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Citing the impact of climate change, Harlem State Sen. Cordell Cleare is pursuing legislation would make more New Yorkers eligible for the state-run Cooling Assistance Benefit, eliminating a requirement that…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Swimmable Cities Are a Climate Solution

Amid scorching heat, cities around the world are rethinking access to waterways. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News.

BySarah Amandolare 1Comment

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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment

To Beat the Heat, Cities Should Foster Forests: Study

Gathering data from satellites and sensors placed on trees, the network measured temperatures across different types of urban green spaces in 12 U.S. cities, including New York. It found that…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Climate and Environment In Depth Investigations Justice News

Sweltering Summer Weather Stirs Familiar Concerns Over Heat in NYC Jails

“It’s an issue that seems to be within DOC’s control, something they can anticipate, and yet they’re really not able to make sure that the conditions are humane for the…

ByMary Cunningham

ByJulia Goldberg 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Climate and Environment Government Politics

Advocates, Councilmembers Push Solutions for Extreme Heat and Hazardous Air

“Extreme heat is not an isolated issue. It is intertwined with other injustices like urban development and racist infrastructure,” said Rami Dinnawi, a representative from the community human rights organization…

ByCLARIFY News 0Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

City’s Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods Need More Cooling Centers, Comptroller Says

Queens had the fewest number of cooling centers based on population density with only five for every 100,000 people, while Manhattan had seven, an analysis by City Comptroller Brad Lander’s…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Transportation

NYC Heat Mapping Study Finds Higher Temps in Lower-Income Neighborhoods

For instance, during one data collection, neighborhoods surrounding Central Park measured between 80 and 82 degrees, while parts of The Bronx and upper Manhattan were between 88 and 89 degrees…

ByLiz Donovan 2Comments

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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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Sep 2021

Government Justice

Transparency Needed Over Rikers Island Heat Conditions, Legal Aid Lawsuit Alleges

The Department of Correction (DOC) is refusing to disclose how it ensured the safety of inmates in its more restrictive housing units, including during a record-breaking heat wave this summer,…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Climate and Environment

To Measure NYC’s Heat Islands, Scientists Recruit Residents in Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods

New York is the third worst city—behind Newark, N.J., and New Orleans, La.—in terms of urban heat islands, with temperatures reaching an average of more than 7.6 degrees higher than…

ByLiz Donovan 8Comments

Bill Would Make More New Yorkers Eligible for Air Conditioner Subsidy

Swimmable Cities Are a Climate Solution

To Beat the Heat, Cities Should Foster Forests: Study

Sweltering Summer Weather Stirs Familiar Concerns Over Heat in NYC Jails

Advocates, Councilmembers Push Solutions for Extreme Heat and Hazardous Air

City’s Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods Need More Cooling Centers, Comptroller Says

NYC Heat Mapping Study Finds Higher Temps in Lower-Income Neighborhoods

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

Transparency Needed Over Rikers Island Heat Conditions, Legal Aid Lawsuit Alleges

To Measure NYC’s Heat Islands, Scientists Recruit Residents in Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods

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