Like many cities across the U.S., the city of Yonkers has long been plagued by extreme heat and flooding brought about by climate change. To tackle these critical issues, the Municipal…
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Groundwork Hudson Valley hosts its 2022 Annual Gala and raises funds to ensure equal access to a healthy environment. Groundwork Hudson Valley hosted its 2022 Annual Gala on October 20th…
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As the climate changes, hyperlocal projects are helping keep disadvantaged areas livable. In Yonkers, maps showing which neighborhoods were once formally designated for Black families can be almost overlapped with maps of…
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Yonkers High School students were busy at work Saturday to help combat climate change’s impact on the city. Many neighborhoods in Yonkers are incredibly vulnerable to flooding primarily due to…
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The 2022 Annual Gala will held on Thursday, October 20th at X20 located at 71 Water Street in Yonkers, NY from 6:30pm-9:30pm.
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National Geographic has featured the Yonkers Saw Mill River Daylighting Park in its September issue “America the Beautiful”.
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By Eduardo Cuevas, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Yolanda Lee feels trapped in her one-bedroom apartment in Southwest Yonkers. On hot days, the AC unit mounted in the 60-year-old’s living room window…
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USA Today looked at heat islands during an extensive USA TODAY Network reporting project called “Perilous Course,” a collaborative examination of how people up and down the East Coast are grappling with the climate crisis.
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Due to its proximity to the Hudson River, geographic and socioeconomic factors, and dense urban landscape, much of Southwestern Yonkers, NY, is vulnerable to climate change-related flooding and heatwaves. This…
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A $2 million investment aims to change a major heat problem impacting residents in south Yonkers. Yolanda Lee has lived at the Loehr Court Apartments for the last six years.…
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