Widespread need for air conditioning strains the aging electric grid — and not all parts of the city are equally impacted.
Samantha Maldonado
Samantha is a reporter for THE CITY, where she covers climate change and the environment.
Posted inHow to New York
What to Do When Your Apartment Is Too Hot
There is no legal right to be cool in New York City as there is with heat in the winter. Still, you can push your landlord to fix your AC — or find a public cooling center.
Posted inEnvironment
How Much Hotter Is NYC’s Heat Island Effect Making Your Neighborhood?
A new report shows that 3.8 million New Yorkers experience temperatures at least 10 degrees hotter because of urban development. Look up your address to see how your neighborhood is impacted.
Posted inThe Deed Finders
Little Oversight, Deals Signed in the Dark: How Speculators Cash In When NYC Homeowners Die Without Wills
Lawmakers, court authorities and city agencies have failed to safeguard the estates of homeowners who die without wills, threatening the transfer of Black and Latino generational wealth.
Posted inUncategorized
Not Just Hot Air: NYCHA Starts Swapping Out Steam Radiators for ‘Greener’ Pumps
New units were developed specifically for NYCHA as part of a 2021 challenge to companies to build a better heater for the city’s public housing.
Posted inEnvironment
Could Clean Air Centers Come to NYC?
The idea of giving people a place to escape from air pollution has been tried on the West Coast, and is being considered here after the sky turned orange in June.
Posted inThe Deed Finders
3 Speculators, 119 Homes, 57 LLCs
Brothers Joseph and Elliot Ambalo and their partner Etai Vardi use a web of LLCs to acquire shares of residential properties across New York City. We’re publishing the LLC names.
Posted inThe Deed Finders
The Speculator Bros Ripping Off Heirs and Evicting Tenants Across NYC
An investigation by THE CITY has unearthed multiple fraud and forgery allegations against Elliot and Joseph Ambalo and their partner Etai Vardi who target unsuspecting homeowners and unprotected tenants in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Posted inHow to New York
How to Stay Safe as Hazardous Wildfire Smoke Engulfs New York
Here are steps New Yorkers can take to protect themselves, from limiting outdoor exposure to wearing a mask to cleaning air filters.
Posted inHow to New York
What Albany Lawmakers Have — and Have Not — Accomplished This Year
New school holidays and criminal record seals are in. But many proposals related to tenant protections, developer tax breaks and speed limits have gone nowhere.