NY bill would ban highway expansion within 200 feet of housing
One New York assembly member is standing up for vulnerable communities by trying to ban highway construction near…
EXCLUSIVE | Mamdani administration powers forward with solar panel push in NYC schools
The Mamdani administration is celebrating a sweeping effort to install solar panels across New York City’s public school…
Queen bees cheat death by breathing underwater for days
Queen bees possess a shocking and extraordinary ability straight out of science fiction: They can breathe underwater for…
Tourists spark heated debate over controversial trend taking over Brooklyn Bridge: ‘It’s just … disgusting’
The old adage about one man’s trash being another’s treasure is currently playing out between tourists and townies…
Sunset Park is building a community-led climate future
Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission…
NYC Woman Killed By Flying Solar Panel During Nor’easter
A 76-year-old woman was killed in Coney Island after a powerful nor’easter that struck the East Coast sent…
NYC schools are solar powerhouses. Now, federal tax credits are drying up.
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered…