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New York City Aims for Zero Waste by 2030
2015-04-23 10:45:00| Waste Age
New York City aims to reduce the amount of waste disposed of by 90 percent by 2030 and send zero waste to landfills by that point, according to its new plan for the city. read more
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Judge orders New York transit agency to run pro-Israel ad
2015-04-21 21:57:35| Railroads - Topix.net
A federal judge on Tuesday issued an order requiring New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority to display on its buses a controversial ad from a pro-Israel group, which the agency had sought not to run amid concern it could prompt violence. In issuing a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan said the ad from the American Freedom Defense Initiative, referred to by both sides as the "Killing Jews" ad, qualified as protected speech.
Subway ridership in New York City reaches highest level in more than 65 years
2015-04-21 13:53:11| Railroads - Topix.net
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says more than 1.7 billion people rode the subway last year. That's a 2.6 per cent increase from 2013.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo heads high-profile trade mission to Cuba
2015-04-20 20:59:34| Biotech - Topix.net
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo landed Monday in Cuba, where he is leading one of the first American trade missions to the country since the U.S. shifted its policy toward the communist-governed country in December. Cuomo, the first sitting governor to visit since the shift, arrived Monday at the head of a delegation of New York business leaders looking to pave the way for new commercial opportunities in the island nation that has been largely isolated by the U.S. over the last half-century.
Veolia, New York City Double Household Hazardous Waste Effort
2015-04-20 11:00:00| Waste Age
Veolia and New York City are doubling their partnership to increase household hazardous waste collection and recycling in the city. read more
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