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New Yorkers can now apply to HEAP, a federal program that helps low-income households cool their homes each summer. But the initiative’s future is once again uncertain, as the White…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

How NYC Closed Tens of Thousands of ‘No Heat’ Complaints Without Conducting an Inspection

Record numbers of New Yorkers called 311 to report heat and hot water outages during this winter’s cold snap. But a quirk of the city housing agency’s response procedure meant…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness

More NYC Households to Qualify for Energy Efficiency Upgrades Under Tweaked State Program

The state is adjusting its income eligibility criteria for Empower+, which helps tenants and homeowners pay for energy-saving building upgrades. Previous rules made it hard for city households to qualify:…

ByElise Robley 1Comment

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Feb 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

More NYCHA Apartments to Get Climate-Friendly Heat Pumps

More than 700 homes at Beach 41st Street Houses in Rockaway will switch to electric heating and cooling, which officials say will reduce pollution and offer more reliable service than NYCHA’s…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Dec 2025

Climate and Environment Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

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

“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 8Comments

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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

New York Opens Applications for Free Air Conditioner Program—As Trump Looks to Gut It, Again