Citywide
NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 19-26
Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Brooklyn
National Grid is About to Raise Your Gas Bill to Cover $5 Billion in Infrastructure Projects
Mariana Simões |
The rate increase, National Grid argues, is necessary for maintaining service as safe and reliable for customers. But environmentalists question adding gas hookups and revamping the system when New York is supposed to be phasing out polluting fossil fuels, as mandated by the state’s landmark climate law.
Health and Environment
A pesar de descenso sostenido, Nueva York registra un reciente aumento de diagnósticos de VIH entre latinos
Daniel Parra |
Si bien los expertos advirtieron de que las bajas cifras de 2020 debían tomarse con cautela —probablemente debido a un subconteo por la pandemia, y en contraste con un descenso a largo plazo de nuevos casos—, la tendencia al alza en 2021 y 2022 ha causado alarma entre investigadores del VIH y defensores. NYC Council/John McCartenUna rueda de prensa en 2019 frente a la alcaldía sobre la sensibilización sobre el sida en la comunidad latina. Este artículo se publicó originalmente en inglés el 29 de julio. Traducido por Daniel Parra. Read the English version here.
Health and Environment
Despite Long Term Declines, New York Sees Recent Rise in HIV Diagnoses Among Latinos
Daniel Parra |
While experts cautioned that the low numbers in 2020 should be taken with a grain of salt—likely an undercount due to the pandemic, and at odds with a longer term decline in new cases—the upward trend in 2021 and 2022 has caused alarm among HIV researchers and advocates.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: A Lukewarm Response to City Council’s Cooling Proposal
Joseph Strasburg |
“Before adding an energy consumption mandate with indeterminate costs and unknown impacts on the environment, infrastructure and affordable housing market, there should be a cool-down period for the city, state and federal government to study how—and even if—this can be achieved.”
Government
Gas Leaks Could be Costing New York City Taxpayers More Than $70 Million a Year
Mariana Simões |
New York City firefighters responded to more gas leaks than any other city in the nation, a new study found.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Why We’re Getting Arrested at Citibank in Tribeca
Alec Connon |
“For years, Citi has refused to confront the issue of its fossil fuel business. And so, we are there, outside the bank’s headquarters, blocking the doors, being led away in handcuffs in the desperate hope that our acts may trigger Citi’s leadership to finally start treating global heating like the existential threat it is.”
Citywide
Mayor presupuesto para programas para personas mayores, pero no lo suficiente para mantener el ritmo de envejecimiento de la población, según proveedores
Subeksha Poudel |
Para el 2040, los investigadores estiman que el número de residentes de la ciudad mayores de 65 años aumentará en un 40 por ciento. “Deberíamos duplicar, triplicar y cuadruplicar las inversiones en servicios para personas mayores para hacer frente a ese aumento de la población”, afirmó la concejal Crystal Hudson, que preside el comité sobre envejecimiento.
Economy
NYC Restaurants Get Ready for New Outdoor Dining Rules
CLARIFY News |
The city’s Dining Out NYC program creates new rules restaurants must follow when offering sidewalk or roadway seating, which go into effect Aug. 3. CLARIFY News’ student reporters spoke to restaurant owners and employees near Midtown about their outdoor dining setups.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: State Government Must Protect New Yorkers’ Rights Under the Green Amendment
Maya K. van Rossum |
“The state is twisting itself into legal pretzels to deny the Green Amendment’s ability to check government action that may be legally responsible for the violations of the environmental rights of New Yorkers.”
