“The more we reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, the more stable our energy prices will be. The more we cut pollution, the more we protect New Yorkers from the…
“Across New York City, EBT theft has become a persistent and predictable crisis,” the authors write. “A reimbursement fund is the only immediate mechanism that makes people whole.”
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…
Los defensores de la lucha contra el hambre están presionando para que el estado dé una respuesta más contundente que cubra las carencias creadas por los recortes en la financiación…
“Hochul knows the risks of restarting Indian Point are unacceptable to downstate New Yorkers. But her planned nuclear buildout upstate is also unacceptable for the same reasons.”
“The governor should finally reorient the state’s transportation policy around reducing vehicle miles traveled and giving all New Yorkers better, safer, more affordable options to get around and get ahead.”
“Homeless and at-risk New Yorkers need a lifeline in the immediate term, and the governor must join the Assembly and the Senate in expanding the HAVP pilot to $250 million.”
Gov. Hochul has proposed expanding an initiative that freezes rent for senior and disabled tenants in exchange for property tax relief. But the program has a low uptake rate, and…
“The child care industry requires an immediate jumpstart to support this expansion. Incentives for entry-level employees can balance the low-wages and school debt that come with being a teacher.”
“This cold weather and extreme snowstorm are not an exception to global warming, but an alarming indicator of it,” the author writes. “New Yorkers feel this global weirding phenomenon and…