“We Need to Fight Climate Change”

NYCHA Resident & Sandy Recovery Employee Robert White Joins Mayor at Green Press Conference.

NYCHA Employee & Resident Featured at Climate Change Press Conference 

On September 14, Red Hook Houses resident Robert White introduced Mayor Bill de Blasio at a special announcement of the first-ever citywide order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. White is a member of NYCHA’s Sandy Recovery and Resilience Community Outreach Team, and experienced the effects of Superstorm Sandy at his development. The Mayor’s plan will require owners of buildings larger than 25,000 square feet—which account for 24 percent of the city’s total greenhouse emissions—to reduce their fossil fuel emissions through upgrades to boilers, water heaters, roofs, and windows by 2030. Read more about the plan here.

View News 12 coverage of the event on NYCHA’s YouTube Channel.