City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
Should NYC Require Landlords to Provide Air Conditioning?
A bill debated in the City Council Tuesday would create a “cooling season” from June to September, during which building owners must ensure temperatures in their rental apartments don’t exceed a set maximum—a response to increasingly hot summers fueled by climate change.
What Trump’s Win Could Mean for Housing, Climate and Immigrant Communities in NYC
Energy experts worry that the incoming Trump presidency could jeopardize New York's clean energy projects, including its efforts to build up wind power.
Opinion: What the Big Apple’s Fruit Basket Can Teach Us About Growing Community
“There are 76 species on the city’s official list of approved street tree species. Of those, the only one that produces sweet, edible fruit is the serviceberry. It’s remarkable that a city as diverse as New York doesn’t do more to honor that diversity by planting a wider variety of public fruit trees that reflect the people who live there.”
