Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Climate Change

Concerns Raised about Equity of Northeast Pollution Pact

By Ethan Goffman | Oct 19, 2020 | No Comments

Will the Climate Transportation Initiative sufficiently benefit the low-income communities and people of color who have been disproportionately affected by pollution? Environmentalists are concerned it doesn't go far enough.

Mayor de Blasio, waving to bus riders stuck in traffic.

KOMANOFF: Restaurant Patio Heaters Will Be a Net Gain for the Climate

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments

We asked our columnist — the nation's leading expert on carbon emissions — whether winter heat lamps will destroy or save our city. He came down on the latter.

These would now be legal. File photo: Dave Colon

EXCLUSIVE: New State Cargo Bike Law Will Unleash a ‘Fricking Awesome’ New Delivery Mode

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments

Saving this city from a cruel Atlantis-style fate is a game of inches.

A propane lamp will warm you during your outdoor meal, but it will also warm up the planet. Photo: Mark Longair via Flickr

New York Is Embracing Outdoor Heat Lamps Right As France Is Rejecting Them

By Dave Colon | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments

If outdoor dining comes to New York City, gas problems won't be limited to people who eat too many Brussels sprouts.

There's one man on this bus. Photo: Adam Light

PHASE POOR: Empty Tour Buses Polluting City Neighborhoods with No Benefit

By Adam Light | Aug 24, 2020 | No Comments

The wheels on the bus go cough cough cough.

Six candidates to succeed Jose Serrano in Congress representing The Bronx are (clockwise from top left): Michael Blake, Ruben Diaz Sr., Ydanis Rodriguez, Ritchie Torres, Melissa Mark-Viverito and Samelys Lopez.

Decision 2020: Who Should Represent the South Bronx in Congress?

By Eve Kessler | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog asked the leading contenders to weigh in on the Bronx's pressing transportation issues. Here is what they said.

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