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Opinion: NYC Needs a New Metric for Warning Residents About Deadly Storms

‘Unlike with heat and cold, there are no clear standards in New York for triggering an emergency notification around rain, and no clear steps in place to ensure the most vulnerable are warned and protected.’
As Conditions at Rikers Reach Crisis Levels, Concerns About Heat Persist

Dozens of men splitting a single jug of water, sweating walls in cell units, inmates sucking air from cracks under doors—these are just some of the conditions inmates and advocates have reported from Rikers Island over the past few months.
Gov. Hochul Signs Bill Restricting NY Car Sales to Zero-Emission Vehicles After 2035

After the city suffered deadly flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, Gov. Kathy Hochul promises a new era, signs off on climate legislation and launches climate justice fellowship.
Ida Highlights Plight of Delivery Workers During Extreme Rain

Workers who deliver food—who’ve faced a number of job-related risks throughout the pandemic, and who are often immigrants—must also contend with the challenges of increasingly extreme weather events.
Tenants in NYC’s Often-Illegal Basement Apartments Bore the Brunt of Ida Floods

New Yorkers who withstood the flooding inside their basement apartments—often unauthorized conversions that do not meet city safety standards—now face new hardships and fears, like dangerous mold, future flooding, and the abrupt loss of housing.
MTA’s Resiliency Efforts No Match for Flash Floods, Gov. Hochul Says

The city's transit system faced a different threat this week than the coastal storm surges it endured during Hurricane Sandy: A sewer system overwhelmed by increasing rain, even at higher elevations.
Deadly Rainfall Marks New Climate Era for NYC, Leaders Say: ‘Expect the Very Worst’

Flash floods from historic rains Wednesday night killed nine New Yorkers, eight of whom died in basements of residential homes, officials said Thursday. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Kathy Hochul said their administrations are assessing the damage and preparing for a "whole new world" of extreme weather.
Brooklyn Pipeline Project Violates Civil Rights Law, Residents and Environmentalists Allege

"Despite being the first phase of the pipeline's construction, Brownsville and Ocean Hill were the last to find out about it," said civil rights attorney Britney Wilson.