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October 28, 2013 by by Sarah Crean, Gotham Gazette
SPECIAL REPORT, PT 3: City Promises ‘Broad-Based Outreach’ To Communities To Prepare For Future Storms
New York City has decided to reconvene two community advisory task forces that weighed in on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s multi-billion dollar plan to protect the city from future extreme weather and the effects of climate change in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the city’s resiliency director told the AdaptNY and news partner Gotham Gazette in an exclusive interview.Archives
October 23, 2013 by Sarah Crean, Carla Astudillo, Emily Keller, Amy Kraft, Linda Thrasybule, Cesar Bustamante, Jessica Scanlon, Roxanne Scott, EJ Stewart
SPECIAL REPORT, PT 2: Snapshots from NYC Communities on Climate Frontlines
New York’s City Hall and some of its community boards show an at-times striking disconnect over ongoing preparations for the impacts of climate change, as revealed in board-by-board reporting conducted over the last two months by a team of reporters for AdaptNY and news partner Gotham Gazette.Archives
October 21, 2013 by Sarah Crean, Carla Astudillo, Emily Keller, Amy Kraft, Linda Thrasybule, Cesar Bustamante, Jessica Scanlon, Roxanne Scott, EJ Stewart
SPECIAL REPORT: Are The City’s Most Storm-Vulnerable Communities Being Heard?
A two-month investigation revealed striking disconnects in communication between the city and some community boards — the frontline of local government — as New Yorkers face the colossal task of remaking the metropolis to be more resilient to extreme weather caused by climate change.Archives
October 17, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn
CURATION: Climate Resilience News from NYC Summit
UPDATE: Track our live coverage of climate resilience and adaptation news from the Oct. 18 annual Municipal Art Society summit for NYC, in our Storify curation below. [View the story “Resilience Coverage from MAS Summit for New York City” on Storify] OCT 17, 16:50 PM: Check back beginning Friday morning, Oct. 18, for live coverage […]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
June 12, 2013 by Sarah Crean, Gotham Gazette