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New York City’s Forests Are Ailing. New Funding May Get at the Root of the Problem

With ‘Community Reforestation’ grants, the state will pay to plant trees and combat neglect and invasive species in parks across the city.

By Lauren Dalban

A view of Forest Park in Queens, New York City. The Natural Areas Conservancy will partner with the Forest Park Trust to enhance the area. Credit: Lauren Dalban/Inside Climate News
Mychal Johnson (center), co-founder of South Bronx Unite, speaks about one of the air monitors his group has installed around the New York neighborhood to measure pollution. Credit: Nicholas Kusnetz/Inside Climate News

New York’s Congestion Pricing Could Worsen Traffic in Poor Neighborhoods

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Volunteers Sarah Slack (left) and Satpal Kaur (right) prepare to drive around Northern Manhattan with a temperature and humidity sensor on July 24, 2021, as part of a campaign to map disparities in the urban heat island effect between New York City neighborhoods. Credit: Delger Erdenesanaa

Charting a Course to Shrink the Heat Gap Between New York City Neighborhoods

By Delger Erdenesanaa

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