The five city council districts with the highest asthma rates have rates more than double the average district — and nearly twice the Black population rate and poverty rate as the average district.

As summer winds down, extreme heat in NYC remains a serious issue — and it's only getting worse.

Nearly 40% of New Yorkers experience frequent noise pollution from traffic.

Pricing access to this area is expected to reduce congestion, improve bus speeds, lower air pollution and asthma rates, and decrease pedestrian injuries by as much as 20%.

With a new Office of the Public Realm, the City of New York has the potential to bring these benefits to all New Yorkers, however, the following findings make clear that to date, the benefits of pedestrian plaza access have been very unequally distributed. 

New York City buses are the slowest in the nation, averaging less than eight miles per hour, thanks to abundant traffic congestion and a dearth of dedicated bus lanes.

Our stormwater infrastructure is already overburdened and many neighborhoods periodically flood, and yet New York City is projected to receive 10% more rain and one foot of sea level rise by the 2030s, which will further endanger our most vulnerable communities.