Bronx borough president wants more funding to plant trees in effort to combat air pollution
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson is asking Mayor Eric Adams for more funding towards the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to plant more trees.
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Tale of Two Cities: Report Finds Stark Racial Wealth Gap Among New Yorkers
In New York City, accumulating wealth is many times more difficult for Latino and Black New Yorkers, according to a recent ...
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South Bronx residents protest new 2,200-bed migrant shelter
About two dozen South Bronx residents gathered on Feb. 4 to protest the city’s plan to open a 2,200-bed migrant shelter at ...
A million cars have disappeared: What NYC is like after one month of congestion pricing
Congestion pricing began on January 5. One month in, traffic is down, public buses are faster, and transit ridership is up.
Congestion pricing turns one month old: What has changed?
It takes something big to alter travel around the region. Commuters have patterns and routines. After one month, congestion ...
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Eyes On The Street: Henry Hudson Bridge Gets A Bike Lane — Now Connect It To The Network!
The Henry Hudson Bridge sits at the northern tip of Manhattan's Inwood Hill Park and it connects to Inwood's street grid and ...
The South Bronx Has a Pollution Issue. Congestion Pricing May Worsen It.
Preliminary data from the first few weeks of New York City’s tolling plan show a possible uptick in traffic in the ...
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Can New York City Build Affordable Housing Again?
New York City’s history is full of examples of how to build, preserve, and expand affordable housing, including through the ...
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Robert Littell's 'Bronshtein in the Bronx' imagines Trotsky's time living in the Bronx
NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Littell about Leon Trotsky's time living in the Bronx. Littell is the author of "Bronshtein in the Bronx." ...
NYC neighborhood furious over new migrant shelter — but City Hall says it’s already a done deal: ‘How dare you?’
A new migrant men’s shelter in the Bronx has residents crying foul, but city officials said at a community board meeting that ...
Blue city residents blast new 2,200-bed mega migrant shelter as 'dumping ground'
Furious NYC residents are angry after learning a massive 2,200 male-only migrant shelter would soon be opening in their ...
NYC’s congestion pricing means more traffic—and pollution—in the South Bronx, one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods
The city has begun charging drivers to enter a central business district—but not all areas are reaping the benefits.