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Opinion: Let the Bronx Breathe—Address the Cross Bronx Expressway’s Impact on Asthma

Dr. Ananna Kazi and Dr. Sarah Shidid | June 18, 2024

“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.

Government

City’s Largest Power Plant Nears Milestone in Renewable Energy Push

Mary Cunningham | August 15, 2023

A plan to transform the Ravenswood Generating Station into a clean energy center is in the works, with a vote on an offshore wind proposal expected this fall. Queens community members say that the stakes could not be higher.

Government

Amid Air Quality Crisis, Officials Urge People Indoors. What About Street Homeless New Yorkers?

Emma Whitford and Mary Cunningham | June 8, 2023

Air pollution is an added stressor for vulnerable populations who already suffer disproportionately from underlying health effects, including the estimated thousands of unhoused New Yorkers living on the city’s streets.

Government

Gas Stoves Contribute to Nearly 19% of NY’s Child Asthma Cases, Analysis Estimates

Jeanmarie Evelly | January 7, 2023

Advocates say the findings add new urgency to the state’s efforts to transition its energy sources away from fossil fuels, and as environmental groups renew calls for state lawmakers to pass legislation that would ban gas hookups in new construction statewide.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: NYC’s COVID Recovery Requires an Indoor Air Revolution

Michael Partis | October 24, 2022

“Though outdoors strategies are a great and necessary option, there remains a serious need for innovation and creativity to generate excellent air quality in spaces that are enclosed, covered, or conventionally ‘indoors’ and hold more than groups of 10. From elevators to heated tents, indoor air quality will be a significant factor in our society’s health care.”

City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York

Council Considers Faster Timeline to Phase Out Polluting Heating Oil in NYC Buildings

Liz Donovan | June 8, 2022

The City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection met Tuesday to discuss a newly introduced bill banning heating oil No. 4 by 2025, five years earlier than was agreed upon when Local Law 43 passed in 2010.

Health and Environment

Bronx Residents Demand Closure of Polluting ‘Peaker Plants’ as State Ramps Up Renewable Energy

Liz Donovan | March 9, 2022

Residents in The Bronx’s “Asthma Alley,” ask the New York Power Authority to commit to transition off of costly fossil fuel-burning power plants.

Voices of New York

Latino Families Worry COVID-19 Has Sidelined The Bronx’s Asthma Crisis

Edwin Martínez for El Diario | October 14, 2021

Facilities that provided assistance for people with asthma before the pandemic have continued to operate by offering pre-recorded medical advice by phone, and have never returned to in-person services, families told El Diario.

Health and Environment

Opinion: Local Law 97 is a Public Health Necessity

Michael Hollingsworth | March 18, 2021

‘Cleaning up our buildings in the decades to come isn’t just about creating thousands of good jobs, or combating environmental racism, or fighting climate change. It’s also about improving public health.’