Latest News: New York City

NYC's Building Healthy Communities initiative has had a tangible impact in Brooklyn. For the past two years, a one-acre farm hosted by Red Hook Houses has supplied the community with nutrition, income, work experience and an overall healthier outlook.

Mayor Bill de Blasio continued his push for a cleaner New York this week with his announcement of the NYC Clean Fleet. Composed of 2,000 electric-powered vehicles, the fleet will move the city closer to the goals laid out in de Blasio’s ambitious OneNYC Plan.

The New York City Department of Sanitation convened a working group, brainstorming a new program encouraging New Yorkers to recycle more called "Save-As-You-Throw." This was a hot topic at the NYLCV Education Fund's panel discussion on organic waste, among recommendations on diverting more waste from landfills.

It’s not just the New York City subway system that will get a boost from the MTA Capital Plan. The new $29 billion budget for repairs and enhancements, approved Wednesday, will also bring about some much-needed changes in Staten Island, and the Metro-North train line.

The New York Green Bank announced this week that it will help finance three projects aimed at expanding solar and wind power throughout the state. $49 million will be invested in the projects that will help homeowners cut their power usage or switch to more efficient sources.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have reached an agreement in the long-fought battle over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Capital Plan. The move comes at a time when the New York City subway system faces enormous debts and crumbling infrastructure.

Could the long dreamed of pedestrian path along the Hudson River shoreline through the northwest Bronx soon become a reality? Thanks to $250,000 in federal funding secured by Senator Jeff Klein, the Hudson River Greenway is one step closer to fruition.

In his second climate speech in two weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo joined former Vice President Al Gore at Columbia University to announce New York's participating in a global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.