NYC rolls out additional cooling options for brutal holiday heat wave ^13.7%

Gothamist - By Rosemary Misdary - 7/1/2026, 3:35 PM

Indoctrination 9.5% - Negativity Bias 6.3% - Availability Heuristic 5.5%

New York City announced additional emergency measures Wednesday to keep cool during this week's heat wave. The city is expanding its network of cooling locations with eight additional municipal buildings, open from noon until midnight, Friday through Sunday. City buildings available to residents include the Javits Center, Manhattan’s... more

July is the height of summer stargazing and the last chance for Manhattanhenge ^19.8%

Gothamist - By Rosemary Misdary - 6/28/2026, 3:00 PM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 32.1% - Overconfidence Bias 20.1% - Optimism Bias 18.4%

July is peak stargazing season in New York City. With warm summer nights and plenty of free public telescope viewing events across the five boroughs, it’s prime time for looking up and pondering the heavens in the Big Apple. July has it all: planets, shooting stars, the Milky Way and the spectacular urban sunsets of Manhattanhenge. more

Hochul celebrates new transmission lines, but very little power is flowing so far ^54.6%

Gothamist - By Rosemary Misdary - 6/16/2026, 8:47 PM

Appeal to Authority 19.7% - Appeal to Emotion 11.3% - Self-Serving Bias 11.2%

Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrated the completion of the Champlain Hudson Power Express on Tuesday, but New York City has received very little juice from the new transmission line since it was connected earlier this month. The $6 billion project brings hydropower 339 miles from Quebec to New York City. Five-inch diameter cables buried... more

Here comes the sun: New bill would let New Yorkers hang solar panels from windows ^0%

Gothamist - By Rosemary Misdary - 4/14/2026, 10:31 AM

Optimism Bias 24.2% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 16.4% - Appeal to Authority 13.6%

Lauren Phillips of the Bronx can say something that most New Yorkers can’t these days: She has managed to lower her monthly utility costs in 2026. In January, Phillips installed a relatively lightweight solar panel on her Spuyten Dyvel balcony that overlooks the Hudson River. She used zip ties, and it took her a matter of minutes. The... more

NY is relaxing restrictions on eating Hudson River fish — but maybe go easy for now ^0%

Gothamist - By Rosemary Misdary - 4/3/2026, 6:42 PM

Negativity Bias 25% - Appeal to Authority 18.5% - Pessimism Bias 15.4%

If you thought catching fish off the West Side Highway and eating it for dinner sounded too good to be true, you may have been right. State health officials updated fish consumption advisories earlier this week, and relaxed some restrictions on the lower Hudson River, from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in the Catskills to the Battery in... more

NYC stargazers can enjoy 'sun grazer' comet in April as weather warms up ^0%

Gothamist - By Rosemary Misdary - 3/29/2026, 12:01 PM

Optimism Bias 16.4% - Biased Writer Voice 14.5% - Appeal to Authority 11.3%

There’s a comet blazing through our solar system this month. Starting around April 5, Comet C/2026 A1 MAPS will be roughly 89 million miles from Earth, making its closest approach to the sun. That’s close enough that the comet could be visible to the naked eye in New York City. This month's astronomical agenda also includes the first... more

New York's first dead whale of 2026 washes up on Rockaway Beach ^0%

Gothamist - By Rosemary Misdary, Brigid Bergin - 3/26/2026, 6:01 PM

Availability Heuristic 7% - Confirmation Bias 6.5% - Overconfidence Bias 4.9%

Rockaway residents woke up to the putrid smell of decaying flesh as New York recorded its first whale fatality of the year. It's the second death of the year in New York Bight, which stretches from Montauk to Cape May, New Jersey, according to Atlantic Marine Conservation Society. On Wednesday night, a sei whale, approximately 30 to 40... more

NY climate advocates celebrate rare good news after Gov. Hochul nixes gas hook-up rule ^0%

Gothamist - By Rosemary Misdary, David Giambusso - 12/20/2025, 3:45 PM

Climate advocates in New York are celebrating some rare positive news after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law that will likely curb the proliferation of new gas hook-ups statewide. Lawmakers in Albany sent Hochul a bill this session ending the “100-foot rule” — a state regulation that required all utility customers to pay for new... more