No Shade: Illegally Parked Cop Cars Are Why We Can't Have Nice Trees
A Hell Gate investigation reveals that the Parks Department has canceled tree plantings near NYPD precincts where cops park on the sidewalk.
Climate
Turning up the heat.
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1,500 Tons of NYC Trash Every Day—For Another 15 Years?
A Seneca Falls landfill—which is the state's largest emitter of methane—is supposed to close at the end of the year. But a Texas-based trash corporation and the politicians they helped elect are fighting to keep it open until 2040.
Despite Hochul's Desire to Build Oil Pipelines to Power AI, Renewable Energy Just Got a Big Boost in New York
Two years after its passage, the Build Public Renewables Act is poised to produce solar and battery storage investments that could power the homes of 7 million New Yorkers.
New York's Hottest—and Filthiest—Club Is on Staten Island
Hell Gate went to the Staten Island Compost Facility, where we fell for decaying food scraps and all of their potential.
Behold: The Mighty Retractable Floodgates That Will Hold Back Poseidon's Wrath and Save the Epicenter of Global Capitalism
Lower Manhattan is getting a little more protection from Sandy-level storm surges.
New York’s Public Renewable Energy Buildout Is Shorting Out
It really doesn't help that the people in charge of the state's power authority really don't want to do it.
