From 2007 through 2014, nearly 5,000 people were “permanently excluded” from NYCHA because of an arrest—not necessarily a conviction—on or near NYCHA property.
The civilian headcount at the Fire Department has more than tripled in the past two decades, while staffing at the Commission on Human Rights has been more than halved. How do the changes in city personnel reflect New York’s shifting priorities?
The legislative session in Albany comes to an end in the next few weeks, but one battle that won’t end anytime soon is the fight over whether to reform New York’s Scaffold Safety Law. That debate has been playing out for a while, and here is your handy guide to the two sides.
The scene at the former Fresh Kills landfill, of beautiful scenery built about decades of bad trash policy, gives reason for optimism that the city will find a way to deal with the rising costs of managing waste. But it will take a change in mindset, not just policy.
From upstate Seneca County to the banks of the Delaware River, people who live near landfills and trash-burning energy plants are parsing Mayor de Blasio’s “zero waste” pledge—and taking action to reduce the impact of our trash on their lives.
Seattle, Boulder and Ljubljana (that’s in Slovenia) have employed approaches that New York City might find instructive as it chases Mayor de Blasio’s “zero waste to landfills” goal.
New York is diverting more and more organic material like food waste from landfills to composting projects. The big challenge might not be collecting the stuff, but figuring out where to put it all.
Poor facilities have discouraged NYCHA residents from recycling for years. While some tenants took matters into their own hands and the de Blasio administration promises a better approach, one environmental group is taking steps toward a lawsuit.
Mayor de Blasio wants to spare residents the hassle of separating paper from glass, metal and plastic. The move will likely boost recycling but its impact on city finances, commercial carters and total waste levels is hard to predict.
City records display a sometimes hidden side of daily life in the city—the minor mishaps and serious accidents that occur on construction sites.
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