waterways
Cuomo Kills Bill to Protect Streams, Citing Fiscal Woes
Jarrett Murphy |
The measure would have added 41,000 miles of streams to the states regulatory system.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Opinion: By Design and Democracy, NYC Must Move Toward Equitable Waterfronts
Ibrahim Abdul-Matin |
‘Whether we like it or not, we need to adapt our city to manage the mounting risks that sea-level rise and climate change pose to New York’s waterfront communities.’
Brooklyn
City’s Pumping Air Into Polluted Newtown Creek has Critics Worried
Bianca Fortis |
The aim of the aeration system is to oxygenate the creek to support aquatic life. But some advocates worry the bubbles are doing more harm than good.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Council Can Foster Clean Water, Healthy Residents With Vote on Gowanus Tank
Sabine Aronowsky, Michael Higgins, Andrea Parker and Sue Wolfe |
‘The City Council vote is the first of a series of land use decisions for the neighborhood and provides an opportunity to thoughtfully plan for the future of Gowanus.’
clean water
Pols Tell Mayor They’re Concerned About Clean Water Moves
Jarrett Murphy |
While praising many aspects of the de Blasio administration’s approach to cleaning up the city’s polluted waterways, 20 City Councilmembers tell the mayor they represent ‘ groups and constituents who harbor grave concerns’ about the way those clean-ups have been planned.
clean water
Audio: How to Stop Illicit Pipes & Illegal Dumping from Fouling NYC Waters
Jarrett Murphy |
The city’s 600 miles of coastline and centuries of underground infrastructure are a lot to police for the murky problems of illicit sewage connections and illegal dumping. Here’s how New Yorkers can help.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Defenders of Long Island Sound Hail its Recovery, Push for More Progress
Jarrett Murphy |
Think environmental policy doesn’t work? Look at Long Island Sound and think again.
clean water
Clean Water Lawsuit: Feds’ Failure is City’s Loss
Jarrett Murphy |
The EPA let New York State use outdated standards in approving the city’s plans to finally deal with pollution from sewer overflows that taint rivers and bays, canals and creeks, advocates say.
bottle beach
Next 100 Days: How Park Service Cuts Will Hurt NYC’s Most Neglected Beach
Adam Wisnieski |
When most New Yorkers hear about cuts to the National Parks Service, they think about Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, not the wetlands around Cross Bay Boulevard on the way to the Rockaways or the beach on top of a landfill behind the tollbooths on the Marine Park Bridge.
clean water
Photo Essay: Newtown Creek and Jamaica Bay Link City to its Waters
Adi Talwar and Guglielmo Mattioli |
This week, City Limits has examined how New York City’s water renaissance is working out in two places that represent our waterfront past and present: Newtown Creek and Jamaica Bay. Here are images from both:
