Year New York State Spending on Climate ($ billion) New York City Spending on Climate ($ billion) Total Spending ($ billion) Total Coal Production (Mt) China+India+Russia Total Oil Production (kb/d) China+India+Russia 2000 0.05 0.10 0.15 1880 10300 2002 0.06 0.12 0.18 2153 11765 2004 0.07 0.15 0.22 2755 13780 2006 0.08 0.20 0.28 3085 14330…
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that nearly $80 million in state funding has been awarded to help seven transit providers expand their use of zero-emission vehicles under the state’s Zero-Emission Transit Transition Program (ZETT). The program supports the Governor’s nation-leading agenda to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve New York’s energy goals. “New York’s push to…
Eight Car Insurance Companies’ Poor Cybersecurity Allowed Hackers to Steal Driver’s License Numbers to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment BenefitsAG James Has Secured More Than $20 Million from 10 Car Insurance Companies for Data Security Failures Impacting Approximately One Million New Yorkers; AG James Encourages Companies to Follow OAG’s Guidance to Protect Consumers’ Personal Data – New York…
Mayor Eric Adams signed Executive Order 57 to launch the New York City Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain—the first municipal office of its kind in the U.S. The new office, led by Executive Director Moises Rendon, will promote responsible use of crypto and blockchain, grow jobs and investment, and make government services more efficient…
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill letting New York City grant local tax relief to Penn South, the last Article V co-op, complementing her FY26 Budget move that cut shelter-rent taxes for NYC Mitchell-Lama households by at least half—savings estimated at up to $50 million a year citywide. The new law enables similar local relief…
Mayor Eric Adams announced two efforts to prevent new parents from entering shelter: the $8.5 million CRIB pilot, which gives pregnant New Yorkers housing help (via CityFHEPS vouchers or Pathway Home) so they can move into stable homes before birth, and New York City Baby Boxes—about $200 in essentials—for roughly 7,000 families delivering at Kings…