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N.Y. Hiring 5,000 Locals for Sandy Cleanup

Source: NBC San Diego, Nov 26 2012, 3:40am CST

More than 5,000 New Yorkers will be hired for temporary government jobs cleaning up after Sandy, officials said Sunday. About $27 million in federal Labor Department money will finance the cleanup and rebuilding positions ...

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1 hour ago

Will Climate Change Destroy New York City ?

Source: EcoEarth News  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:23pm CDT

The city of New York — America's largest metropolis and home to over 8 million people — will be ravaged by the effects of climate change within a few years. That's the bleak scenario presented by a recent 430-page report de ...

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7 hours ago

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Pushes $20-Billion Long-Term Resiliency Plan

Source: Engineering News-Record  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:57am CDT

Even as Sandy recovery work continues in and around New York City, the mayor aims to move beyond the storm and fortify flood-prone areas against potential risks related to climate change. New York City aims to ramp up protection against dam ...

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29 weeks ago


Quote:
"Since the storm came, these things actually happen now."


Source: NBC San Diego

 
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22 hours ago

Brooklyn's largest public housing development gets urban farm

Source: Mother Nature Network  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:53pm CDT

Between exiting mayor-nanny Michael Bloomberg announcing plans for a citywide voluntary (eventually mandatory) composting program, the release of an updated hurricane evacuation map, and the launch of solar- ...

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22 hours ago

New New York City Flood Zones Include 600,000 More Residents

Source: CBS New York  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:39pm CDT

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — As a result of Hurricane Sandy, New York City is still fine tuning what its response will be should another monster storm strike the region. Gerritsen Beach, on the south end of Brookl ...

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1 day ago

My Spot: Fort Defiance in Red Hook

Source: Complex  |   Jun 18 2013, 11:48am CDT

Complex staffers take urban exploration very seriously. My Spot takes you inside some of our favorite destinations, both in the 'hood and around the globe. There's a reason the waterside neighborhood of Red Hook is affecti ...

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1 day ago

New Yorkers Can Now Solar Charge Their Phones In Parks

Source: PSFK  |   Jun 18 2013, 11:10am CDT

Now, Pensa and Goal Zero in partnership with AT ...

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1 day ago

U.S. job market still in need of a jolt

Source: Reuters Blogs  |   Jun 18 2013, 9:27am CDT

The monthly payrolls report from the U.S. Labor Department will always be the big kahuna of economic releases. Other, less prominent indicators of the American job market nonetheless can offer additional insight into the employ ...

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1 day ago

Independent Democratic Conference Earns Senate Passage of Major Sandy Legislation Aimed at Preparing New York Families and Businesses for the Next Major Storm

Source: New York Senate  |   Jun 18 2013, 8:54am CDT

Albany, New York – Last night, the New York State Senate passed five major storm recovery and disaster preparedness bills sponsored by the Independent Democratic Conference. The five IDC bills, part of a sweeping Sandy package passed by the s ...

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2 days ago

Will employers dump full-time employees to hold down healthcare costs?

Source: Med City News  |   Jun 17 2013, 2:55pm CDT

President Obama's health care reform is prompting employers to hire more part-time and temporary workers to escape paying benefits under a mandate that goes into effect next year, amplifying a trend toward transient employment that took hold during t ...

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