Climate
Why Hasn’t Governor Hochul Signed the Crypto Mining Moratorium?
After a campaign flush with donations from disgraced crypto kingpins, a bill to ban polluting cryptomining sits on the governor’s desk.
Adams Administration ‘Loophole’ Could Let All the Air Out of NYC’s Biggest Climate Bill
A new report by the City’s comptroller finds that a proposed loophole would reduce the law’s impact by 70 percent.
Nature Has Its Way: Sand and Money Halt the Coney Island Ferry
A ferry was planned for Coney Island Creek. After spending millions on a new landing there, the City just pulled the plug.
Meet the Prickly Pear, New York City’s Resilient Native Cactus
Naturally, the prickly pear's success in NYC depends on real estate: "It’s location, location, location."
New York’s Last Umbrella Guy Faces a Storm of Crappy Umbrellas
As temperatures rise, umbrella shops are going extinct—and fixing your busted umbrella becomes near-impossible.
The Plan to Completely Transform Governors Island Faces One Last Hurdle
Given to New York City to be used for the public, a group of private interests is steering the island in a new direction.
The State of Recycling in New York City Is Extraordinarily Grim
And as for organic waste? "We divert virtually none of it, less than one percent."
New York’s Delivery Class Is Just Trying to Stay Cool
The city’s delivery workers are braving deadly weather conditions, again .
Splendor and Destruction on the Gowanus
A floating barge on the Gowanus becomes the unlikely but inevitable site for a musical meditation on climate change and what comes after.
Climate Change Is Threatening Some of NYC’s Oldest, Most Majestic Trees
Woodlawn Cemetery is a sanctuary for 6,000 trees, including the Japanese umbrella pine and a weeping beech. But for how much longer?
