• NYLCV Releases NYC FY22 Budget Priorities

    We recently released our priorities for the New York City Fiscal Year '22 budget, highlighting four major areas: parks, organic waste management, electric school buses and building emissions. We also testified in support of these priorities at various City Council budget hearings.

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  • A Greener City Hall: Conversations with NYC Mayoral Candidates

    We convened New York City Mayoral candidates to share their views on a variety of sustainability issues in a series of taped interviews. We asked questions on issues including air quality, water quality, parks and

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  • 25X25: Reclaiming Our Streets

    In an effort to reduce emissions from transportation as well as better the lives of New Yorkers, Transportation Alternatives founded the NYC 25x25 coalition, which NYLCV is a part of. The coalition is urging the City to give back 25% of NYC street space to the people by 2025.

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Our NYC Priorities for 2021
We are excited to release our 2021 NYC Policy Agenda. In 2019, New York City committed to a bold Green
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Our Green Policy Priorities for 2021
We're excited to release our green policy priorities - our 2021 New York State Policy Agenda.
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Our Priorities for the Capital Region
We're excited to release our policy priorities for the Capital Region - our Capital Region 2021-2022 Policy Agenda. We will
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Our Priorities for Long Island
We're excited to release our policy priorities for Long Island - our 2021-2022 Long Island Policy Agenda. We will focus
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Combating Adirondack Park Overuse
This year, due to COVID-19, there has been a huge surge in the amount of people at the Adirondack Park.
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Governor Cuomo Signs Two NYLCV Priority Bills
Governor Cuomo signed two NYLCV-priority bills, delivering a big win for the environment to kick off the holiday season. The bills will eliminate PFAS toxins from food packaging and will help reduce road salt contamination in the Adirondacks.
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Improving the Equity of Green Spaces
New Yorkers are relying on parks and open spaces more than ever as an outlet to maintain their mental and physical health. But severe cuts to the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation's budget may lead to the deterioration of certain public parks in the future.
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NYC Neglects Key Climate Initiatives
The economic impact of COVID-19 has led New York City to delay or abandon key aspects of its plan to fight climate change.
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