Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
    • Meet the Candidates
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates
  • Power Players
  • Meet the Candidates
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs

Environment

lawmakers in front of amazon e-commerce warehouse in red hook
Brooklyn

Lawmakers say influx of e-commerce warehouses has spiked greenhouse gas emissions in Red Hook, urge regulation

By Isabel Song Beer
Bicyclist on greenway in New York City
Environment

Op-ed | Investing in clean, green public space for all New Yorkers

By Mayor Eric Adams
53260941860_c188a0b3fa_o
Staten Island

Public park and wildlife sanctuary comes to Staten Island’s Freshkills, formerly the world’s largest landfill

By Gabriele Holtermann
smoky view of brooklyn bridge air quality day
Brooklyn

Restler proposes legislation to prepare and protect New Yorkers during air quality emergencies

By Isabel Song Beer
Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program
Brooklyn

Curbside compost collection starting in Brooklyn on Monday

By Ben Brachfeld
53222568095_78158d672e_c
Environment

NYC FLOODING | Mayor Adams defends speed of admin’s response to torrential rain, flash floods across city

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Yellow school bus on 8th Avenue in New York City.
Environment

Hochul unveils roadmap for New York state schools to transition from gas-powered to electric buses

By Sarah Belle Lin
DSC02776 c
Environment

Taking to the streets: Thousands of climate protesters march to end fossil fuels in Midtown

By Dean Moses & Gabriele Holtermann
zoning
Environment

Landlords could get two-year break on Local Law 97 penalties if they demonstrate ‘good faith’ effort to decarbonize

By Ben Brachfeld
53157470104_444bd2f28f_k
Housing & Homelessness

City Planning Commission approves Adams’ zoning overhaul for climate sustainability

By Ben Brachfeld
truck-beach-protest-3-1200×900-1
Long Island

Judge Prompts Review of Truck Beach Lawyer

By Timothy Bolger
airport-jjm-DSC_1048-copy-2-1024×683-1
Long Island

Plaintiffs Awarded Fees in East Hampton Airport Case

By Timothy Bolger
Caribbean-American-New-York-City-Public-Advocate-Jumaane-Williams-1
Environment

NYC Council passes Public Advocate’s bill to incentivize green building projects citywide

By Nelson A. King
The_Big_Gay_Ice_Cream_Truck_at_night-1200×637-2
Brooklyn

Cold war! Restler introduces legislation banning ice cream trucks from using fossil fuels

By Isabel Song Beer
IMG_2727-e1691099681107-1200×693-1
Long Island

Gillibrand Announces Bill to Address Chemical Contamination 

By Evie Brimberg
1_JB-1200×900-1
Queens

Assembly speaker joins Queens lawmaker on tour of Jamaica Bay in Far Rockaway

By John Schilling
vancortlanftpark_stadium-1200×675-1
The Bronx

Proposed 34K-seat cricket stadium in Van Cortlandt Park could face crippling legal, legislative hurdles

By Emily Forgash
AP22144842618628-1200×794-1
Environment

Adams admin urged to finalize rules for landmark building emissions law after month of extreme weather

By Ben Brachfeld
IMG_2479-1200×679-1
Queens

Queens lawmakers call on governor to sign bill that would require freight trains to cover waste cargo at New York and Atlantic Railway in Glendale

By Anthony Medina
52272388876_35c966e5ea_4k-1200×800-1
Environment

Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program

By Ethan Stark-Miller
APTOPIX Canada Wildfires New York
Environment

THE BIG HAZE: Air quality alert for New York remains Thursday as Canadian wildfire smoke won’t go away just yet

By Christian Murray, Dean Moses, Sarah Belle Lin, Ethan Stark-Miller and Robert Pozarycki
Paladino
Queens

Queens councilwoman pushes proposal to delay enactment of Local Law 97 at town hall meeting

By Jill Davis
PlaNYC
Environment

NYC’s plan for a greener tomorrow for all finally underway

By Lea Tomaswick
NYJD102-1200×801-1
Queens

Environmental advocates join Queens lawmakers in the waters off Rockaway Beach for ‘Tuvalu Challenge’ on Earth Day

By Bill Parry

Posts navigation

Older

Popular Posts

  • NYC launches free tele-mental health services for teenagers citywide
  • Mayor Adams denies sexual assault allegations from 30 years ago after being named in lawsuit
  • Op-ed | Staying safe for the holidays
  • Republicans Had New Yorkers Lead The Way In Expelling Santos. Will It Help Them Keep The Majority?
  • Donald Trump is set to return to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • Lawrence Public SchoolsEscuela Publica Busca Empleados
  • Wing & Weft GlovesSewing Machine Technician
  • MDG Design & Construction LLCJob Outreach Opportunity

View all jobs…

Interviews

  • In the Community with Council Member Kamillah Hanks
  • grace meng Meet the Candidates: General Election | Grace Meng, Congressional District 6
  • alec brook-krasny Meet the Candidates: General Election | Alec Brook-Krasny, Assembly District 46
  • Vito LaBella Meet the Candidates: General Election | Vito LaBella, State Senate District 17
  • grace lee Meet the Candidates: General Election | Grace Lee, Assembly District 65

Sign up for our daily insider news roundup

Subscribe

More from Around New York

An FDNY spokesperson told the Bronx Times that a lithium-ion battery was to blame.
Bronx Times

Soundview NYCHA fire caused by e-battery kills one, injures others: FDNY

Queer Nero and Andrés Erickson in "Bad Together."
Gay City News

Q&A: Andrés Erickson and Queer Niro give meaning to friendship in ‘Bad Together’

Environmental
QNS

New $28 million Alley Pond Environmental Center unveiled after 17 years in the making

Kid with autism at Birch Family Servoces christmas gift drive
Brooklyn Paper

Calling all Brooklyn gift-giving experts: Birch Family Services calls for toy and clothing donations, gift-wrapping volunteers

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2023 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Power Lists
  • Videos
  • Contact