Government
Gas Leaks Could be Costing New York City Taxpayers More Than $70 Million a Year
Mariana Simões |
New York City firefighters responded to more gas leaks than any other city in the nation, a new study found.
Citywide
NYCHA Explains Newly Plugged-In Policy on E-Bikes and Scooters
Tatyana Turner |
Nearly four months in, NYCHA broke down its lithium-ion battery rules and the potential consequences for noncompliance.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: E-bike Battery Regulation Isn’t Anti-immigrant or Anti-worker. It’s Common Sense.
Baruch Herzfeld |
“We aren’t helping delivery workers by forcing them to charge unsafe, unregulated equipment in their apartments. We need more regulation to protect these hard-working riders and their neighbors, not less.”
Housing and Homelessness
What’s Ahead for Tenants Displaced by Deadly Bronx Fire?
David Brand |
The Bronx apartment fire that killed at least 17 people Sunday has also left more than 100 families homeless, in some cases with no clear timeline for a return to their apartments.
pension funds
Cops and Firefighters Aren’t Sold on Fossil-Fuel Divestment
Jarrett Murphy |
The two pension funds, which comprise about $63 billion in assets, don’t seem likely to follow the other retirement plans in abandoning oil and gas holdings.
In Depth
UrbaNerd: Where NYC’s Fires Were in 2017
Jarrett Murphy |
FDNY responded to 41,000 fires in 2017. The city did not burn evenly, however: Some community districts saw four times as many fires as others.
eeoc
EMS Unions Fight City for Data on Race, Salary & Discipline
Jarrett Murphy |
The city says it is withholding the information to protect employee privacy. But the lawyer for two FDNY emergency medical unions is suing to get it to see whether the deck is stacked against their members.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Death of Fire Captain is FDNY’s 1171st , First in Two Years
Jarrett Murphy |
As some parts of the FDNY’s portfolio, like structural fires, diminish in number, the frequency of other jobs like responding to gas leaks—which come with their own risks—are growing.
FDNY
In Move to Save Lives, NYC’s Smoke Detector Law Could Change
Jarrett Murphy |
A veto-proof majority of the New York City Council has signed on as co-sponsors of a law that would push residents to install a kind of smoke detector that might be more likely to save lives than the type frequently found in city homes.
climate change
UrbaNerd: Why Flat Roofs and Solar Power Don’t Always Mix
Guglielmo Mattioli |
Many city property owners see a source of greener power in that ball of fire 93 million miles away. The risk of a fire closer to home, however, can make it problematic to erect solar panels on many buildings.
