CORONAVIRUS & MONKEYPOX
1. HERE’S THE NY SCOOP
THE STATS:
| 18, 278,871 vaccines administered across NYC (updates now once a week on Thursday) 344 new hospitalizations 9,398 new cases (wear your masks!!!) 4,039 Monkeypox cases in NY |
GOOD NEWS
| Adams is ending the “buffet” for rats – Hell hath no fury like garbage day on a hot summer street. Mayor Adams announced a new directive for trash pick-ups no earlier than 8 pm starting this Spring! Student Loan Forgiveness Application is Up – You heard it here first…the beta online application is up now. Apply by Dec. 31, 2023 before it officially launches. If you submit an application during this period, it will be processed when the site officially launches. Voting Day is Comingggg – Early Voting starts October 29th – November 6th. Absentee ballot request deadline is October 24th. |
BAD NEWS
| RIP to Ryder the Carriage Horse – The carriage horse that collapsed in August was euthanized this month. After a video of the collapsed horse being beaten by its owner went viral, the horse was given to a farm upstate where its health continued to decline. Save the carriage horses! |
GIVE US THE SCOOP
2. NEW YORK’S PUSH FOR CLEAN ENERGY
| Ever since New York’s history as a smog-ridden dumpster fire during the 1960s, NYC has been cleaning up its act. Last month, Governor Hochul announced a new $50 billion executive order to fight climate change in NY! This order would entail that all State agencies and authorities will have to turn to green energy to reduce their carbon emissions by the year 2040. SO WHAT IS NEW YORK DOING? While NFTs and Crypto have been making the news in big industry, y’all have been sleeping on clean energy. Within the next few years New York facilities and operations will: |
- Convert to 100% electricity via renewable energy by 2030 in all state facilities.
- Elimination of single use plastics in all state operations.
- 100% zero emission vehicles fleets by 2040.
- Increased recycling, composting and reuse of materials to reduce waste in landfills.
AND WHAT ABOUT ACROSS THE NATION?
This is the most aggressive climate and clean energy initiative in the entire nation.
“New York is already leading the nation on climate action, and with this Order, we are creating the roadmap to help other states follow suit,” Governor Hochul said. “With these new commitments, we are stepping up our approach to environmental stewardship with new and ambitious goals to shift toward renewable energy, invest in electric vehicles, and drastically reduce waste and toxic substance use – all while protecting our state’s most disadvantaged communities.
As we speak, there are over 120 large-scale renewable and transmission projects across the state totaling over $35 billion in investments! What does this mean for you? Expect more composting and tree planting programs around the city, sustainable new developments and probably clean energy start ups!
In the meantime, stay tuned to your emails and our Instagram where we will be posting the latest updates!
OH HEY, HELLO, ciaooo!
3. EXPLORE OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK
| Rooftop gardens. Design studios. Historic houses. Infrastructure tours. And more! This October 21-23, the 20th annual OHNY Weekend will unlock almost 300 places across the five boroughs through talks, tours, and behind the scenes access. All for free! Check out everything from exploring the Alice Austen House to a Prospect Park Murder Mystery Audio Tour. |
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