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In the decade since Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New York, the city has lagged in spending federal and capital funds dedicated to recovery and resiliency, a new report found.…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Transportation

NYC Looks to Tackle Extreme Heat via City Streets and Urban Forests

A federally funded pilot program and a study in parks both seek mitigation strategies for urban heat islands—areas that experience higher temperatures due to heat-absorbing infrastructure and lack of access…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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May 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

May 24: Climate Experts to Discuss the Future of NYC’s Waterfront

Join City Limits at the 2022 Waterfront Conference, a day-long event of speeches and panels by experts in resiliency, housing, and policy to address approaches to the climate crisis that…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Climate and Environment Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: How Eric Adams’ Administration Can Prioritize Climate Change and Protect NYC

‘Mayor Adams can make New York City a global leader in the fight against climate change and transition to a green economy. His administration must advance environmental priorities that will…

ByJulie Tighe 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Climate and Environment Economy Government

To Combat Climate Change, NYC Needs More Nature-Based Jobs: Report

“We already have large-scale natural areas across the city,” said Annel Hernandez, associate director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance. “But there is a mismatch with that and…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

As Flooding Becomes the Norm, City Island Residents Take Reins on Resiliency

Nine years after Superstorm Sandy flooded homes and tore the neon lobster from the town’s iconic Lobster House, residents see lack of city intervention as an opportunity.

ByLiz Donovan 3Comments

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Oct 2021

Climate and Environment Opinion

Opinion: How New York Can Prepare for the New Reality of Climate Catastrophe

‘The protective mechanisms that the city built after Sandy did little to stop what New York experienced the night of Ida, bringing into sharp relief not just that climate catastrophe…

ByAsad Dandia 0Comments

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Sep 2021

Climate and Environment Government News

ICYMI: Announcements and Investments During NY’s Climate Week

The initiatives come just over two weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused flash-flooding that killed over a dozen New Yorkers and after a summer of multiple record-breaking heat…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Sep 2021

Government Transportation

MTA’s Resiliency Efforts No Match for Flash Floods, Gov. Hochul Says

The city’s transit system faced a different threat this week than the coastal storm surges it endured during Hurricane Sandy: A sewer system overwhelmed by increasing rain, even at higher…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Climate and Environment Government