The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic devastated Black, Latino, and immigrant communities across New York City at disproportionate levels last spring and since. Some lawmakers are now asking why the same populations were not included in vaccine priority plans crafted by the state and city.
At a January 12 City Council oversight hearing on the de Blasio administration s roll-out of the first batches of the covid vaccine, members of the Council’s committees on hospitals and health asked the city s top health department officials why the city wasn t doing more to inoculate underserved and hardest hit Black, Latino and Asian communities.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said the industry was both bad for the planet and a bad investment.
Jan 27th, 2021
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NEW YORK (AP) New York City officials announced this week that two pension funds for city workers will divest an estimated $4 billion in securities related to fossil fuel companies in order to promote clean energy use.
“The divestment from fossil fuels is possible and necessary,” said City Comptroller Scott Stringer, who joined Mayor Bill de Blasio at a video briefing on Tuesday. “Smart investment policy and smart climate solutions go hand in hand. And we are putting our money where our mouth is.”
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