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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

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Oct 2021

Government News

New York State Denies Permit for New Astoria Power Plant

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) says the controversial plan to build a new gas-fracked power facility in Queens would interfere with the state’s greenhouse gas emissions limits, set by…

ByLiz Donovan 18Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Low-Income Housing in NY Burns Fossil Fuels More Than Other States, Study Finds

An RMI study says that 84 percent of low-income residences in New York rely on piped natural gas, propane or fuel oil for heat, compared to the nationwide average of…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

3 Things We Wish NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Discussed in the 1st General Debate

Both bombastic personalities with sometimes polar opinions on the issues facing the city, Democrat Eric Adams, the current Brooklyn borough president and former NYPD captain, and Republican and Guardian Angels…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Climate and Environment

Heat Killed More Than 100 NYC Residents Since 2010, Report Finds

Black New Yorkers were two times more likely to die from heat conditions than other city residents over the last decade, a report by New York City’s Health Department shows.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government News

NYC Council Considers Another Plastics Ban, As Straws Law Goes Into Effect

If passed, the ‘Skip the Stuff’ bill would prohibit restaurants from providing plastic utensils, napkins and condiments, unless the customer requests them.

ByLiz Donovan 3Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Opinion