Government
New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans
Mariana Simões |
The legislation introduced in the City Council last week is geared at keeping tenants in flood-prone basement apartments out of harm’s way.
Citywide
11 Years After Hurricane Sandy, Plan to Build Storm Barriers Around NYC Faces Pushback
Mariana Simões |
Environmentalists say an Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to protect the city from coastal storms using walls and gates fails to address other climate change-related threats, like heavy rainfall.
Government
As NYC Rolls Out Mandatory Composting, Will New Yorkers Comply?
Mariana Simões |
Recycling rates around longtime existing requirements—which ask residents to separate paper, plastics, metal and glass from the rest of their trash—have failed to improve over the last decade. Getting New Yorkers to comply with yet another set of rules could be an uphill battle, experts say.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Why New York State Needs a Climate Corps
Robert Godfried |
“While the federal government—and a growing number of states—are taking action to confront the dual challenges of climate change and workforce development, New York has fallen short.”
Government
NYC Senior Centers See Rebounding Demand
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The city’s more than 300 Older Adult Centers saw an average of 24,261 daily participants during the last fiscal year that ended in June, still shy of pre-pandemic numbers but up nearly 28 percent since 2021-2022.
Health and Environment
PÓDCAST:¿Cuáles son las opciones para que Puerto Rico sea incluido en el SNAP?
Daniel Parra |
Puerto Rico fue incluido en 1974 en el programa de cupones de alimentos o el programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (o SNAP por sus siglas en inglés, como también se le conoce), pero en 1982 fue sacado del programa. En su lugar, en Puerto Rico hay un programa limitado llamado Programa de Asistencia Nutricional (PAN), o NAP por sus siglas en inglés, con fondos limitados.
Health and Environment
Leaks and Flooding at NYCHA Brownstones Were Preventable, Tenants Say
Tatyana Turner |
“They knew it was going to rain Friday,” said Cynthia Tibbs, the tenant association president at NYCHA’s West Side Urban Redevelopment (WSUR) brownstones, where ceilings in three apartments collapsed following the heavy downpour. “This is a NYCHA problem where you don’t make sure your workers have all drains cleared and all leaves out of gutters.”
Government
‘Predictable Emergencies’: NYC Flash Floods Spur Renewed Calls for Basement Legalization
Jeanmarie Evelly, Emma Whitford and Daniel Parra |
“I haven’t slept at all, I panic every time it pours hard rain,” one basement tenant in Brooklyn told City Limits after water began to breach her apartment early Friday morning.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Gov. Hochul Must Protect Pollinators During National Honey Month
Rich Schrader and Dan Raichel |
“Without Hochul’s swift action, New York State honeybee colonies will continue to log record losses, and 40-60 percent of the state’s native bees and other pollinators will remain at risk of disappearing.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Mayor Adams, Don’t Weaken Local Law 97
Rachel Rivera and Norman Fraizer |
“About 70 percent of New York City’s climate-heating pollution comes from energy use in buildings, with the majority of that pollution coming from large buildings covered by Local Law 97.”
