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NYCHA’s Morris Park Senior Citizens Home is slated to get elevator upgrades, including equipment to prevent outages during heat waves. But work won’t start until next year, leaving some worried…

ByJaysa Dold

BySidney Slon 0Comments

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Apr 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA

Thousands More NYCHA Apartments to Get Heat Pumps and Electric Stoves, As Mamdani Sets New Sustainability Targets

On Earth Day, the mayor will lay out a commitment to adding energy efficient heating systems, modern induction stoves, and electric vehicle charging at NYCHA campuses over the next five…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Resources

Got a Green Idea for NYCHA? This Grant Could Help Fund It

Applications are now open for the 2026 NYCHA Resident Climate Action Grant Program, which funds sustainability projects in the city’s public housing developments. Past winners scored money for community gardens,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Mamdani Has a Golden Opportunity to Address Housing and Climate Together

“New York cannot fix affordability while ignoring rising flood risk, and it cannot build resilient infrastructure that prices people out.”

ByAnushi Garg

ByRobert Freudenberg 1Comment

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: A Storm is Coming. The State Must Act Now to Make Basement Apartments Safe.

“By refusing to include the hardest-hit neighborhoods in the revamped pilot, New York State is complicit in the ongoing danger facing these residents. Basement safety is not a luxury, it’s…

BySandy Nurse

ByShekar Krishnan 1Comment

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Opinion Politics

Opinion: Albany’s Climate Inaction

“New Yorkers have proved they want climate justice, and any official who ignores us has no business being in public office.”

ByAsher Cohen 0Comments

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Feb 2025

Climate and Environment Immigration

The Campaign to Debunk Climate Lies in Latino Communities

“We say it’s a civil rights issue, because by sowing doubt and confusion, misinformation campaigns ultimately undermine the ability of the Latina community to advocate for themselves and participate in…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Feb 2025

Climate and Environment Economy Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: New York City Must Leverage Its Financial Power for a Cleaner Future

“We need to be crystal clear: if you’re managing our money, you better be taking climate risk seriously and cutting off financing for new fossil fuel projects. If not, we’re…

ByJustin Brannan 5Comments

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Feb 2025

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Tenants Can Apply For Up To $5,000 For Climate Projects For Their Communities

In the three years since the grant launched, recipients have planned programs like community gardens and tree planting at their campuses. Applications will close March 23.

ByTatyana Turner 3Comments

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Jan 2025

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Is Your City Councilmember Passing Green Legislation? Look Them Up Here

The New York League of Conservation Voters ranks city councilmembers, whose seats are up for grabs in their year’s elections, based on how they voted on key environmental bills. You…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

As Summer Approaches, NYCHA Tenants in East Harlem Wait for Elevator Repairs

Thousands More NYCHA Apartments to Get Heat Pumps and Electric Stoves, As Mamdani Sets New Sustainability Targets

Got a Green Idea for NYCHA? This Grant Could Help Fund It

Opinion: Mamdani Has a Golden Opportunity to Address Housing and Climate Together

Opinion: A Storm is Coming. The State Must Act Now to Make Basement Apartments Safe.

Opinion: Albany’s Climate Inaction

The Campaign to Debunk Climate Lies in Latino Communities

Opinion: New York City Must Leverage Its Financial Power for a Cleaner Future

NYCHA Tenants Can Apply For Up To $5,000 For Climate Projects For Their Communities

Is Your City Councilmember Passing Green Legislation? Look Them Up Here

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