Weather

Trump Climate Cuts ‘Devastating’ to Local Flood Protection Projects

April 9, 2025, 5:12 p.m.April 9, 2025, 5:12 p.m.

All five boroughs are affected by the cancellation of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which funds more than $300 million in projects to ward off coastal and rainfall threats.

Subway cleaners work around at the Jamaica Center terminal in Queens, Jan. 22, 2025.

Homelessness

As Temperatures Plunge, Subways Serve as Rolling Shelters

Jan. 23, 2025, 1:14 p.m.Jan. 23, 2025, 5:18 p.m.

When sleeping on the street is deadly and shelters are dangerous, homeless New Yorkers looking for warmth and a place to lay their head retreat underground.

Pedestrians trudge through the snow during an early-winter storm.

How to New York

Apartment Dwellers, Avoid These Winter Heating Hazards to Stay Safe

Jan. 23, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 6:21 p.m.

Beware of space heaters, using your oven and stove as a furnace and more.

A person waits for a train at 72nd Street.

Summer & THE CITY

By the Numbers: How the City Empties Out in Late Summer

Aug. 7, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Aug. 7, 2024, 12:12 p.m.

You’re right, the city does feel dead in August. That makes it easier to get a table, see a show or walk without getting jostled.

Workers install an electric heat pump inside an apartment at a pre-war Brooklyn Heights building.

Climate Change

Jolt of Reality: What It Takes for One Brooklyn Co-op Building to Electrify

April 25, 2024, 5:00 a.m.April 24, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

Even with rebates and resident expertise, the price tag is up to $40,000 per apartment. Shareholders say it’ll be worth it as new mandates loom.

A Brooklyn commuter slogs through the city’s first snowy day in over two years.

How to New York

What To Do When Icy, Snowy Sidewalks Aren’t Shoveled in NYC

Jan. 19, 2024, 12:03 p.m.June 11, 2024, 11:58 p.m.

Property owners are responsible for clearing ice and snow next to their properties. But it’s hard to know who’s in charge, especially in public spaces. Here’s how to find out, and report unsafe sidewalks.

The city evacuated migrants from Floyd Bennett Field while a major storm brought strong rain and winds.

Migrant Crisis

City Hall Scrambles to Send Migrant Families From Tent Shelter to Sleep in a School During Severe Storm

Jan. 9, 2024, 4:49 p.m.Jan. 11, 2024, 6:43 p.m.

The city sent nearly 2,000 parents and children from Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field to James Madison High to sleep on floors and in chairs in the midst of Tuesday’s rain and wind storm. The school is set to have remote classes on Wednesday.

Flurries appeared in Brooklyn at a time when the city had gone a few years without real accumulation on the ground.

Weather

Snow, Rain or Wintry Mix? Why Forecasters Don’t Know if NYC Will End Its Record Snow Drought

Jan. 4, 2024, 6:59 p.m.Jan. 4, 2024, 9:00 p.m.

Forecast models are split on whether the city will finally get more than 1 inch of snow — or just a dissipating chilly slush.

A worker in a jean jacket walks into the East New York bus depot.

Transit

Bus Depot Workers Without Heat as Cold Settles on the City

Dec. 7, 2023, 6:54 p.m.Dec. 7, 2023, 6:54 p.m.

Drivers are running buses indoors to keep warm at the East New York Bus Depot in Brooklyn.

Eric Adams

Soggy Residents Unimpressed After Mayor Adams Touts Sewer Upgrades to The Hole

Oct. 5, 2023, 12:26 p.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 2:56 p.m.

The mayor made a pit stop in the neighborhood to beat back criticism of his istration’s handling of Friday’s storm, but days later, residents were still pumping water out of their homes.

Weather

Trump Climate Cuts ‘Devastating’ to Local Flood Protection Projects

As Temperatures Plunge, Subways Serve as Rolling Shelters

Apartment Dwellers, Avoid These Winter Heating Hazards to Stay Safe

By the Numbers: How the City Empties Out in Late Summer

Jolt of Reality: What It Takes for One Brooklyn Co-op Building to Electrify

What To Do When Icy, Snowy Sidewalks Aren’t Shoveled in NYC

City Hall Scrambles to Send Migrant Families From Tent Shelter to Sleep in a School During Severe Storm

Snow, Rain or Wintry Mix? Why Forecasters Don’t Know if NYC Will End Its Record Snow Drought

Bus Depot Workers Without Heat as Cold Settles on the City

Soggy Residents Unimpressed After Mayor Adams Touts Sewer Upgrades to The Hole

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