Lawmakers Take Hot, Broke Summer Ice Cream Tour to Manhattan; Fight Rising Energy Bills & Climate Change

NEW YORK, NY (08/17/2023) (readMedia)-- New Yorkers are living through extreme weather event after extreme weather event, and are stuck paying increasingly expensive utility bills thanks to ConEd rate hikes during another hot, broke summer. Following the kick-off in Brooklyn and a tour of Queens, elected leaders will hand out ice cream to build support for the NY HEAT Act that would reduce energy bills statewide while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. NY HEAT, which gained serious momentum during Albany's 2023 legislative session and passed in the NYS Senate, will stop expansion of the fracked gas system, and save the average low or middle income New Yorker $75/month on their utility bills. On top of the $75 monthly savings, NY HEAT gets rid of the unfair 100-foot rule, which forces New York families to subsidize new gas hookups to the tune of $200 million every year while accelerating fossil fuel generated climate change that supercharges storms and heat, and turned the sky orange this spring.

Electeds will give out free ice cream and educate New Yorkers about how they can save money on energy and save the planet by showing their support for NY HEAT and signing a petition. Come chill with NY HEAT on Thursday, August 17 at the following locations:

• 12:20 P.M. - Upper East Side (83rd & Lexington) with Assembly Member Alex Bores
• 1:30 P.M. - Upper West Side (72nd & Broadway) with Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal
• 2:30 P.M. - Hell's Kitchen (445 W 45th St Playground) with Assembly Member Tony Simone
• 3:30 P.M. - Governor Hochul's NYC Office (633 3rd Ave)
• 4:30 P.M. - East Village (Tompkins Square Park, St Marks Pl & Ave A) with Assembly Member Harvey Epstein and Senator Kristen Gonzalez
• 5:15 P.M. Chinatown (Grand St & Bowery) with Assembly Member Grace Lee