While the looming presidential race has captivated attention, New York City’s most important municipal election in nearly a decade is just getting underway. Greening The COVID-19 Recovery COVID-19 dealt a heavy blow to New York City’s economy, causing restaurants, shops and museums ― including some iconic institutions ― to close. Andrew Burton via Getty Images Homes sit under construction one year after being destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, New York City. New York City Comptroller candidate Brad LanderThere’s an opportunity, particularly for the comptroller and mayor, to expand on those incentives. For Eddie Bautista, the Brooklyn-based community organizer who leads the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, the victories that climate hard-liners won in the election this year are signs of good things to come in 2021.

Source: Huffington Post October 22, 2020 16:18 UTC