We Went to Court for Climate, but Albany is the Real Culprit (original) (raw)
We Went to Court for Climate, but Albany is the Real Culprit
Gustavo Gordillo, Nadia Tykulsker & Illapa Sairitupac Jan 20, 2022
Photo: Climate activists from New York City DSA rally near City Hall last June to demand that the state…
Reverend Billy Talen Nov 10, 2021
Editor’s Note: Reverend Billy Talen and the New York City-based Church of Stop Shopping Choir have joined thousands of…
The Heat is On: Sweeping Actions Urged Ahead of U.N. Climate Summit
Nancy Romer Oct 27, 2021
Each new year brings record high temperatures, expanded wildfires, intensified hurricanes, floods and droughts, melting permafrost, acidification of the…
Before We Can Fight for the Planet, We Need to Learn How to Talk With the Earth
Reverend Billy Talen Oct 7, 2021
The nation-states, corporations and NGO’s of the environmental movement never address the Earth in a personal way. But they will eventually.
Residents Speak Out as Mayor Moves Forward with Plan to Bulldoze East River Park
Zion DeCoteau Aug 12, 2021
The plan is not the only way to protect the flood zone. In 2018, Mayor de Blasio overruled a plan that would save the park while still providing flood protection.
By Mike Newton Aug 2, 2021
It’s a strange time to be stepping outside in New York City. There’s the still-looming pandemic, the string of…
Stringer Blocks Controversial East River Coastal Resiliency Contract, For Now
Zion DeCoteau Jul 30, 2021
His decision comes two days after critics rallied outside his office.
Olivia Riggio Jul 30, 2021
We look at the centuries-old struggle for public parks that serve all New Yorkers, not just the rich.
Battery Park City Protesters Occupy Beloved Park to Halt Cuomo’s Bulldozers
Zion DeCoteau Jul 1, 2021
They say tearing up green space to build a concrete memorial to essential workers would be a monumental blunder.
City’s Backing of Four Luxury Super-Towers Cast Long Shadow Over Two Bridges Community
May Li and Zishun Ning Mar 31, 2021
Mayor de Blasio’s opposition to a luxury development at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden stands in stark contrast to his support for four super-towers that would loom over one of Lower Manhattan’s last working class neighborhoods.