http://readme.readmedia.com Breaking News from readMedia en-us Copyright readMedia 2026 21385058 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:17:33 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Heads-to-McCarren-Park-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21385058 pythia-public Pythia Public Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Heads-to-McCarren-Park-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar On Friday, April 17, advocates will demonstrate solar-powered appliances to promote awareness for the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY) Act (S.8512 Krueger/ A.9111 Gallagher). The SUNNY Act would remove regulatory red tape to small, "plug-in" solar p... http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Heads-to-McCarren-Park-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21385058 21384615 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:16:15 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Swalwells-Retaliatory-Legal-Threats-Spark-Calls-for-Albany-to-Protect-Survivors-in-NY/21384615 pythia-public Pythia Public Swalwells-Retaliatory-Legal-Threats-Spark-Calls-for-Albany-to-Protect-Survivors-in-NY As more women come forward to share their stories of sexual misconduct or assault by Eric Swalwell, their abuser has already threatened legal action against them. This morning, survivors, legal experts, and advocates held a virtual press conferenc... http://readme.readmedia.com/Swalwells-Retaliatory-Legal-Threats-Spark-Calls-for-Albany-to-Protect-Survivors-in-NY/21384615 21384616 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:14:35 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Faith-Leaders-NYC-Electeds-Demand-Albany-Protect-Climate-Law-as-Gov-Pushes-For-Fossil-Fuels-From-Hell/21384616 pythia-public Pythia Public Faith-Leaders-NYC-Electeds-Demand-Albany-Protect-Climate-Law-as-Gov-Pushes-For-Fossil-Fuels-From-Hell Today, faith leaders from across New York rallied in Union Square against Governor Hochul's attempt to weaken the state's Climate Law and keep us stuck on dirty and expensive fossil fuels. Last month, the Governor continued her hard pivot to fossi... http://readme.readmedia.com/Faith-Leaders-NYC-Electeds-Demand-Albany-Protect-Climate-Law-as-Gov-Pushes-For-Fossil-Fuels-From-Hell/21384616 21382518 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:57:11 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Paddle-the-Bronx-River-See-How-Cross-Bronx-Expansion-Threatens-Cmty-NYCs-Last-Freshwater-River/21382518 pythia-public Pythia Public Paddle-the-Bronx-River-See-How-Cross-Bronx-Expansion-Threatens-Cmty-NYCs-Last-Freshwater-River On Saturday, advocates from Bronx River Alliance and the Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion Coalition will lead waterfront and walking tours of the recently expanded Starlight Park and the proposed expansion site for the $900 million Cross Bronx 5 Bri... http://readme.readmedia.com/Paddle-the-Bronx-River-See-How-Cross-Bronx-Expansion-Threatens-Cmty-NYCs-Last-Freshwater-River/21382518 21382713 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:58:03 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Can-Swalwell-Sue-his-Victims-Experts-Advocates-Hold-Virtual-Presser-to-Keep-Abusers-from-Silencing-Survivors/21382713 pythia-public Pythia Public Can-Swalwell-Sue-his-Victims-Experts-Advocates-Hold-Virtual-Presser-to-Keep-Abusers-from-Silencing-Survivors On Thursday, survivors, legal experts, and advocates will hold a virtual press conference to shed light on the devastating impacts retaliatory defamation lawsuits or threats of them have on survivors, and the need for legislators in New York to pr... http://readme.readmedia.com/Can-Swalwell-Sue-his-Victims-Experts-Advocates-Hold-Virtual-Presser-to-Keep-Abusers-from-Silencing-Survivors/21382713 21382696 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:27:17 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Faith-Leaders-NYC-Electeds-To-Demand-Albany-Protect-Climate-Law-as-Gov-Pushes-For-Fossil-Fuels-From-Hell/21382696 pythia-public Pythia Public Faith-Leaders-NYC-Electeds-To-Demand-Albany-Protect-Climate-Law-as-Gov-Pushes-For-Fossil-Fuels-From-Hell TODAY, April 16th, faith leaders from across New York will rally in Union Square with advocates and NYC Councilmembers against Governor Hochul's effort to weaken the state's Climate Law and keep us stuck on dirty and expensive fossil fuels. The gr... http://readme.readmedia.com/Faith-Leaders-NYC-Electeds-To-Demand-Albany-Protect-Climate-Law-as-Gov-Pushes-For-Fossil-Fuels-From-Hell/21382696 21382523 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:46:22 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Faith-Leaders-NYC-Electeds-To-Demand-Albany-Protect-Climate-Law-as-Gov-Pushes-For-Fossil-Fuels-From-Hell/21382523 pythia-public Pythia Public Faith-Leaders-NYC-Electeds-To-Demand-Albany-Protect-Climate-Law-as-Gov-Pushes-For-Fossil-Fuels-From-Hell On Thursday, April 16th, faith leaders from across New York will rally in Union Square with advocates and NYC Councilmembers against Governor Hochul's effort to weaken the state's Climate Law and keep us stuck on dirty and expensive fossil fuels. ... http://readme.readmedia.com/Faith-Leaders-NYC-Electeds-To-Demand-Albany-Protect-Climate-Law-as-Gov-Pushes-For-Fossil-Fuels-From-Hell/21382523 21382521 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:32:09 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Can-Swalwell-Sue-his-Victims-Experts-Advocates-Hold-Virtual-Presser-to-Keep-Abusers-from-Silencing-Survivors/21382521 pythia-public Pythia Public Can-Swalwell-Sue-his-Victims-Experts-Advocates-Hold-Virtual-Presser-to-Keep-Abusers-from-Silencing-Survivors On Thursday, survivors, legal experts, and advocates will hold a virtual press conference to shed light on the devastating impacts retaliatory defamation lawsuits or threats of them have on survivors, and the need for legislators in New York to pr... http://readme.readmedia.com/Can-Swalwell-Sue-his-Victims-Experts-Advocates-Hold-Virtual-Presser-to-Keep-Abusers-from-Silencing-Survivors/21382521 21382451 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:19:14 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Can-Swalwell-Sue-his-Victims-Experts-Advocates-Hold-Virtual-Presser-to-Keep-Abusers-from-Silencing-Survivors/21382451 pythia-public Pythia Public Can-Swalwell-Sue-his-Victims-Experts-Advocates-Hold-Virtual-Presser-to-Keep-Abusers-from-Silencing-Survivors On Thursday, survivors, legal experts, and advocates will hold a virtual press conference to shed light on the devastating impacts retaliatory defamation lawsuits or threats of them have on survivors, and the need for legislators in New York to pr... http://readme.readmedia.com/Can-Swalwell-Sue-his-Victims-Experts-Advocates-Hold-Virtual-Presser-to-Keep-Abusers-from-Silencing-Survivors/21382451 21382352 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:15:32 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Kicks-Off-in-Riverside-Park-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21382352 pythia-public Pythia Public Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Kicks-Off-in-Riverside-Park-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar Earlier this afternoon, advocates for the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY) Act (S.8512 Krueger/ A.9111 Gallagher) demonstrated how to easily power appliances with solar energy. Using solar power, the group ran a blender for smoothies, a cooling fan ... http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Kicks-Off-in-Riverside-Park-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21382352 21382240 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:24:16 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/ICYMI-Former-NY-Health-Commish-Mary-Bassett-Urges-Albany-to-Pass-Food-Policy-Reform-on-The-Brian-Lehrer-Show/21382240 pythia-public Pythia Public ICYMI-Former-NY-Health-Commish-Mary-Bassett-Urges-Albany-to-Pass-Food-Policy-Reform-on-The-Brian-Lehrer-Show Today, on the Brian Lehrer Show, former New York State and New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett endorsed a crucial slate of food safety reform designed to limit youth-targeted predatory marketing and strengthen menu transparency stat... http://readme.readmedia.com/ICYMI-Former-NY-Health-Commish-Mary-Bassett-Urges-Albany-to-Pass-Food-Policy-Reform-on-The-Brian-Lehrer-Show/21382240 21382238 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:18:26 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/ICYMI-New-Gothamist-Story-Shows-How-Plug-In-Solar-Will-Save-NYers-Money/21382238 pythia-public Pythia Public ICYMI-New-Gothamist-Story-Shows-How-Plug-In-Solar-Will-Save-NYers-Money A new story in Gothamist this morning features Lauren Phillips, a member of the Green Co-op Council, and shows how plug-in solar can save New Yorkers money, especially those in apartments who otherwise wouldn't be able to install solar panels. Go... http://readme.readmedia.com/ICYMI-New-Gothamist-Story-Shows-How-Plug-In-Solar-Will-Save-NYers-Money/21382238 21382130 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:55:07 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Listen-to-Judith-Enck-with-Gwyneth-Paltrow-on-the-GOOP-Podcast/21382130 pythia-public Pythia Public Listen-to-Judith-Enck-with-Gwyneth-Paltrow-on-the-GOOP-Podcast On your commute home today, listen to the eye-opening conversation between Gwyneth Paltrow and Judith Enck, Beyond Plastics president and former EPA regional administrator, on the Goop podcast! Judith and Gwyneth talk about the health harms of mi... http://readme.readmedia.com/Listen-to-Judith-Enck-with-Gwyneth-Paltrow-on-the-GOOP-Podcast/21382130 21381291 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:15:05 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Kicks-Off-in-Riverside-Park-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21381291 pythia-public Pythia Public Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Kicks-Off-in-Riverside-Park-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar On Tuesday, April 14, advocates will demonstrate solar-powered appliances to promote awareness for the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY) Act (S.8512 Krueger/ A.9111 Gallagher). The SUNNY Act would remove regulatory red tape to small, "plug-in" solar ... http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Kicks-Off-in-Riverside-Park-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21381291 21376286 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:27:03 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/ICYMI-Op-ed-Shows-Absurdity-of-Hochuls-Commitment-to-Fossil-Fuels-As-War-Spikes-Prices/21376286 pythia-public Pythia Public ICYMI-Op-ed-Shows-Absurdity-of-Hochuls-Commitment-to-Fossil-Fuels-As-War-Spikes-Prices While countries across the world wake up to the risks of fossil fuel dependence and are increasing investment in renewables, a new op-ed in New York's USA Today papers puts that in contrast with Governor Hochul's plan to gut the climate law. Gover... http://readme.readmedia.com/ICYMI-Op-ed-Shows-Absurdity-of-Hochuls-Commitment-to-Fossil-Fuels-As-War-Spikes-Prices/21376286 21375276 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:51:30 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Bronx-River-Alliance-Pushes-For-Community-Benefits-Highway-Harms-As-DOT-Punts-Cross-Bronx-Fed-Deadline/21375276 pythia-public Pythia Public Bronx-River-Alliance-Pushes-For-Community-Benefits-Highway-Harms-As-DOT-Punts-Cross-Bronx-Fed-Deadline Today, as state officials extend the federal deadline to finalize design plans and an environmental determination for the Cross Bronx 5 Bridges project a second time, Bronx River Alliance and the Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion Coalition are pushin... http://readme.readmedia.com/Bronx-River-Alliance-Pushes-For-Community-Benefits-Highway-Harms-As-DOT-Punts-Cross-Bronx-Fed-Deadline/21375276 21375191 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:12:41 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Hotels-Ask-Mamdani-for-Support-After-Mayor-Highlights-Importance-of-a-World-Cup-Economic-Boon/21375191 pythia-public Pythia Public Hotels-Ask-Mamdani-for-Support-After-Mayor-Highlights-Importance-of-a-World-Cup-Economic-Boon Following a press conference this morning at which Mayor Mamdani emphasized the City's responsibility to take full advantage of the economic potential of this summer's World Cup, the Hotel Association of New York City asked for help to do just tha... http://readme.readmedia.com/Hotels-Ask-Mamdani-for-Support-After-Mayor-Highlights-Importance-of-a-World-Cup-Economic-Boon/21375191 21374780 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:26:51 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/AOC-to-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Widen-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21374780 pythia-public Pythia Public AOC-to-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Widen-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway Yesterday, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent a letter to Governor Hochul and the New York State Department of Transportation urging officials to halt all remaining plans to expand the Cross Bronx Expressway, and repair the highway within... http://readme.readmedia.com/AOC-to-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Widen-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21374780 21374018 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:27:30 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/AOC-to-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Widen-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21374018 pythia-public Pythia Public AOC-to-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Widen-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent a letter to Governor Hochul and the New York State Department of Transportation urging officials to halt all remaining plans to expand the Cross Bronx Expressway, and repair the highway within its... http://readme.readmedia.com/AOC-to-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Widen-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21374018 21373771 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:47:27 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Bronx-Communities-to-Gov-Hochul-Clean-Diesel-at-Hunts-Point-Doesn-t-Make-Up-for-a-Bigger-Cross-Bronx/21373771 pythia-public Pythia Public Bronx-Communities-to-Gov-Hochul-Clean-Diesel-at-Hunts-Point-Doesn-t-Make-Up-for-a-Bigger-Cross-Bronx Yesterday, Governor Hochul announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City Department of Transportation will replace 20 diesel-powered transport refrigeration units at the Hunts Point Market with clean diesel or hybrid m... http://readme.readmedia.com/Bronx-Communities-to-Gov-Hochul-Clean-Diesel-at-Hunts-Point-Doesn-t-Make-Up-for-a-Bigger-Cross-Bronx/21373771 21373685 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:54:59 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Arts-in-Education-Roundtable-Applauds-New-York-City-Council-for-Support-of-Arts-Education/21373685 pythia-public Pythia Public NYC-Arts-in-Education-Roundtable-Applauds-New-York-City-Council-for-Support-of-Arts-Education Yesterday, the New York City Council released its preliminary budget response, which included a call for $30 million for cultural institutions and provisions to improve transparency in arts education. In response, Kimberly Olsen, Executive Directo... http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Arts-in-Education-Roundtable-Applauds-New-York-City-Council-for-Support-of-Arts-Education/21373685 21372173 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:04:06 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Hotels-Launch-Ad-Campaign-Highlighting-Industrys-Impact-on-Workers-and-the-City/21372173 pythia-public Pythia Public NYC-Hotels-Launch-Ad-Campaign-Highlighting-Industrys-Impact-on-Workers-and-the-City Today, the Hotel Association of New York's (HANYC) launched an ad campaign and website educating decision makers about the state of the hotel industry and how critical it is to workers and New York. The ads will run across social media, streaming ... http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Hotels-Launch-Ad-Campaign-Highlighting-Industrys-Impact-on-Workers-and-the-City/21372173 21371824 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:09:45 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Bronx-River-Alliance-Calls-on-Gov-Hochul-to-Invest-in-the-BX-Not-More-Highway-Harms/21371824 pythia-public Pythia Public Bronx-River-Alliance-Calls-on-Gov-Hochul-to-Invest-in-the-BX-Not-More-Highway-Harms As Governor Hochul and the State Department of Transportation continue weighing plans to expand the mega-polluting Cross Bronx Expressway by another 50 feet, the Bronx River Alliance and the Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion Coalition are pushing sta... http://readme.readmedia.com/Bronx-River-Alliance-Calls-on-Gov-Hochul-to-Invest-in-the-BX-Not-More-Highway-Harms/21371824 21371827 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:44:10 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Gov-Hochul-Doubles-Down-on-Gas-National-Grid-Hikes-Rates-Another-11-in-NYC-and-Long-Island/21371827 pythia-public Pythia Public As-Gov-Hochul-Doubles-Down-on-Gas-National-Grid-Hikes-Rates-Another-11-in-NYC-and-Long-Island Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1, National Grid will again raise rates for New York City and Long Island customers. The 11% rate hike will add $22.09 to NYC customers' gas bills, on average. This comes after last year's $9.61 average hike, and 2024's... http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Gov-Hochul-Doubles-Down-on-Gas-National-Grid-Hikes-Rates-Another-11-in-NYC-and-Long-Island/21371827 21370657 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:02:27 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Council-Announces-Increased-Arts-Funding-in-New-York-City-Public-Schools/21370657 pythia-public Pythia Public NYC-Council-Announces-Increased-Arts-Funding-in-New-York-City-Public-Schools Today, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable joined with Education Chair Council Member Dinowitz, Bronx Arts Ensemble, Dancing Classrooms, NYC Public Schools, and students celebrated the success of the Support for Arts Instruction citywide initiati... http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Council-Announces-Increased-Arts-Funding-in-New-York-City-Public-Schools/21370657