April 26, 2024

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NEW YORK—This Earth Week, the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) is marking one year of significant progress on PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, the city’s strategic climate plan. Over the last 12 months, the administration has passed state legislation with partners that extends and expands the solar and storage property tax abatement for New York City residents; helped pass a zoning text amendment that will make it easier for buildings to decarbonize; planted a record number of trees in a fiscal year to protect New Yorkers from extreme heat; and launched the Green Rides initiative, requiring taxis and for-hire vehicles to be zero-emission or wheelchair accessible by 2030. Since the beginning of the Adams administration, New York City has secured $1.6 billion in federal infrastructure funds, with nearly $700 million in competitive grants awarded, to help achieve its PlaNYC goals.

Read the full Press Release from the Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.