It’s been a year since the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice(MOCEJ) released PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, the first climate plan of the Adams administration and the fifth in the city’s history. In that time,MOCEJ has achieved many of its goals and sub-goals.
New York City, a longtime leader when it comes to climate action, has made significant progress over the last 12 months on the ambitious climate goals laid out in PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, its strategic climate plan. This Progress Report highlights that progress.
Pursuant to Local Laws 60 and 64 of 2017, the EJNYC Report studies environmental burdens affecting communities of color and low-income communities and disparities in environmental benefits. The report also looks at how City processes meaningfully involve key stakeholders.
This is the annual report of the Waterfront Management Advisory Board. The purpose of the board is to advise the City of New York on matters related to its waterfront and waterways when it is convened.
While a monumental challenge, climate change also presents an opportunity for us to reimagine our communities and to create a more equitable, healthy, and resilient future. PlaNYC will deliver near-term benefits to New Yorkers as we move toward achieving ambitious long-term climate goals.
Report provides an overview of geologic and natural features, historical development patterns, zoning, land use, infrastructure, demographic and economic profiles, a summary of environmental conditions, flood risk, and a preliminary evaluation of potential strategic properties for redevelopment.