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"Climate activists, especially young people, know we can’t wait four years to prevent the worst of the crisis. The longer we wait to act, the more politicians and corporations take…

ByCooper Flaherty 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Climate and Environment Government Transportation

With Hurricane Season Underway, Flooding Concerns Rise Among New York Commuters

New Yorkers are taking notice as the city’s aging subway system battles with more downpours and the threat of Sandy-like floods.

ByPierce Malter 1Comment

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Jul 2024

Climate and Environment Government In Depth Investigations Transportation

What’s at Stake for the Environment in Hochul’s Decision to Halt Congestion Pricing

The MTA says losing the revenue generated from congestion pricing could create a domino effect that impacts a series of climate resiliency projects, like fortifying the subway system from flooding…

ByMariana Simões 5Comments

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Jul 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

By Next Century, Hundreds of Critical NYC Buildings Risk Frequent Flooding: Study

A report that projects the impact of sea level rise on the U.S coastline ranked New York as the ninth state with the most critical infrastructure at risk of flooding…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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May 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Late-Session Bill Would Add More NYC Neighborhoods to Basement Legalization Plan

“If it were up to me, all of New York City would be included,” said State Sen. Julia Salazar, who is looking to expand the state’s recently passed basement legalization…

ByChris Janaro 4Comments

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May 2024

Climate and Environment

Rain, Rain, Go Away. New York Kids Are Trying to Play.

Across New York City, workers are tearing out concrete and asphalt from schoolyards and replacing them with rain-absorbing surfaces that are more climate resilient, according to reporting by Aria Young…

ByAria Young, Feet in 2 Worlds 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government

What Do NYC Youth Want for Earth Day? An End to Fossil Fuels.

“My house gets flooded every single year,” 16-year old Diana Ramirez told City Limits, one of many New York City youth who took to the streets in the lead up…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans

The legislation introduced in the City Council last week is geared at keeping tenants in flood-prone basement apartments out of harm’s way.

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

11 Years After Hurricane Sandy, Plan to Build Storm Barriers Around NYC Faces Pushback

Environmentalists say an Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to protect the city from coastal storms using walls and gates fails to address other climate change-related threats, like heavy rainfall.

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Leaks and Flooding at NYCHA Brownstones Were Preventable, Tenants Say

“They knew it was going to rain Friday,” said Cynthia Tibbs, the tenant association president at NYCHA’s West Side Urban Redevelopment (WSUR) brownstones, where ceilings in three apartments collapsed following…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Lead on Climate Action

With Hurricane Season Underway, Flooding Concerns Rise Among New York Commuters

What’s at Stake for the Environment in Hochul’s Decision to Halt Congestion Pricing

By Next Century, Hundreds of Critical NYC Buildings Risk Frequent Flooding: Study

Late-Session Bill Would Add More NYC Neighborhoods to Basement Legalization Plan

Rain, Rain, Go Away. New York Kids Are Trying to Play.

What Do NYC Youth Want for Earth Day? An End to Fossil Fuels.

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans

11 Years After Hurricane Sandy, Plan to Build Storm Barriers Around NYC Faces Pushback

Leaks and Flooding at NYCHA Brownstones Were Preventable, Tenants Say

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