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“This solar program is a game changer: it will reduce harmful air pollution, fight climate change, and create high-quality jobs installing and maintaining solar panels.”

BySandy Nurse

ByGary LaBarbera 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Working New Yorkers Need ‘Good Cause’ Eviction

“Our elected leaders have come out strong in support of our efforts to fight for fair compensation and decent working conditions for our members on the streets and at the…

ByStuart Appelbaum 4Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

‘Placeholder’ Politics: Gov. Hochul’s 421-a Replacement Leaves Room for Negotiation

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed legislative budget for the new year includes another attempt at replacing the expired 421-a developer tax break. But she’s left lawmakers, construction unions and developers to…

ByChris Janaro 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Could Thermal Energy Be New York’s Best Shot at Reaching its Climate Goals?

As wind and solar renewable projects across the state hit hurdles, environmental advocates say investing in an underground network of heat pumps is the Big Apple’s best bet at reducing…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Climate and Environment Economy Government In Depth Labor Transportation

Hot on the Job: How Should New York Protect Workers From Heat?

Workers, especially people of color and immigrants, are suffering in increasingly hot weather. But some advocates and lawmakers have solutions.

ByCLARIFY News 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

‘More Than Just an Accident’: The 7-Year Fight to Pass Carlos’ Law

In April 2015, Diana Florence was a longtime prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office thinking about retirement. But a phone call—about the death of an immigrant laborer at a…

ByAmanda Harrington 2Comments

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

After a Year of Missed Opportunity, New York Revises Sputtering Hotel-to-Housing Plan

When COVID-19 hit, policymakers saw an opportunity: The city had interconnected affordable housing and homelessness crises; the city also had hundreds of empty hotels hemorrhaging cash. But a year after…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Mar 2021

Economy Opinion

Opinion: Reinstate the Environmental Bond Act to Aid New York’s Recovery

‘Building safe and healthy communities with clean air, clean water, good-paying jobs and access to nature must be the focus of our state’s climate plans. The $3 billion Environmental Bond…

BySonal Jessel and Daniel Ortega 0Comments

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Feb 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: How NYC’s Leaders Can Empower Black Re-Entry Workers Like Me

‘Body Shops specialize in selling the labor of re-entry workers like me because they know how to take advantage of our unique vulnerabilities as Black workers who spent time behind…

ByMike “Millz” Negron 1Comment

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Oct 2020

Podcasts

How School Reopening Looks From the Principal’s Office

The head of the union that recently voted ‘no confidence’ in Mayor de Blasio’s leadership talks about how the resumption of in-person school is going, and Manhattan BP Gale Brewer…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Opinion: Bringing Solar Energy to NYC Schools and Public Buildings