Painted rooftops reflect the heat instead of absorbing it, reducing the need for air-conditioning and cutting greenhouse gases. Workers applying a reflective coating on the roof of the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx this October. Sunlight bounces off the lighter surface, which results in a reduction in energy costs.Credit…Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times […]
BY ROGER CLARK THE BRONX PUBLISHED 6:54 AM ET OCT. 22, 2021 BRONX, N.Y. — On a recent sunny fall day, Penny Brown joined dozens of volunteers along the banks of the Bronx River in the Olinville section of The Bronx. It’s a part of the river that looks downright bucolic despite the nearby Bronx River […]
The city’s CoolRoofs program has arrived in Hunts Point to paint the rooftop of the Hunts Point Produce Market. The new initiative is an effort to combat climate change in the industrial hub and put New Yorkers back to work. The market will be the first industrial site to have a CoolRoof as part of the city’s sustainability program […]
In the face of environmental racism, sustainability isn’t about what you buy. By Angelina Ruiz Sep 8, 2021, 9:00am EDT When I was a kid, I thought that turning off the water when I brushed my teeth would save the world. Growing up in the Bronx in the late ’90s, I learned about the environment but my […]
By Roger Clark | New York City PUBLISHED 6:00 AM ET Jul. 26, 2021 A rain garden on Waterbury Street in East Williamsburg is getting a sprucing up. It’s not only to make it look better, but so it will work more efficiently soaking up rain. That keeps the storm water out of the city’s […]
The HOPE Program, a social service nonprofit with a long history in Downtown Brooklyn, has received almost $1.5 million from U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to help it continue its YouthBuild program — part of a nationwide initiative to prepare at-risk youth for jobs in construction and related industries. The HOPE Program is […]
EPA Selects Three New York City Organizations for Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities Contact: John Senn, (212) 637-3662, senn.john@epa.gov NEW YORK (March 11, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that three New York City entities are among 18 organizations to receive a total of $3.3 […]
JARC Week features a series of events on equitable economic development, including a Bronx Borough President Candidate Forum. BRONX NY – Today, the Steering Committee of the Jerome Avenue Revitalization Collaborative kicked off JARC Week, a week-long series of free virtual events to introduce area stakeholders to the Jerome Avenue Revitalization Collaborative (JARC). JARC Week […]
As budget cuts slashed $106 million from sanitation in June, the borough’s cleanliness has taken a turn for the worse. This became evident when the Bronx was recently ranked the lowest for cleanliness. Stepping up to the plate to address this issue is Councilman Rafael Salamanca. On Wednesday, Oct. 7 the councilman announced an allocation of $160,000 […]
If you’ve been laid off, now is the time to pivot your skills into a new career Some people think they’ve hit a dead-end when the industry in which they’ve built their career downsizes, temporarily closes or shuts down. But “there’s no reason to lose hope,” said Kenneth Johnson, president of East Coast Executives, a recruitment […]
