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.
A Report of Findings and Recommendations, the referral for discipline of 51 New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) workers and the arrest of six Sanitation Workers for Official Misconduct.
The Voluntary Local Review (VLR) highlights NYC’s sustainable development achievements since 2015. It uses the common language of the Global Goals to translate NYC’s local actions to a global audience, with a focus on the five priority Goals for the 2018 HLPF.
The Mayor’s latest budget plan adds $23 million over the years 2020-2023 for his LeadFreeNYC initiative, and brings the total amount of funds budgeted for the program to $39 million. But that still leaves the program’s funding well short of the original commitment.
Around the country, policymakers and environmental advocates have been lobbying and pursing legislation that allows jurisdictions to address excessive stormwater through the enactment of stormwater fees. IBO examined the fiscal impact of a potential stormwater fee in New York City.
TheNew York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) is the largest ongoing urban air monitoring program of any U.S. city. NYCCAS is a collaboration between the Health Department and Queens College of the City University of New York and tracks changes in air quality over time.
The New York City Community Air Survey: Neighborhood Air Quality 2008-2016 report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
This report fulfills the reporting requirement for Local Law 37 of 2005, which requires a summary of the changes to the carcinogen and developmental toxin list since it was established in April 2005.
This report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that DOHMH conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
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This report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that DOHMH conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
Hospitalization, emergency department (ED) visit, and public school health record asthma-related data highlight trends and persistent disparities in asthma-related outcomes among children residing in the Bronx compared with other areas of NYC.
The New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) fulfills Local Law 103 of 2015, which requires that the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually. NYCCAS is a collaboration between DOHMH and Queens College.
Pursuant to Local Law No. 29 of 2005, this annual report summarizes the 2021 Beach Surveillance and Monitoring Program for permitted beaches, including the dates and
results of all inspections of these beaches, and the dates and reasons for
any warning or closure.
In accordance with the New York City Administrative Code §18-131(c)(4), this annual report summarizes the 2020 New York City Beach Surveillance and Monitoring Program for beaches permitted by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Report on auxiliary power Units in FDNY ambulances as Of October 2018 includes an auxiliary power unit to meet the FDNY Green initiative that enables the ambulances to fully operate without the need to run the vehicle’s engine in idle mode.
A report on the outstanding debt for base penalties, default penalties, and default judgments issued for notices of violations returnable to the Environmental Control Board (ECB). As mandated by Intro 489-B (2015) and Local Law 11 of 2015.
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law Local Law 11/2015, which requires the NYC Department of
Finance (DOF) to report annually to the City Council on outstanding Environmental Control
Board (ECB)-adjudicated judgement by November 1 each fiscal year
On January 22, 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Local Law 11 of 2015 which requires the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) to report annually to the city council on outstanding Environmental Control Board (ECB)-adjudicated judgments by November 1.
Summary of the 113 Hamilton Avenue development project, which participated in OER's Voluntary Cleanup Program. The project received a Big Apple Brownfield Award for innovative remediation.
Summary of the Northeastern Towers Annex Apartments development, which participated in OER's Voluntary Cleanup Program. The project received a Big Apple Brownfield Award for community outreach.
Summary of the Terminal Logistics Center development project, which participated in OER's Voluntary Cleanup Program. The project received a Big Apple Brownfield Award for economic development.
Summary of OER Clean Soil Bank deliveries to the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Over 40,000 cubic yards of clean soil were transferred to Parks sites across the city.
New York City has been collecting water quality data in New York Harbor since 1909. These data are utilzed by regulators, scientists, educators and citizens to assess impacts, trends and improvements in the water quality of New York Harbor.
The Annual Report provides an update on the NYC Green Infrastructure Program, including achievements and advancements through 2020, and outlines what is in store for 2021.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is pursuing an energy policy of a "circular economy of organics," aiming to minimize organic waste sent to landfills and maximize the recovery and beneficial use of all resource streams.
Work has begun on a $300 million project to install new clean-burning co-generation engines at the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in west Harlem. Ground was broken on a $31 million project to bring street and infrastructure improvements to Far Rockaway, Queens.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Vincent Sapienza reviews several of the agency's accomplishments from the past year. Spotlight on DEP employees who represent the agency's core values.
Representatives of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) attended the 91st Annual Meeting of the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA). 2018 highlights from the watershed.
Value Ambassador Program focus on the Bureau of Legal Affairs. Journalists from the Resilience Journalism Fellowship at the CUNY School of Journalism toured the Paerdegat Basin Natural Area in Bergen Beach, Brooklyn.
Ground has been broken on an $84 million infrastructure upgrade project in Brookville, Queens. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is presenting a series of events for the public focusing on today's pressing environmental issues.