“While other issues, such as aging infrastructure, further compound the problem, the very design of cooling towers allows for the atomization of particles that can wreak havoc when inhaled.”
In the 1970s, the building on East 140th Street housed a rehab center founded by activists demanding better health services for the Mott Haven neighborhood. A local community land trust will…
A “grassroots” homeowners group leading the charge against Local Law 97 has deep ties to a powerful real estate industry association, New York Focus reports.
“Again and again, Bronx residents refused to accept other’s decisions about our communities, and that history has shaped much of how we think about governance today.”
A new plan promises to build lower-income units up front. Gov. Hochul is on board, and the state’s approval process is starting—though the full public costs remain unknown.
Nearly 40 percent of homeless families with children are placed in shelters outside the borough of their child’s school, forcing long commutes, early mornings, and strained community ties.
It’s easy to fall into despair when looking at our climate realities. Here’s why taking climate action in New York City is still more important than ever.
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