July 2013 archives
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July 25, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn
GOTHAM GAZETTE EXCLUSIVE: Enviros Call on Bloomberg to Lock in Sustainability, Climate Adaptation
A coalition of environmental organizations is urging Mayor Michael Bloomberg to use the time remaining in his term to complete critical environmental projects and lock in sustainability policies for the next mayor, including preparations for the impacts of climate change, reports Sarah Crean in an exclusive with AdaptNY news partner Gotham Gazette. Crean reports the […]Archives
July 25, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn
GOTHAM GAZETTE: Forgotten Coney Island – A Post Hurricane Sandy Tour
Coney Island continues to struggle to return to normalcy after Sandy, reports AdaptNY news partner Gotham Gazette. While the community’s entertainment district is “open for business,” some neighborhood services such as libraries and medical clinics are still out of action, parks and playgrounds remain fenced off and public housing is under scaffolding. Of particular worry to some […]Archives
July 22, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn
GOTHAM GAZETTE: Weiner on Climate Adaptation
In an interview with AdaptNY‘s news partner Gotham Gazette, mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner addressed Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plans to help New York adapt to the impacts of climate change, saying Bloomberg ‘has set us on a good path” and that past approaches will need to change. Read more from the full interview hereArchives
July 11, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn
VIDEO: Statue of Liberty Reopens
FEMA produced this short video on the reopening of the Statue of Liberty following cleanup of Liberty Island after Hurricane Sandy.Archives
July 4, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn
CityAtlas: Project Aims for Community Blueprint for Post-Sandy Staten Island
CityAtlas recently wrote about SImagines, a joint project of area architects and planners to work with residents of Staten Island, the borough hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy, to envision its long-term recovery. The SImagines effort has involved a series of reconstruction workshops around the borough, the fourth and final of which (for the West Shore […]Archives
July 4, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn
WNYC: Candidates’ Visions for Post-Sandy New York Look Much Like Bloomberg’s
WNYC Editor Matthew Schuerman reports that Democratic mayoral candidates largely agree with the ideas in Mayor Bloomberg’s recent report on climate resiliency.Archives
July 3, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn