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“Nearly 70 percent of New Yorkers with steam heat report being chronically overheated during the winter. Tenants are uncomfortable and landlords waste energy.”

ByArielle Swernoff 0Comments

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Oct 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

‘No Heat’ Complaints in NYC Apartments Hit New Highs Last Year. Here’s How to Get Help

During the most recent fiscal year, more New Yorkers reported not having heat in their apartments than any time on record. Here’s how to get help if your landlord won’t…

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Aug 2025

Climate and Environment Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Labor Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: New York Must Step Up As a Clean Energy Leader in the Face of Federal Cuts

“Investing in clean energy, built by skilled, safe union workers, can create the triple win of lower energy costs, good-paying jobs, and stronger communities.”

ByMike Hellstrom 0Comments

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Appoint a Heat Czar

“Heat is an infrastructure problem, an economic problem, a policy problem, a community problem, and a health problem. It requires a coordinated approach on all these fronts.”

ByKara Murphy Schlichting

BySelassie Mawuko 2Comments

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Mar 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness

Some NYC Buildings Go Years Without Consistent Heat, Comptroller Says

In a new report, Comptroller Brad Lander found that in some buildings with chronic heat issues, the city’s housing agency failed to escalate violations.

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Jan 2025

Climate and Environment Education Government Opinion

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

"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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Nov 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

City Council Debates Mandatory Air Conditioning Bill

A bill debated in the City Council Tuesday would create a “cooling season” from June to September, during which building owners must ensure temperatures in their rental apartments don’t exceed…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Sep 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs Tenants’ Right to Cooling Bill to Address Extreme Heat

“Though in New York there’s a requirement for landlords to provide heating from October to May, there’s no parallel provision for cooling in the summer.”

ByIsabel Friedman

ByCaleb Smith 1Comment

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Sep 2024

Climate and Environment Health

Opinion: Permanent Housing is the Way Forward as Communities Overheat

“While it becomes more dangerous to live outside without reprieve from the heat, the city has doubled down on penalizing the homeless instead of focusing on housing initiatives.”

ByRudrani Ghosh 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Climate and Environment Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Heat Behind Bars & The Urgent Case for Compassionate Release

“It has been 10 years since my release, and the memory of extreme heat without air conditioning haunts me, especially as the planet continues to warm each year. One of…

ByEvie Litwok 0Comments

Opinion: Radiators, Tenants & NYC’s Green Buildings Law