The NYC Well-Being Index is designed to help understand the well-being of communities. It is a composite measure with nine domains: Education, Economic Security, Housing, Health, Community Safety, Infrastructure and Core Services, and Community Vitality, COVID-19 and Equity.
Participation in the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)'s recreational boating program remained steady in 2018. Crews have been deployed to aid NYC Parks in clearing downed and damaged trees after last week's snowstorm.
Construction has completed on the first phase of high-level sewers along 3rd Avenue in the Gowanus neighborhood. The Value Ambassador program highlights three employees whose work best represents the values of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Commissioner Vincent Sapienza of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was a featured speaker at this year's Water Summit hosted by The Atlantic magazine.
Mining of the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel has reached the halfway point, and the project is on schedule and on budget.The Municipal Engineers of the City of New York honored Tasos Georgelis and Natalia Perez with awards.
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.
In preparation for a shutdown of the Delaware Aqueduct in 2022, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is supporting a funding project for low-income and senior property owners.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has recently completed a $42 million project to build four subsurface litter capture devices designed to improve the health and aesthetics of Newtown Creek.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released its 2017 Drinking Water Supply and Quality report. Several noteworthy achievements have been made this year, including the securing of a new, 10-year Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD)