Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Rohit Aggarwala

Uncool New York: NYC Lags in Combatting Climate Change

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 16, 2007 | 2 Comments

Chris Smith has an outstanding story in this week’s New York Magazine pointing out that New York City has fallen behind other world cities in addressing climate change and challenging the Bloomberg Administration to do more. An excerpt: Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been cruising through his second term. At this point, with a gaudy approval […]

Mayor Bloomberg Sustainability Speech Tomorrow

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 11, 2006 | 4 Comments

At an event hosted by the League of Conservation Voters, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will deliver a major speech outlining sustainability challenges and goals for the City of New York through the year 2030. This will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw. When Tuesday, December 12th, 2006, […]

Bloomberg Sustainability Announcement

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 21, 2006 | 8 Comments

As we reported this morning, Mayor Bloomberg is in California with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to make a major policy announcement on a major, long-term, environmental sustainability initiative. The key components of the Mayor’s plan include: The creation of the Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability. The undertaking of a major greenhouse gas inventory for City […]

Breaking: Bloomberg to Announce Big Sustainability Plan Today

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 21, 2006 | 6 Comments

In California With Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger We knew that a major policy announcement on long-term planning and environmental sustainability was imminent when we heard last week that Mayor Bloomberg had asked City Council to push back their sustainability hearing from September 18th to the 26th. A New York City Mayor likes nothing less than City Council trumping him on […]