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Schools Chancellor David Banks speaks at a podium in the Tweed Courthouse on Oct. 20, 2022.

‘We Can Do Better’: Schools Chief Acknowledges Flawed Flood Communication

Oct. 3, 2023, 6:28 p.m.Oct. 10, 2023, 3:52 p.m.

Banks said that the shelter-in-place approach was “ill-fitting to last week’s circumstances” when the city was deluged by rain.

Weather

State Comptroller Report Faults MTA for Lack of Climate Change Plans

Oct. 2, 2023, 5:03 p.m.Oct. 2, 2023, 5:08 p.m.

On Friday morning, historic rains doused New York City and crippled the subway system. That afternoon, a little-noticed 39-page audit called on transit officials to do better.

Weather

City Caught Flat-Footed on Flood as Deluge Dredges Up Past Lessons

Sept. 29, 2023, 3:41 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Parents, public officials and climate advocates all say the mayor and his team were ill-prepared for the effects of a storm that was on the radar days before.

How to New York

How to Clean Up After a Storm: A Guide for Flooded New Yorkers

Sept. 29, 2023, 3:13 p.m.Feb. 17, 2025, 4:37 p.m.

More severe weather is bringing water into homes more frequently across the five boroughs. Here’s what to do if flooding damages your place.

Worker Safety

Extreme Heat Increases Workplace Injuries, But New York Lacks Safety Standards

Aug. 31, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 31, 2023, 12:47 p.m.

An analysis by THE CITY of workers compensation claims found thousands more workplace injuries, beyond those explicitly attributed to heat, on days 85 degrees or hotter.

Tenants

Chronic Flooding Upends Bronx Tenants’ Lives With Each Storm

Aug. 23, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 24, 2023, 7:01 p.m.

One tenant of a Wakefield building lost his electric wheelchair to water damage. He used rent money to save for a new chair, and is now being sued by his landlord.

The Open Newsroom

Open Newsroom: Preparing for Climate Change and Extreme Weather in NYC

Aug. 9, 2023, 5:29 p.m.Aug. 9, 2023, 5:29 p.m.

Last week THE CITY held an Open Newsroom event at Queens Public Library to discuss the effects of climate change in the city and what New Yorkers can do about them.

Migrant Crisis

‘No Space for Us’: Migrants Turned Away as City Swelters

July 28, 2023, 4:25 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Advocates claim that the city’s purposefully punishing migrants, while istration officials say they’re doing everything they can in the absence of from the feds.

How to New York

The Right Way to Open a Fire Hydrant in the Heat of Summer

July 27, 2023, 6:51 p.m.May 14, 2024, 2:31 p.m.

It’s illegal to open a hydrant by yourself, in part because the water’s force could knock over children. But there’s a legal way to spray with the fire department’s help: Here’s how.

Parks

Misting Inaction: Cooling Jets at Flushing Meadows Park Have Been Useless All Summer

July 27, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 26, 2023, 9:42 p.m.

Opened less than three years ago, the ‘mist garden’ has been closed for months by a leak.

Weather

‘We Can Do Better’: Schools Chief Acknowledges Flawed Flood Communication

State Comptroller Report Faults MTA for Lack of Climate Change Plans

City Caught Flat-Footed on Flood as Deluge Dredges Up Past Lessons

How to Clean Up After a Storm: A Guide for Flooded New Yorkers

Extreme Heat Increases Workplace Injuries, But New York Lacks Safety Standards

Chronic Flooding Upends Bronx Tenants’ Lives With Each Storm

Open Newsroom: Preparing for Climate Change and Extreme Weather in NYC

‘No Space for Us’: Migrants Turned Away as City Swelters

The Right Way to Open a Fire Hydrant in the Heat of Summer

Misting Inaction: Cooling Jets at Flushing Meadows Park Have Been Useless All Summer

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