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Bronz Zoo Night

Bronx Times

Yankees holding ‘Bronx Zoo Night’ on Sept. 27

Raccoon

LI Press

Officials: Raccoon, Feral Cat on Long Island Test Positive For Rabies

Bronx Times

Rep. Torres accuses utility company Con Edison of price gouging, says Bronx residents pay highest rates in NYC

Beaches closed sign on Rockaway Beach

Health

Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed again on Monday thanks to Hurricane Ernesto

Posted on August 19, 2024

Beaches closed sign on Rockaway Beach

Health

Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed this weekend to swimmers thanks to Hurricane Ernesto

Posted on August 17, 2024

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QNS

Lawmakers Meng, AOC, Meeks and Schumer secure $190 million to address destructive flooding in Queens

Migrants from across the Big Apple led a Lower Manhattan speakout Tuesday morning to raise awareness for climate change and the people it continues to displace.

Lower Manhattan

Migrants speak out in Lower Manhattan during climate change rally, demand fossil fuel divestment

Posted on August 13, 2024

oyster reef being built in NYC with trees in the backghround

Brooklyn

EXCLUSIVE | Massive new oyster reef in Brooklyn is a ‘shore’ thing to help clean Jamaica Bay waters

Posted on August 13, 2024

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Mandatory composting in NYC is coming. Here’s how you can get a free bin.

Posted on August 12, 2024

A rending of the + Pool on the East River.

Manhattan’s Pier 35 chosen as location for long-awaited plus-shaped East River swimming pool

Posted on August 7, 2024

Pelham Parkway resident Sarah Fecht (right) rallied with other advocates for Gov. Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require oil companies to pay towards climate change mitigation efforts.

Bronx Times

Bronx advocates join rally urging Gov. Hochul to sign Climate Change Superfund Act

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at at a microphone campaigning

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly admits to dumping dead bear cub in Central Park 10 years ago

Posted on August 5, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Greenpoint residents say DKN Ready Mix concrete facility has brought dust, noise, and health concerns

compost distribution

Brooklyn Paper

City to open free compost distribution center in Greenpoint

Meteor in the sky

Boom goes the meteor? NYC sees space rock disintegrate over Midtown, mysterious sound rattle boroughs

Posted on July 16, 2024

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QNS

Campaign launches to enroll NYC affordable housing residents, including Baisley Park Gardens in Jamaica, in community solar

Yellow school buses sit outside PS K140 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn in 2022.

School bus companies must stop idling vehicles, electrify fleets under settlement with AG James

Posted on July 8, 2024

Medina SLF

QNS

Its Spotted Lanternfly season in NYC; stomp, swat and spray to protect plant life

TV

No shield required: ‘Captain America’ star Anthony Mackie’s own super power is swimming with sharks

Posted on July 4, 2024

queens

QNS

Queens Council Members introduces new legislation to create the Office of Quality of Life in NYC

Beach in Rockaways where two teens went missing due to rip tide

Disappearance of boys off Rockaways serves as grim reminder of rip tide danger

Posted on June 22, 2024

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‘Vital Parks’ plan aims to invest $3.2 billion in NYC parks upkeep

Posted on June 21, 2024

Deeside supergrid

QNS

National Grid Shares energy efficiency tips to help beat the Summertime heat

What could make a baby bison white?

Posted on June 15, 2024

Rendering of the final facility.

Staten Island to add offshore wind staging port, an effort to fight the climate change crisis

Posted on June 13, 2024

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Bronx Times

NYC Parks plants most trees since 2018, with emphasis on city’s hottest neighborhoods

A flamingo in Georgica Pond, East Hampton

Dan’s Papers

Rare Sighting of American Flamingo Made in East Hampton

Mayor Adams announces summer weather prep program

Health

Summer weather: Mayor Adams rolls out new preparations for extreme heat, poor air quality

Posted on May 30, 2024

Politics

State court revives suit to overturn Local Law 97 on appeal, potentially imperiling landmark climate law

Posted on May 28, 2024

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QNS

Queens Council Member proposes a new bill to have NYC DOT and Parks team-up for tree care

sheep

They’re baaaaack: Flock of sheep return to Governors Island to munch on invasive plant life

Posted on May 17, 2024

seal on beach in new york wildlife

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn gone wildlife: Warmer weather brings birds, whales, and much more back to Kings County

Huge solar storm doesn’t disrupt power or communications – but creates quite a light show (outside of NYC)

Posted on May 11, 2024

sei whale

Brooklyn Paper

Endangered sei whale dies near Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in possible ship strike

City officials and others cut the ribbon on the six new EV charging ports at the Bronx Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in Hunts Point.

Bronx Times

Hunts Point receives six electric vehicle chargers in citywide push for green transportation

The crowd at Forest Hills Stadium

Queens

Forest Hills Stadium makes changes to keep noise down following concerts

Posted on May 6, 2024

Coastal construction in Battery Park

Major Battery Park construction project underway to protect southern tip of Manhattan from climate change

Posted on May 6, 2024

sheep

QNS

Sheep Shearing Festival returns for its 13th year at Queens County Farm Museum

Atlas (left) and Reed (right)

Scoop the poop! How a City Council bill aims to make dog-waste bags available for free to New York dog owners

Posted on May 1, 2024

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QNS

NYC Parks launches new office on Jamaica Bay to keep city waterway safe from derelict vessels

KP-109 Parsons Student Project Groups 1, 2 & 3

Brooklyn Paper

Trash to trend: Kings Plaza’s ‘Recycle the Runway’ showcases high-fashion sustainability

A rendering of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal - construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2026

Brooklyn Paper

South Brooklyn Marine Terminal breezes closer to becoming offshore wind port

Con Ed crew deals with flooded street in Manhattan amid climate change

What does NYC’s future look like? Extremely hot and wet, a city climate report finds

Posted on April 29, 2024

bee hotel flower

Brooklyn Paper

Insect infrastructure: ‘Bee hotels’ to provide refuge for pollinators in Brooklyn pedestrian plazas

A police officer in front of arrested climate protesters in Tribeca

Tribeca

Climate protesters arrested for blocking the entrance of Citigroup’s Tribeca headquarters

Posted on April 25, 2024

gowanus green rendering

Brooklyn Paper

Environmental cleanup halts at Gowanus Green, threatens to delay 950 units of affordable housing

Iceberg in Coal + Ice exhibit opened in time for Earth Day

Earth Day: ‘Coal + Ice’ at the Asia Society begs visitors to help address the climate change crisis

Posted on April 22, 2024

crown heights cleanup crew

Brooklyn Paper

Meet the volunteer cleanup crew making a ‘transformative impact’ on Crown Heights streets

More from around NYC

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Comptroller Brad Lander arrested during protest at ICE court hearing, Bronx pols outraged

queens jazz trail

Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series brings music to parks from Astoria to Jamaica

parkview diner sign

For some, the Parkview Diner is Coney Island’s ‘home away from home’

Jason Bernard.

Jason E. Bernard, Thank You For Coming Out