Latest News: New York City

Mayor Bill de Blasio is bringing his push against greenhouse gas emissions into the private sector. One year after announcing his One City, Built to Last plan to retrofit 3,000 city-owned buildings with green technology, the mayor unveiled the next phase of his plan.

Mayor Bill De Blasio’s rezoning process for East New York will include upgrades to existing infrastructure, thanks to efforts by Council Member Rafael Espinal.

According to the annual Mayor’s Management Report, New York City’s Department of Sanitation has increased its recycling rate to 16% for the 2015 fiscal year, up from 15.4% in 2014. The recycling rate measures the amount of waste diverted from landfills, and channeled into various recycling streams.

Manhattan’s underground pipelines leak three to five times more than cities with newer infrastructure, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. In a recent survey, the EPA found that Manhattan suffers 90% more methane leaks per mile than Cincinnati, Ohio and Durham, North Carolina.