill aimed at…

ByLiz Donovan 10 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Government News

More Neighborhoods and ‘Smart’ Bins Added to NYC’s Composting Program

Last week, the city started curbside pick-ups in additional districts in Manhattan, Brooklyn and one in The Bronx. The service, which was put on hold throughout the pandemic, resumed this…

ByLiz Donovan 5 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness News

NYC High Schoolers to Build Green Roofs in New Parks Dept. Program

The newly-created Youth Sustainability Corps will expand the 200,000 square feet of green roofs overseen by the Parks Dept. — rooftops outfitted with features like native plants, hydroponic towers and…

ByLiz Donovan 6 minRead time

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Dec 2021

Climate and Environment Economy Government

To Combat Climate Change, NYC Needs More Nature-Based Jobs: Report

“We already have large-scale natural areas across the city,” said Annel Hernandez, associate director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance. “But there is a mismatch with that and…

ByLiz Donovan 10 minRead time

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Nov 2021

Government News

Public Bathroom Access at Heart of Dispute Over New Inwood Park Facility

The Row New York boathouse planned for Sherman Creek Park will have bathrooms in its locker rooms, available only to the individuals participating in the organization’s programming.

ByLiz Donovan