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Large co-op and condo buildings in Flushing are among those required to adhere to new environmental standards next year. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Haidee Chu, The City This article was originally published on Jul 5 5:00am EDT by THE CITY NEW YORK - Property owners with lower or fixed incomes are scrambling to fund renovations to comply with a city climate law that requires buildings to reduce their carbon emissions. They say the city has not provided viable financing options, or explained what mitigating factors could ease potential noncompliance penalties for the law that’s set to take effect in just six months.  Local Law 97 , passed in 2019, will apply beginning in January to almost all buildings 25,000 square feet and larger — running the gamut from schools and multi-family homes to hospitals and distribution centers. The law’s intent is to address climate change by forcing buildings — which are the city’s biggest polluters — to reduce carbon emissions with the goal of

Mayor Eric Adams announces the expansion of the Summer Streets program in Long Island City on June 12, 2023. -Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office By Mayor Eric Adams Community Op-Ed  July 3, 2023  NEW YORK - In New York City, our streets aren’t just streets. They are where we walk, eat, play, and come together as one city. As mayor, I am committed to reclaiming our streets for everyone to enjoy safely. New Yorkers shouldn’t have to travel to Europe to experience open summer streets. We have them right here in our own backyard. And this summer we are expanding Summer Streets to all five boroughs. On five Saturdays in July and August, from 7am to 1pm, select streets will be open to pedestrians citywide. New Yorkers will be able to enjoy outdoor activities with their neighbors, all car free. And now they can enjoy Summer Streets in their own borough for the first time.   Last year, we added two miles, brought the program to East Harlem, and brought back the t

Attacks, Robs Straphanger on M Train - Cops Say  Police are searching for this man in connection with a mugging at a Queens subway station. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice June 28, 2023  QUEENS - Cops are looking for a mugger who placed a woman in a headlock and robbed her inside a Queens subway station in Elmhurst.  Police released surveillance video of a suspect in the violent assault. The footage was taken of the suspect leaving the subway station.  At around 11 am on June 26, a 24-year-old woman was waiting for an M Train at the Elmhurst Avenue subway station. Cops said a man walked up behind the female straphanger and through her head into a headlock.    With the woman immobilized, the attacker removed her cell phone and calmly walked out of the subway station, cops said.  The suspect is described as a male between the ages of 25 and 30 years of age with a medium complexion and thin build. He is 5 foot 11 and weighs around 170 pounds.  The suspect has a must

Alex Karydi, LMFT, Director, Behavioral Product Development, VNS Health By Alex Karydi, LMFT, Director, Behavioral Product Development, VNS Health  June 23, 2023 HEALTH - The teenage years can be rough—particularly these days. Increasingly, young people navigating the road to adulthood face debilitating insecurity, loneliness, depression, and worse. Kids often have a lot to carry on their shoulders, and when this burden becomes overwhelming the consequences can be devastating. Today, there is growing concern among parents, teachers, and behavioral health providers about how to identify and communicate with children whose struggles put them at risk for suicide and self-harming behaviors. The CDC reports that suicide rates for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 are the highest they’ve been in years. For members of the LGBTQI and BIPOC (black, indigenous and people of color) communities in this age group, the numbers, sadly, are even higher. Experts say this incr