http://readme.readmedia.com Breaking News from readMedia en-us Copyright readMedia 2026 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 21370657 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:02:13 -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 21370529 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:27:05 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/CM-Dinowitz-Kids-Teachers-Advocates-Rally-for-Arts-Education/21370529 pythia-public Pythia Public CM-Dinowitz-Kids-Teachers-Advocates-Rally-for-Arts-Education Today, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable will join with Education Chair Council Member Dinowitz, students, advocates, and educators to celebrate the success of the Support for Arts Instruction citywide initiative: a $4.05 million dollar invest... http://readme.readmedia.com/CM-Dinowitz-Kids-Teachers-Advocates-Rally-for-Arts-Education/21370529 21370528 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:07:42 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/CM-Dinowitz-Kids-Teachers-Advocates-Rally-for-Arts-Education/21370528 pythia-public Pythia Public CM-Dinowitz-Kids-Teachers-Advocates-Rally-for-Arts-Education On Monday, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable will join with Education Chair Council Member Dinowitz, students, advocates, and educators to celebrate the success of the Support for Arts Instruction citywide initiative: a $4.05 million dollar in... http://readme.readmedia.com/CM-Dinowitz-Kids-Teachers-Advocates-Rally-for-Arts-Education/21370528 21370500 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:53:33 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/ICYMI-Top-Scientist-from-The-Plastic-Detox-Netflix-Movie-Judith-Enck-in-New-York-Daily-News/21370500 pythia-public Pythia Public ICYMI-Top-Scientist-from-The-Plastic-Detox-Netflix-Movie-Judith-Enck-in-New-York-Daily-News This morning, the New York Daily News published an op-ed co-written by reproductive epidemiologist Shanna Swan, who is featured in the new Netflix documentary "The Plastic Detox," and Judith Enck, former EPA regional administrator and president o... http://readme.readmedia.com/ICYMI-Top-Scientist-from-The-Plastic-Detox-Netflix-Movie-Judith-Enck-in-New-York-Daily-News/21370500 21370350 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:57:07 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/CM-Dinowitz-Kids-Teachers-Advocates-Rally-for-Arts-Education/21370350 pythia-public Pythia Public CM-Dinowitz-Kids-Teachers-Advocates-Rally-for-Arts-Education On Monday, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable will join with Education Chair Council Member Dinowitz, students, advocates, and educators to celebrate the success of the Support for Arts Instruction citywide initiative: a $4.05 million dollar in... http://readme.readmedia.com/CM-Dinowitz-Kids-Teachers-Advocates-Rally-for-Arts-Education/21370350 21370470 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:25:42 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Bronx-Communities-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Expand-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21370470 pythia-public Pythia Public Bronx-Communities-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Expand-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway Today, outside the Bronx River Art Center, a dozen community groups, local residents, and electeds held a rally urging Governor Hochul and the State Department of Transportation to halt all remaining plans to expand the Cross Bronx Expressway, and... http://readme.readmedia.com/Bronx-Communities-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Expand-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21370470 21370353 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:44:00 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Schumer-Backs-Affordable-Clean-Energy-Push-as-Hochul-Doubles-Down-on-Costly-Climate-Killing-Fracked-Gas/21370353 pythia-public Pythia Public Schumer-Backs-Affordable-Clean-Energy-Push-as-Hochul-Doubles-Down-on-Costly-Climate-Killing-Fracked-Gas This week, New York Senator Chuck Schumer promised to embrace renewable energy by investing in critical tax credits: http://readme.readmedia.com/Schumer-Backs-Affordable-Clean-Energy-Push-as-Hochul-Doubles-Down-on-Costly-Climate-Killing-Fracked-Gas/21370353 21370347 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:05:03 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/JCRC-NY-in-Partnership-w-UJA-and-NYC-Council-Leaders-Convene-Interfaith-Model-Seder-Ahead-of-Passover/21370347 pythia-public Pythia Public JCRC-NY-in-Partnership-w-UJA-and-NYC-Council-Leaders-Convene-Interfaith-Model-Seder-Ahead-of-Passover On Thursday, ahead of Passover, the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York helped lead an Interfaith Model Seder, bringing the central themes of the Passover Haggadah-freedom, justice, and hope-to a broader cross-section of New York's civi... http://readme.readmedia.com/JCRC-NY-in-Partnership-w-UJA-and-NYC-Council-Leaders-Convene-Interfaith-Model-Seder-Ahead-of-Passover/21370347 21368903 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:57:11 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Rally-in-the-Bronx-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Expand-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21368903 pythia-public Pythia Public Rally-in-the-Bronx-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Expand-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway Today, outside the Bronx River Art Center, communities from across the Bronx will rally for Governor Hochul and the State Department of Transportation to halt all remaining plans to expand the Cross Bronx Expressway, and repair the highway within ... http://readme.readmedia.com/Rally-in-the-Bronx-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Expand-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21368903 21369140 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:04:04 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/If-DiNapoli-Can-Audit-DOHMH-Why-Isn-t-He-Investigating-PPLs-11B-CDPAP-Disaster/21369140 pythia-public Pythia Public If-DiNapoli-Can-Audit-DOHMH-Why-Isn-t-He-Investigating-PPLs-11B-CDPAP-Disaster On Wednesday, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an audit of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene showing that the agency is failing to provide adequate language access services to non-English speakers. Advocates are ca... http://readme.readmedia.com/If-DiNapoli-Can-Audit-DOHMH-Why-Isn-t-He-Investigating-PPLs-11B-CDPAP-Disaster/21369140 21369140 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:03:45 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/If-DiNapoli-Can-Audit-DOHMH-Why-Isn-t-He-Investigating-PPLs-11B-CDPAP-Disaster/21369140 pythia-public Pythia Public If-DiNapoli-Can-Audit-DOHMH-Why-Isn-t-He-Investigating-PPLs-11B-CDPAP-Disaster On Wednesday, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an audit of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene showing that the agency is failing to provide adequate language access services to non-English speakers. Advocates are ca... http://readme.readmedia.com/If-DiNapoli-Can-Audit-DOHMH-Why-Isn-t-He-Investigating-PPLs-11B-CDPAP-Disaster/21369140 21368902 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:57:14 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Rally-in-the-Bronx-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Expand-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21368902 pythia-public Pythia Public Rally-in-the-Bronx-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Expand-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway On Friday, outside the Bronx River Art Center, communities from across the Bronx will rally for Governor Hochul and the State Department of Transportation to halt all remaining plans to expand the Cross Bronx Expressway, and repair the highway wit... http://readme.readmedia.com/Rally-in-the-Bronx-Gov-Hochul-Don-t-Expand-the-Cross-Bronx-Expressway/21368902 21368909 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:37:52 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Coalition-Demands-Transparency-as-CDPAP-Collapses-Under-Public-Partnerships-LLC/21368909 pythia-public Pythia Public Coalition-Demands-Transparency-as-CDPAP-Collapses-Under-Public-Partnerships-LLC This morning, home care workers, consumers, advocates, and lawmakers held a press conference in the Capitol urging lawmakers to include the Home Care Transparency Act (Comrie/González-Rojas) in the final state budget. It's been nearly one year sin... http://readme.readmedia.com/Coalition-Demands-Transparency-as-CDPAP-Collapses-Under-Public-Partnerships-LLC/21368909