New York City’s commitment to information technology continues to reap benefits, as now GPS-equipped sanitation trucks plowing the city streets can be followed online. PlowNYC, the city’s live snowplow tracker, actually launched last year, but Friday night’s blizzard is proving to be a great real-world demonstration of the system.
Screengrab: PlowNYC
Like the original New Deal, the Green New Deal is extremely wide-ranging. It addresses agriculture, energy, transportation, economic security, the environment, and the entire social sphere besides.
Chinatown was hurt during Hurricane Sandy, with many non-English speaking elderly stranded in high rises without water, lights, heat, or elevators. What future plans for the historic neighborhood are best, as projections for sea level rise increase?