Tag: Environment

• Mamdani unveils NYC 9/11 records portal — ~170,000 documents released as Council tees up $4M DOI investigation

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  Sep 11

  The City Council’s Sept. 10, 2026 stated meeting spotlighted new 9/11 actions: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has launched a public 9/11 records portal that initially publishes roughly 170,000–173,000 documents including… more ›

• NYC Council Urges Albany to Require 9/11 Curriculum in Schools (Resolution 7A) — Who Will Write Lessons and How to Teach Health, Geopolitics Still Unresolved

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  Sep 11

  The New York City Council used a Sept. 10, 2026 press briefing at City Hall to preview a package of 9/11-related actions — including Resolution 7A asking the New York… more ›

• NYC Opens Public 9/11 Records Portal — ~170,000 Pages Including ’68 Boxes’ and Harding Memo; City Commits $34M, Council Adds $4M for DOI Report

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  Sep 11

  New York City officials unveiled a public 9/11 records portal this week that initially publishes roughly 170,000–173,000 pages — including the “68 boxes,” the Harding memo, Giuliani-era mayoral files, and… more ›

• Ugandan ‘Bead King’ Sana Gatesia’s ‘Voices of Peace’ Paper‑Bead Tapestry Installed at Gracie Mansion — On View Through Sept. 30, 2026

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  Sep 11

  African Heritage Day at Gracie Mansion featured a new installation, “Voices of Peace,” a large textile work of hand-rolled beads made from postconsumer paper by Ugandan artist Sana “the bead… more ›

• Sheepshead Bay Rezoning at 2959 Avenue Y Certified — Planners Press for Floodproofing and Use of Latest NYC Sea‑Level Projections

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  Sep 11

  Sheepshead Bay rezoning at 2959 Avenue Y was certified by the City Planning Commission on Sept. 9, 2026, after commissioners pressed the applicant to clarify climate‑resilience measures — including elevations,… more ›

• NYC Planning Commission Weighs Rules to Fast‑Track Rezoning — 90‑Day Expedited Land‑Use Review and Affordable Housing Appeals Board Draw Scrutiny

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  Sep 11

  New York City’s City Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 9 to consider Department of City Planning (DCP) rules implementing the expedited land use review procedure (ELRP) and… more ›

• Mamdani calls number of eligible but unenrolled 9/11 victims “staggering” but gives no estimate; city says 140,000 are enrolled in health/VCF programs

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  Sep 9

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city has settled two lawsuits with 9/11 Healthwatch and launched a public 9/11 records portal funded with more than $34 million, but did not… more ›

• Mamdani unveils $34M NYC 9/11 records portal with roughly 170,000 documents — Harding memo, ‘68 boxes’ and Giuliani-era files released

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  Sep 9

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sept. 8, 2026 announced a settlement with 9/11 HealthWatch and launched a public 9/11 records portal that initially publishes roughly 170,000–173,000 documents — including the Harding… more ›

• Upper East Side Legionnaires: Multiple Towers and Building Water Test Positive; Genome Match Pending for 94 Cases, 11 Deaths

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  Sep 3

  Mayor and City Health Department investigators have not yet identified a single, definitive environmental source for the Upper East Side Legionnaires cluster; city testing found multiple PCR‑positive cooling towers and… more ›

• NYC Council Presses DOHMH on Legionnaires Staffing — Union Blames Low Pay, Yearlong Hiring Delays

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  Sep 3

  The City Council Health Committee on Sept. 2, 2026 pressed the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and union witnesses about understaffing and low pay for… more ›

• NYC DOH Awards $1.5M Contract to EMSL for Legionella Testing Through 2032; Council Demands Procurement and Turnaround Time Details

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  Sep 3

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO The City Council Health Committee on Sept. 2, 2026 pressed the New York City Department of Health (DOH) about a $1.5 million contract to EMSL Analytical for Legionella… more ›

• NYC Council: Little Cooling‑Tower Enforcement Before Upper East Side Legionnaires Cluster — Zero Summons in Jan, Mar, May, June; 180 Issued in July

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  Sep 3

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a New York City Council Health Committee hearing on Sept. 2, 2026, council members pressed the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) for records showing how… more ›

• DOHMH: No Cooling Tower Definitively Linked Yet in Upper East Side Legionnaires Cluster — Whole‑Genome Sequencing of 300+ Isolates Due This Fall

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  Sep 3

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a Sept. 2, 2026 New York City Council Health Committee hearing, Department of Health officials said whole‑genome sequencing on Legionella from Upper East Side patients and cooling… more ›

• Zoning Panel Presses John Mangen on CBAs and EIS ‘No Significant Impact’ Rulings in ‘City of Yes’ Rezonings — Nominee Cites $5B in Mitigations

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  Sep 3

  The City Council’s zoning committee questioned Mayor Adams’s nominee to chair the Board of Standards and Appeals over how community‑benefit agreements (CBAs), negotiated mitigations and environmental reviews were weighed in… more ›

• Know Your Zone: NYC Maps Six Coastal Evacuation Areas — Zone 1 Most Vulnerable; Check finder.nyc.gov/hurricane and Sign Up for NOTIFYNYC

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  Sep 2

  New York City officials reminded residents during a mayoral briefing about hurricane season that the city uses six coastal evacuation zones — with Zone 1 the most vulnerable — and… more ›