Climate Change

How Much Hotter Is NYC’s Heat Island Effect Making Your Neighborhood?

July 26, 2023, 10:57 a.m.July 26, 2023, 3:11 p.m.

A new report shows that 3.8 million New Yorkers experience temperatures at least 10 degrees hotter because of urban development. Look up your address to see how your neighborhood is impacted.

How to New York

How to Stay Safe as Hazardous Wildfire Smoke Engulfs New York

June 27, 2023, 8:53 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:20 p.m.

Here are steps New Yorkers can take to protect themselves, from limiting outdoor exposure to wearing a mask to cleaning air filters.

How to New York

What Albany Lawmakers Have — and Have Not — Accomplished This Year

June 22, 2023, 4:36 p.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 1:01 p.m.

New school holidays and criminal record seals are in. But many proposals related to tenant protections, developer tax breaks and speed limits have gone nowhere.

How to New York

How to Keep Your Apartment’s Air Clear of Wildfire Smoke

June 8, 2023, 8:38 p.m.Nov. 13, 2024, 3:34 p.m.

Officials encouraged New Yorkers to stay home, but there’s no guarantee the air inside is clean. Here’s a guide on keeping your indoor air as pollution-free as possible — including how to build a filter with a box fan.

Climate Change

Landlords Will Soon Have to Inform Tenants About Flood Risks

May 30, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

To help renters make better-informed choices, leases must disclose a property’s propensity to flood and whether it suffered flood damage in the past.

Climate Change

Carbon Capture Debuts in NYC Buildings But Won’t Count Toward Climate Law Mandates, Yet

May 5, 2023, 5:00 a.m.May 4, 2023, 6:23 p.m.

The company marketing the technology is promising to save building owners from hefty fines under Local Law 97. But city officials say it doesn’t fit the current law.

Governors Island

Stony Brook University to Spearhead Governors Island Climate Center

April 24, 2023, 9:00 a.m.April 24, 2023, 8:43 a.m.

The SUNY school on Long Island will lead a partnership of academic institutions, nonprofits and community groups to come up with climate solutions.

Climate Change

Mayor Adams Releases Ambitious Plan to ‘Get Sustainability Done’ — Full Funding to Come

April 20, 2023, 7:49 p.m.May 2, 2023, 4:02 p.m.

The wide-ranging agenda, known as PlaNYC, includes proposals for electric car chargers, free solar arrays, and help for New Yorkers living in flood zones.

NYCHA

89 NYCHA Buildings Earned an A for Energy Efficiency — and Even Authority Managers Didn’t Believe It

April 12, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Last week, the Housing Authority pulled down data on its website after THE CITY found nearly every one of its 2,100 buildings really scored grades of D and F.

City Comptroller

New York City Pensions to Divest Future Private Equity Holdings from Fossil Fuels

April 6, 2023, 6:27 p.m.April 6, 2023, 6:27 p.m.

Comptroller Brad Lander is scrutinizing the climate impacts of private equity investments — a topic his counterpart in Albany has yet to address.

Climate Change

How Much Hotter Is NYC’s Heat Island Effect Making Your Neighborhood?

How to Stay Safe as Hazardous Wildfire Smoke Engulfs New York

What Albany Lawmakers Have — and Have Not — Accomplished This Year

How to Keep Your Apartment’s Air Clear of Wildfire Smoke

Landlords Will Soon Have to Inform Tenants About Flood Risks

Carbon Capture Debuts in NYC Buildings But Won’t Count Toward Climate Law Mandates, Yet

Stony Brook University to Spearhead Governors Island Climate Center

Mayor Adams Releases Ambitious Plan to ‘Get Sustainability Done’ — Full Funding to Come

89 NYCHA Buildings Earned an A for Energy Efficiency — and Even Authority Managers Didn’t Believe It

New York City Pensions to Divest Future Private Equity Holdings from Fossil Fuels

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