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‘Acknowledging the inequitable distribution of climate change’s damage is an important step, but we must do better. Those with the fewest resources should not have to shoulder the full burden…

ByKevin Reed

ByMichael Wehner 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

After Slow Start, Applications Roll In for NY’s Ida Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers

As of Dec. 13, 501 applications for the $27 million fund have been completed and signed by a caseworker, 145 have been approved, 66 have received the aid and 79…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government News

More Neighborhoods and ‘Smart’ Bins Added to NYC’s Composting Program

Last week, the city started curbside pick-ups in additional districts in Manhattan, Brooklyn and one in The Bronx. The service, which was put on hold throughout the pandemic, resumed this…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Dec 2021

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness News

NYC High Schoolers to Build Green Roofs in New Parks Dept. Program

The newly-created Youth Sustainability Corps will expand the 200,000 square feet of green roofs overseen by the Parks Dept. — rooftops outfitted with features like native plants, hydroponic towers and…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Dec 2021

CLARIFY Climate and Environment Government

Community Change-Makers: The New Yorkers Combating Climate Crisis, Hunger

Meet activists from across the five boroughs, from oyster keepers in The Bronx to environmental justice advocates in Brooklyn, interviewed by student reporters enrolled in the City Limits Accountability Reporting…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Climate and Environment Economy Government

To Combat Climate Change, NYC Needs More Nature-Based Jobs: Report

“We already have large-scale natural areas across the city,” said Annel Hernandez, associate director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance. “But there is a mismatch with that and…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations News

Two Months After Ida, Only 32 Undocumented New Yorkers Have Received Storm Damage Relief Funds

So far, 85 undocumented applicants have been approved to receive the city and state joint relief assistance funds; another 33,000 survivors have been approved for FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program as…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

As Flooding Becomes the Norm, City Island Residents Take Reins on Resiliency

Nine years after Superstorm Sandy flooded homes and tore the neon lobster from the town’s iconic Lobster House, residents see lack of city intervention as an opportunity.

ByLiz Donovan 4Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

There’s No Easy Way to Find a Home’s Flood History in NYC

Absent a flood history database, prospective renters and homebuyers are often on their own to determine whether a property has had water damage, especially in homes outside flood zones which…

ByDavid Brand

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Climate and Environment Opinion

Opinion: How New York Can Prepare for the New Reality of Climate Catastrophe

‘The protective mechanisms that the city built after Sandy did little to stop what New York experienced the night of Ida, bringing into sharp relief not just that climate catastrophe…

ByAsad Dandia 0Comments

Opinion: Climate Attribution Technology is Vital in the Fight for Environmental Justice

After Slow Start, Applications Roll In for NY’s Ida Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers

More Neighborhoods and ‘Smart’ Bins Added to NYC’s Composting Program

NYC High Schoolers to Build Green Roofs in New Parks Dept. Program

Community Change-Makers: The New Yorkers Combating Climate Crisis, Hunger

To Combat Climate Change, NYC Needs More Nature-Based Jobs: Report

Two Months After Ida, Only 32 Undocumented New Yorkers Have Received Storm Damage Relief Funds

As Flooding Becomes the Norm, City Island Residents Take Reins on Resiliency

There’s No Easy Way to Find a Home’s Flood History in NYC

Opinion: How New York Can Prepare for the New Reality of Climate Catastrophe

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