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Rep. Torres accuses utility company Con Edison of price gouging, says Bronx residents pay highest rates in NYC

By Emily Swanson

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

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Mandatory composting in NYC is coming. Here’s how you can get a free bin.

Pelham Parkway resident Sarah Fecht (right) rallied with other advocates for Gov. Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require oil companies to pay towards climate change mitigation efforts.

Bronx advocates join rally urging Gov. Hochul to sign Climate Change Superfund Act

By Emily Swanson

Meteor in the sky

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Boom goes the meteor? NYC sees space rock disintegrate over Midtown, mysterious sound rattle boroughs

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Four South Bronx apartment buildings joining community solar, saving residents money on electric bills

By Emily Swanson

A group of volunteers cleans up Louis Niñé Boulevard during the kick-off of the Bronx Summer Cleanup Series.

Annual Bronx Summer Cleanup Series kicks off at Crotona Park East

By Keke Grant-Floyd

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NYC Parks plants most trees since 2018, with emphasis on city’s hottest neighborhoods

By Emily Swanson

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State court revives suit to overturn Local Law 97 on appeal, potentially imperiling landmark climate law

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NYC Parks launches new office on Jamaica Bay to keep city waterway safe from derelict vessels

Con Ed crew deals with flooded street in Manhattan amid climate change

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What does NYC’s future look like? Extremely hot and wet, a city climate report finds

The City Island waterfront will have less marine hazards and fewer eye sores after NYC Parks announced the launch of a new office that would keep the city's waterfront areas safe from marine debris.

NYC Parks’ new Office of Marine Debris Disposal and Vessel Surrendering begins clean-up of derelict boat fleet within City Island waterways

By Steven Goodstein

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Advocates, local electeds oppose gas pipeline proposal that may increase emissions in Hunts Point

By Emily Swanson

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NY HEAT Act could bring big energy savings to Bronx households

By Emily Swanson

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Mayor’s Office launches new interactive map to tackle environmental inequity in NYC

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EARTHQUAKE FALLOUT: 27 aftershocks following Friday quake that shook up New York City

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See the upcoming total solar eclipse at a variety of Bronx venues

By Steven Goodstein

More from Around NYC

Children and adults enjoy an interactive dinosaur exhibit with balloons, animatronic dinos, and educational displays.

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10 Winter Break Activities for Kids on Long Island

Police in Queens are investigating after finding a baby boy dead and his mother with slash wounds to her wrists inside a residence on Monday afternoon.

Horror in Queens: Cops find baby boy dead, and mom with slashed wrists

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Lillian Bonsignore, the incoming FDNY commissioner, has been ridiculed on X since she was appointed to her post.

‘People will die’: Incoming FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore ridiculed by the right