Massive costs. A fractured system. Deep inequality. Those features of the state’s healthcare system pose a political challenge for fans of the New York Health Act. But they’re big reasons for their seeking change in the first place.
Election Watch 2018
To Divest or Dig In: Candidates Spar Over Where to Park Pension Billions Amid Climate Threats
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The race for comptroller has been a largely quiet affair, but as sole trustee for the state’s $209 billion pension fund, the winner will have to decide whether investing in fossil-fuel companies is still morally acceptable or financially wise.
Health Disparities
Following Up: Council Acts to Shore Up Maternal Health in NYC
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The City Council passed a set of bills intended to at least partly address the problems of maternal morbidity and mortality, which, like so many health issues, disproportionately affect low-income women of color.
DOE
Comptroller, Special Investigator and Private Firm Now Probing SchoolFood
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Bad pizza. Questionable chicken. Moldy bread. Pricey cereal. And now at least three inquiries, with a possible fourth one by DOI in the works.
CityPlate
City’s Milk Buying Could Help Farmers in Crisis and Workers in Need
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Farmworkers n New York State encounter dangers and mistreatment on the job. Upstate dairy farmers face unprecedented pressures, with some turning to suicide. And New York City buys a lot of milk.
City Institutions Battle Alzheimer’s With Art
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Faced with a disease that slowly steals memories and the ability to communicate, some people with dementia—and their caretakers—find dignity and community by embracing famous works and their own.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
City’s Pumping Air Into Polluted Newtown Creek has Critics Worried
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The aim of the aeration system is to oxygenate the creek to support aquatic life. But some advocates worry the bubbles are doing more harm than good.
brownfields
Checking in on the City’s Brownfields Program
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Nine years ago the Bloomberg administration launched a program targeting contaminated city sites for remediation. More than 500 sites have entered its pipeline since.
HEALTH and ENVIRONMENT
Transit Advocates Push Mayor on Bus Reforms
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The subways are the MTA’s concern. But MTA buses roll on city streets, and transit groups say Mayor de Blasio could be doing more to clear the way.
CityPlate
So Far, Push to Compost NYC School Food Waste is a Mixed Bag
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The DOE recently said a pilot program won’t be expanded until it works out some of the problems that have led to a low capture rate of organic leftovers.
water
Will City’s Water Board Explore a New Stormwater Fee?
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After years of pressure from advocates, the Water Board indicated this spring a new interest in rejiggering water fees to account for the cost of stormwater. Will that be part of the next year’s agenda?