El Home Energy Assistance Program (Programa de Asistencia Energética a los Hogares o HEAP por sus siglas en inglés) ha ayudado a decenas de miles de neoyorquinos con bajos ingresos a combatir el calor. Sin embargo, expertos y defensores afirman que el programa podría dar y critican su limitado alcance.
Nearly four months in, NYCHA broke down its lithium-ion battery rules and the potential consequences for noncompliance.
“Physicians serving the city’s most vulnerable populations are not seeking extravagant salaries. Instead, we advocate for fair compensation to address the worsening shortages, ensuring the full staffing levels necessary to deliver the quality care that all New Yorkers deserve.”
El pasado 3 de mayo el presidente Biden anunció un cambio en la definición de “legalmente presente” aplicable a la elegibilidad para cobertura de Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio, creada por el expresidente Barack Obama.
A bill that aims to stop companies that have contracts with the state government from contributing to tropical deforestation failed to become law last year. Will the governor veto it again?
“It is heartbreaking for us to see our patients struggling to breathe, knowing that their environment plays a role in their suffering—a factor beyond their control.” Adi TalwarA view of Jerome Avenue with its elevated 4 train and the Cross Bronx Expressway from the Grand Concourse. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! Much of the media spotlight has focused on the adverse health consequences of climate change, but while well-documented, relatively less attention has been given to the negative health impacts of structural racism.The effects of systemic racism have made citizens in the Bronx become prisoners of their own environment, affecting their health significantly.
The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)’s cooling assistance benefit has helped tens of thousands of low-income New Yorkers beat the heat. But experts and advocates say it could do more, criticizing its limited reach—funding has run out by mid- to late-July the last two summers—and failure to grant complementary utility bill assistance.
“President Biden’s failure to divest from for-profit detention centers during his presidential term should urge New York leaders to use their constitutional powers to stop state and local facilities from continuing to profit from ICE detention.”
With two weeks left until NYCHA plans to eliminate its security program at senior buildings, tenants weigh in on their safety needs.
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