City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
‘I Have Real Fears’: Bronx Community Members Blast Proposal to Add More Road to Cross Bronx Expressway
In a letter addressed to the state’s Department of Transportation, Bronx residents called adding a mile-long stretch to the Cross Bronx Expressway a “dangerous and unacceptable” solution to renovating some of its aging infrastructure.
The expressway is already considered one of the most congested roads in the nation, they argue, and adding to it could amp up pollution in a neighborhood where children face higher rates of asthma-related hospital visits than any other borough.
As Parks Get Shortchanged on City Budget, NYC Biodiversity Faces Risks, Report Says
“We have a lot of nature here. It’s really important to highlight that because when we don’t, city officials undermine it,” said botanist Marielle Anzelone, lead author of the report and co-founder of the NYC Biodiversity Task Force.
Opinion: EDC’s Plan for Red Hook is a Boon for Developers
"It proposes to encourage limited waterfront commercial development without solid solutions to the growing problems of last-mile deliveries, traffic congestion, waste management, and access to public transit."
