City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
Opinion: Flipping The Switch And Protecting Our Feathered Friends
"Have you ever been driving and had a car approach with its brights on? Building lights have the same disconcerting and dangerous impact on birds," writes Manhattan Assemblymember Harvey Epstein and Kathy Nizzari, founder of the Lights Out Coalition.
"The bright lights shining from city buildings at night increase the likelihood of these incidents by drawing birds closer to buildings and causing disorientation, which often leads to fatal injuries."
With fall migration underway, the two are calling for city lawmakers to pass Intro. 0896, which would require privately-owned commercial buildings and large retailers to turn off non-essential lights at night.
‘No Heat’ Complaints in NYC Apartments Hit New Highs Last Year. Here’s How to Get Help.
During the most recent fiscal year, more New Yorkers reported not having heat in their apartments than any time on record. Here’s how to get help if your landlord won’t turn up the thermostat this “heat season,” which kicked off yesterday.
Tens of Thousands of School Buses Are Back On NYC Streets. Only 68 Are Electric.
State law requires every school bus across New York to be powered by clean electric energy by 2035, and bans non-electric school bus purchases by 2027. Environmental advocates are pushing for a City Council hearing on the transition.
