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New York City Tenants Are Entitled to Heat. What About Air-Conditioning?
New York Times· 1 day agoLandlords have to keep tenants warm in the winter, but can leave them sweating in the summer. A city...
‘I can’t breathe’: Eric Garner remembered on the 10th anniversary of his chokehold death
Courthouse News Service· 1 day agoWednesday marks 10 years since the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police...
Heat wave scorches New York City with heat index climbing above 100 degrees
NY Daily News via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoNEW YORK — More scorching heat settled over New York City on Monday, with temperatures climbing into the mid-90s and ...
New York City taking precautions amid 3rd heat wave of the season
ABC7 New York· 2 days agoNew York City is in the middle of the third heat wave of the season and officials are taking...
New York's first female fire commissioner says she will resign once a replacement is found
Winnipeg Sun· 4 days agoThe first female commissioner of the Fire Department of New York said Saturday that she plans to...
FDNY commissioner Laura Kavanagh announces resignation
ABC7 New York· 4 days agoFDNY fire comissioner Laura Kavanagh has announced her resignation. After just two years on the job,...
It May Feel Like 100 Degrees in New York on Tuesday
New York Times· 2 days agoThe hot spell will continue until Thursday, officials predict, and the city and surrounding areas were placed under a heat advisory. Tuesday is expected...
A New York Official Is Filling Community Boards With Pro-Housing Members
New York Times· 3 days agoNew York City community boards are known for rejecting development. In Manhattan, one politician is...
Families Say Shelters Without Air-Conditioning Are Like ‘Living in Hell’
New York Times· 1 day agoIn many New York City homeless shelters, families need a doctor’s note to have air-conditioners....
New York's first female fire commissioner says she will resign once a replacement is found
AOL· 4 days agoThe first female commissioner of the Fire Department of New York said Saturday that she plans to step down because it's time to “pass the torch” after two ...