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"Of course, we know, this is result of climate change. This is unfortunately what we have to expect as the new normal," Hochul said in an address. Hochul warned of "life-threatening" floods and declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley. She hailed the response of authorities and said on Saturday that no fatalities were reported despite the heavy rain. The New York governor added she spoke to the White House and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and said they were prepared to support a federal emergency declaration of disaster if necessary.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Hochul, Chuck Schumer, Kanishka Singh, Andrea Ricci Organizations: NYPD, New, Central Park Zoo, Metro North, Metropolitan Transportation Agency, White, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, Williamsburg, New York City, U.S, Central, Long, Hudson, New York, Washington

☆ Flash floods foreshadow a threatening reality in New York City
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Denise Chow | Evan Bush | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Cars drive along a flooded street on Church Avenue amid a coastal storm on September 29, 2023 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. And more than a decade after Hurricane Sandy forced officials to rethink the meaning of climate resilience in New York City, it appears there's still much to be done. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley, calling the storm a "life-threatening rainfall event." The storm caused about $19 billion in damage to New York City. In densely populated cities like New York, flooding risks are heightened because of the built environment and lack of green spaces.

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CNN —Flooding closed roads, disrupted subway service and flooded basements in the New York City area as “dangerous and life-threatening” rainfall overwhelmed the concrete expanse during the Friday morning commute. “This is a dangerous weather condition and it is not over,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a Friday morning news briefing. “I don’t want those gaps in heavy rain to give the appearance that it is over, it is not.”Happening now:New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley Friday morning. A torrent of water surged into basements in New York City Friday morning, according to New York City emergency management.

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☆ State of emergency issued for NYC area as heavy rain, flooding expected to last hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Maria Larosa | Janice Huff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Forecasts are reinforcing the potential for heavy rain centered around the NYC area from Friday into Saturday morning. Parts of New York City have already seen five inches of rain as of 11 a.m. People walk under umbrellas amid heavy rain on September 29, 2023 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. Bouts of heavy rain made morning commute nightmarish and conditions only continued to worsen; it will be even more widespread throughout the afternoon and evening. Cars drive through slight flooding on Ocean Avenue amid heavy rain on September 29, 2023 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Michael M, Kathy Hochul, Hochul, Ophelia, Taylor, Janno Lieber, Lieber, it's, Spencer Platt, It's, Zach Iscol, Phil Murphy, Murphy, Ravi Bhalla, Bhalla Organizations: NYPD, Reuters, LaGuardia, Brooklyn borough New, Santiago, Getty, New York Gov, Yorkers, NBC, Sunday's Chiefs, Jets, New, NOAA MTA, MTA, Prospect, The New, The New York City Emergency Management Department, Emergency, Getty Images New, Getty Images New Jersey Gov, Schools, New York Public Schools, Mets, Phillies, Citi Field Locations: Manhattan, Williamsburg, New York City, U.S, NYC, New Jersey, Hudson, Connecticut, Flatbush, Brooklyn borough, Brooklyn borough New York City, Long, NBC New York, Ocean, Monmouth, Jersey Shore, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Borough, The New York City, Getty Images New Jersey, Hoboken

☆ Opinion | The Permanent Migration Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Wednesday the Biden administration announced that it will offer work permits and deportation protections to over 400,000 Venezuelans who have arrived in the United States since 2021. On paper this is a humanitarian gesture, a recognition of the miseries of life under the Maduro dictatorship. In political practice it’s a flailing attempt to respond to a sudden rise in anti-immigration sentiment in blue cities, particularly New York, as the surge of migrants overwhelms social services and shelters. In Eagle Pass, Texas, The Wall Street Journal reports that in a week, an estimated 10,000 migrants have entered the city, whose entire population is less than 30,000. And policies that make it easier to work in those cities, like the Biden move, are likely to encourage more migration until the border is more stable and secure.

Persons: Biden, Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul Organizations: Biden, Street Journal, D.C, Fox News Locations: United States, New York, , Texas, Chicago, Washington, Eagle

☆ New York City's mayor is proposing major policy changes to lower housing costs and build 100,000 new homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his plans for major new housing policy reforms. The proposal aims to create 100,000 new homes, addressing the housing shortage and sky-high costs. Over the last decade alone, New York City has created 800,000 new jobs, but just 200,000 new units of housing, he said. Another key reason New York City has failed to build enough housing for decades: community opposition. Kathy Hochul failed to get her own housing reforms passed by the state legislature this year.

Persons: Eric Adams, we're, Adams, Kathy Hochul Organizations: York City, Service, Manhattan Community College, New, Local, New York Gov Locations: York, Wall, Silicon, New York City

☆ Governors, Biden administration push to quadruple efficient heating, AC units by 2030
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Climate Alliance and the Biden administration are expected to announce a pledge Thursday to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030, from 4.7 million to 20 million. Heat pumps use little electricity, yet are able to heat and cool buildings. Buildings account for more than 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The pledge on heat pumps is a collection of state initiatives to work toward the goal of ramping down emissions to zero by 2050. Alliance governors have pledged to collectively reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26% by 2025 and at least 50% by 2030, compared to 2005 emission levels.

Persons: Biden, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Stephen Porder, Amanda Smith, we've, Janet Mills, Ali Zaidi Zaidi, Kathy Hochul, Alexandra Rempel Organizations: U.S . Climate Alliance, Washington Governor, Brown University, U.S, Heat, International Energy Agency, New, University of Oregon Locations: Brooklyn, New York City, U.S, Pennsylvania, Providence , Rhode Island, Maine, Washington , New York, California, Paris

☆ Bus carrying high school band rolls over in New York state, killing at least one
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 21 (Reuters) - A bus carrying members of a high school band rolled over and crashed on a highway in New York state on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring numerous others. The person killed was an adult, according to NBC's New York affiliate, citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation. The New York State Police said in a posting on social media that the highway was closed at that point. The bus was carrying members of a high school band from Farmingdale, New York, in Nassau County on a trip to a band camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania, according to a statement from the Farmingdale School District posted by local media. Footage from the scene showed the bus had a logo for Regency Buses, a regional bus line that serves New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Brendan O'Brien, Doina Chiacu, Kanishka Singh, Rami Ayyub, Steve Gorman, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: NBC's New, The New York State Police, Farmingdale School, Police, NBC, New, Regency, Thomson Locations: New York, NBC's New York, Wawayanda, New York City, New Jersey, The, Farmingdale , New York, Nassau County, Greeley , Pennsylvania, Farmingdale, Orange County, Orange County , New York, New York , New Jersey, Connecticut, Chicago, Washington

But Mayor Eric Adams has sought to curtail who can come and stay in the care of the city, which has a unique legal obligation to provide shelter to any homeless person who asks for a bed. In an interview on CNN on Wednesday evening, Gov. Kathy Hochul discussed one victory: A decision by the Biden administration to allow thousands of Venezuelans, the biggest group of newcomers in New York, to stay and work legally. She also said that she agreed with the mayor’s goals to restrict the right-to-shelter guarantee. Young children, exhausted by their long journey — days for some, weeks for others — lay in their parents’ laps, sleeping or staring up at the shimmering lights overhead.

Persons: Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, Biden, Ms, Hochul, “, . Long Organizations: CNN, ” Locations: New York, Young

☆ States announce major push to get to 20 million installed heat pumps, a cleaner alternative to gas furnaces that also provide AC
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A coalition of 25 state governors announced a major push to reach 20 million deployed heat pumps by 2030, they said in New York City on Thursday. Heat pumps are energy efficient replacements for fossil fuel powered furnaces and air conditioners. Heat pumps can also save consumers money -- around $300 a year in the United States, according to the IEA. In places like Europe, where gas prices are higher, having a heat pump can save customers around $900 a year, the IEA says. Maine, for example, has been remarkably successful in installing heat pumps with its own legislative action.

Persons: Matt Johnson, Jay Inslee, Inslee, Kathy Hochul, Ali Zaidi, Zaidi Organizations: Energy, RMI, International Energy Agency, IEA, U.S . Climate Alliance, Washington, Washington State Department of Health, Brookings Institution, New, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs Locations: New England, Windham , Maine, New York City, United States, Europe, U.S, Washington , New York, California, Seattle , Washington, Seattle, Georgia, it's Maine, Maine

Persons: Biden, Jay Inslee, Stephen Porder, ”, Amanda Smith, we’ve, Janet Mills, “, Ali Zaidi Zaidi, Kathy Hochul, Alexandra Rempel Organizations: U.S . Climate Alliance, Washington, Brown University, U.S, Heat, International Energy Agency, “, New, University of Oregon, AP Locations: U.S, Pennsylvania, Providence , Rhode Island, Maine, Washington , New York, California, Paris

CNN —At least one person has died and dozens more were injured when a bus carrying students rolled over on Interstate 84 in Orange County, New York, about 75 miles north of New York City, authorities said. There were “multiple serious injuries,” New York State Police said in a news release. The bus was carrying students from Farmingdale High School in Long Island and was headed to a music event for band camp, a spokesperson from the high school confirmed to CNN. “We were informed that there had been an accident with Bus 1 en route to Greeley, PA for band camp,” Farmingdale High School spokesperson Jake Mendlinger told CNN. Kathy Hochul said she had been briefed on the incident and members of New York State police and the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services were at the scene to assist response teams.

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☆ The Irrelevant United Nations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wonder Land: The mutual Democratic destruction taking place in New York among Mayor Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul and President Joe Biden over the migrant crisis is proving that even in blue states, misgovernance has limits. Images: AP/AFP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyNew York City this week is full of dignitaries and functionaries from around the world for the United Nations General Assembly, and President Biden chipped in with his annual speech on Tuesday. The Lady Godiva question no one wants to ask is: Why?

Persons: Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, Joe Biden, misgovernance, Mark Kelly, Biden, Godiva Organizations: Gov, AFP, Zuma, Mark Kelly New, United Nations General Assembly Locations: New York, Mark Kelly New York City

But expediting work permits isn’t so easy, either legally or bureaucratically, experts in the process say. It would take an act of Congress to shorten a mandatory, six-month waiting period before asylum-seekers can apply for work permits. Maura Healey, who declared a state of emergency over the migrant influx, wrote Mayorkas that work permits represent “an opportunity to meet employer needs, support our economy, and reduce dependency among new arrivals.” And 19 Democratic state attorneys general wrote Mayorkas that work permits would reduce the strain on government to provide social services. Custom and Border Protection online app have applied for work permits, according to the White House. After he got his temporary work authorization, his boss gave him an extra dollar per hour.

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That's in addition to about 242,700 Venezuelans who already qualified for temporary status before Wednesday's announcement. Venezuelans who arrive in the U.S. after July 31 of this year will not be eligible for the protection. The city is currently paying to house about 60,000 newly arrived migrants. But Adams on Wednesday praised the decision to grant protections to Venezuelans and thanked the administration for listening to the city's concerns. The administration also said Wednesday it was also using Defense Department forces to support Homeland Security staff on the border.

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☆ Building begins on facility linking Canada hydropower to NYC
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a campaign rally with other New York Democrats, in Yonkers, New York, U.S., November 6, 2022. The 340 mile (547 km) transmission line is a proposed underwater and underground high-voltage direct current power transmission line to deliver the power from Quebec, Canada, to Queens, New York City. The converter station for the line will be the first-ever transformation of a fossil fuel site into a grid-scale zero-emission facility in New York City, its backers say. Once the construction is completed, it will convert 1,250 megawatts of energy from direct current to alternating current power that will be fed directly into the state's power grid. The converter station is a step towards New York’s target for 70% of the state’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Kevin Lamarque, Champlain, ” Hochul, Ashitha, Timothy Gardner Organizations: New, New York Democrats, REUTERS, Tuesday, Champlain Hudson Power Express, Hydro, Workers, Thomson Locations: Yonkers , New York, U.S, New, New York City, Quebec, Canada, Queens , New York City, Montreal, Astoria, Queens, Bengaluru

Pay transparency, supporters say, will prevent employers from offering some job candidates less or more money based on age, gender, race or other factors not related to their skills. Advocates believe the change also could help underpaid workers realize they make less than people doing the same job. A similar pay transparency ordinance has been in effect in New York City since 2022. There’s a demand from workers to know of the pay range,” said Da Hae Kim, a state policy senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center. State Senator Jessica Ramos, a Democrat representing parts of Queens, said the law is a win for labor rights groups.

Persons: ”, Da Hae Kim, Kathy Hochul, Frank Kerbein, Kerbein, Allen Shoikhetbrod, Tully Rinckley, Jessica Ramos, Khan, Maysoon Organizations: National Women's Law, Gov, Compliance, New York Business Council, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America, Twitter Locations: ALBANY, N.Y, New York, New York City, California, Colorado, Queens

☆ CEOs from Alphabet, Walmart, Pfizer meet White House officials on refugees
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jeff Mason | Thomson Reuters | Jeff Mason Is A White House Correspondent For Reuters. He Has Covered The Presidencies Of Barack Obama | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Accenture PLC FollowAirbnb Inc FollowAlphabet Inc Follow Show more companiesWASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Chief executives from a wide array of U.S. companies will meet White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients on Thursday to discuss refugee resettlement and sponsorship programs, a White House official said. The CEOs will include Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, Walmart's Doug McMillon, Pfizer's Albert Bourla, HP's Enrique Lores and others. They are part of a council of leaders affiliated with Welcome.US, a group dedicated to helping support refugees in the United States. They will meet Zients and other White House officials "to discuss specific ways we can continue to work together to support safe, orderly pathways for people in need of safety to come to the United States, including through refugee resettlement and new, expanded humanitarian sponsorship programs," a White House official told Reuters. The White House, which says it wants to partner with the private sector to build a humane immigration system, worked with Welcome.US to help Afghan refugees coming to the United States after Biden pulled U.S. troops out of Afghanistan in 2021.

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Is there an election coming up by any chance?”While some individual schools and colleges have implemented temporary mask requirements, there is no sign that anyone in federal or state leadership is considering widespread COVID-19 restrictions, requirements or mask mandates. “No COVID-19 public health restrictions or mask requirements are being considered by the Murphy administration," said Christi Peace, spokesperson for New Jersey Gov. It was largely the same message from Democratic governors’ offices in several other states that responded to an inquiry about whether any COVID-19 mandates were under consideration. “Currently, COVID-19 lockdowns and mask mandates are not being discussed and the governor has no plans to institute these measures,” she said. Reinstated mask requirements across the country have so far been limited to a handful of local schools and businesses.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined New York politicians and mourners at a 9/11 memorial ceremony at ground zero Monday. The bipartisan group of politicians was not scheduled to speak at the ceremony, marking the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. The solemn ceremony in lower Manhattan was instead focused on the hourslong reading of the names of the dead. Along with Harris were Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

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☆ Citing Costs of Migrant Care, Adams Calls for More Budget Cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The next rounds of cuts would come in January and April. But she added that the proposed cuts would be “a bigger lift” than earlier savings efforts. In a news release on Saturday, the mayor said there would be no layoffs as a result of his directive. And an infusion of federal and state funding could remove the need for cuts, he said, stating that “the die is not yet cast.”“We need Washington and Albany to finally do their part by paying their fair share,” he said. An estimated 10,000 migrants are arriving in New York each month, overwhelming the city’s homeless shelters, which now house more than 112,300 people.

Persons: Champeny, ”, Adams, Kathy Hochul, Biden Organizations: Management, Democrat Locations: Washington, Albany, New York

☆ Covid Continues to Rise, but Experts Remain Optimistic
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Apoorva Mandavilli | More About Apoorva Mandavilli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Governor Kathy Hochul of New York has announced that the state will send high-quality masks and rapid tests to school districts that request them. But in interviews, experts offered reassurances that the country will not see a return to the nightmarish scenarios of previous years. And although hospitalizations and deaths are increasing week by week, the numbers remain low, noted Gigi Gronvall, a biosecurity expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Hospital admissions for Covid increased by about 16 percent in the week ending Aug. 26, compared with the previous week. But the 17,400 new admissions were less than half the number in the same period last year, and about one-fifth the number in 2021.

Persons: Jill Biden, Kathy Hochul, Gigi Gronvall, Gronvall Organizations: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Locations: New York, Kentucky, Texas

☆ In Escalation, Adams Says Migrant Crisis ‘Will Destroy New York City’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Emma G. Fitzsimmons | More About Emma G. Fitzsimmons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mayor Eric Adams escalated his rhetoric over the migrant crisis on Wednesday night, claiming in stark terms that New York City was being destroyed by an influx of migrants from the southern border and saying that he did not see a way to fix the issue. “This issue will destroy New York City.”Mr. Adams, a Democrat in his second year in office, has clashed with leading members of his party as New York City has struggled to provide housing and services to the migrants, who now number 110,000. For months, Mr. Adams has criticized President Biden and Gov. Kathy Hochul for failing to help the city provide for the asylum-seekers and pleaded for additional funding and expedited work permits. In particular, Mr. Adams has focused on how it was hurting New York City’s budget and would prompt widespread cuts to city services.

Persons: Eric Adams, Mr, Adams, Biden, Kathy Hochul Organizations: New, Democrat, New York Locations: New York City, Manhattan

☆ Why Biden Can’t Expedite Work Permits for Migrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | More About Eileen Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kathy Hochul of New York has blamed the White House for failing to respond to her call to expedite work permits for the influx of migrants arriving in the state. Under federal law, migrants have to wait about six months after they file their asylum application before they can apply for permission to work in the United States legally. This has forced asylum seekers to rely on communities to support them and has led to more people entering the illegal work force. For New York, the costs to support the asylum seekers are in the billions. Other governors and local officials have made similar requests to the Biden administration, as they too have struggled to assist the influx of migrants.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Hochul, Biden Organizations: White House Locations: New York, New York City, United States, York

☆ As Migrant Crisis Worsens, New York Leaders Pressure Biden to Do More
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Jeffery C. Mays | More About Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After months of mostly working behind the scenes, a force of municipal, business and labor leaders in New York has begun a public campaign to highlight how they believe Washington has failed to adequately address the migrant crisis that has overwhelmed the city in recent months. As part of that effort, Mayor Eric Adams staged a rally just outside the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse on Thursday and called on federal officials to expedite work authorization for asylum seekers. Kathy Hochul met with White House officials to push the Biden administration for more support, days after she shifted tactics and began to publicly call on Mr. Biden to speed work authorizations. She emerged from the meeting in Washington hopeful but still dissatisfied that the help offered was “not enough to fully address this crisis.”

Persons: Eric Adams, “, ”, ” Mr, Adams, Kathy Hochul, Biden Organizations: Thurgood Marshall U.S, Gov, White Locations: New York, Washington

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