“The Carbon Free and Healthy Schools plan would be transformational: it would institute energy audits and retrofits of each school, repair and replace HVAC systems, invest in climate resiliency upgrades, and electrify our fleet of school buses. It would make use of schools’ large rooftops to generate solar power and increase school buildings’ overall energy efficiency.”
Los resultados del censo de 2020, muestran que 1.2 millones de personas de todas las edades se identificaron como latinos y negros, sustancialmente por debajo de los 6 millones de adultos afrolatinos estimados usando el método de Pew Research Center.
Mayor Eric Adams was expected to rally Monday morning to push state lawmakers to renew the policy, which gives City Hall the power to appoint the schools chancellor and most members of the decision-making Panel for Educational Policy. City Limits wants to hear from residents on what they think should be done.
“We must demand systemic changes to ensure that incarcerated mothers have the opportunity to be part of their kids’ lives. Not just during Mother’s Day, but all year round.”
The rate increases are lower than property owners have pushed for, citing rising costs. But tenants and housing advocates who’ve called for a rent freeze say the hike will worsen the city’s eviction crisis.
Eric Adams presentó su plan para comunidades inmigrantes de la ciudad llamado WeRISE (Raise Immigrant Safety and Empowerment —Aumentar la seguridad y el empoderamiento de los inmigrantes) mientras hacía campaña para el cargo en junio de 2021. Después de tres meses en el cargo, se han hecho pocos progresos hasta ahora.
Para 2050, las emisiones anuales de gases de efecto invernadero de la ciudad no deberían superar los 12 millones de toneladas de dióxido de carbono —y en 2020, solo los edificios representaron 34 millones de toneladas métricas. “Esto dibuja una imagen muy cruda de la cantidad de trabajo que tenemos que hacer y de cómo no se puede seguir como si nada”.
The mayor says his focus on clearing unsheltered New Yorkers out of public spaces is part of a necessary strategy to connect a hard-to-reach population with city services. But housing advocates and those who’ve been subject to the sweeps say the administration is merely continuing a long-used practice that causes harm and doesn’t work.
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“Treatment Not Jail offers the possibility of mental health treatment courts for all justice-involved New Yorkers and improves upon the prevailing model of drug courts.”