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6 days ago | 
gothamist.com | Michael Hill |Alec Hamilton |Andrew Giambrone
If you're sneezing or sniffling while reading this, you're not alone. Pollen is in the air in New York City, and while the levels are currently declining due to recent rain and many trees losing their flowers, the reprieve will likely be temporary. "We'll get another peak toward the end of May," said Dr. Guy Robinson, who runs the city's only official pollen monitoring station, at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
gothamist.com | Verónica Del Valle |Michael Hill
This time of year presents unique challenges for people who don't have a place to live. The temperatures drop and the need for shelter skyrockets. But for those who see people living on the streets and want to help, the best way to do so is not always clear, especially if the situation feels urgent, unpredictable, or dangerous. David Giffen is the executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless. He joined WNYC’s "Morning Edition" host Michael Hill this week to talk about what to do.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
mobiusvp.com | Michael Hill |Bob Kobek
By Michael W. Hill, Mobius Vendor Partners Executive Consultant, Birkman ProfessionalTrust can take a great deal of time to earn, yet you can lose it in a heartbeat. A recent PwC Trust Survey reports that when asked how much executives trust their workforce, 86% reported a high-level of trust toward employees. However, the survey revealed only 60% of workers feel that their employers trust them. Workers lose trust in an employer when they are treated in an impersonal manner.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
westernadvocate.com.au | Michael Hill
THERE are many reasons to be concerned about the unprecedented rollout of wind turbine projects but perhaps the most under-appreciated is the harmful impacts on individual mental health and wellbeing and community cohesion. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
thetandd.com | David Sharp |Michael Hill |Mark Scolforo |Patrick Whittle |Michael Hill
First responders launched high-water and helicopter rescues of people trapped in cars and homes in rural New York and Pennsylvania as heavy rain from the remnants of Debby slammed the Northeast with intense flooding. Debby was downgraded to a tropical depression late Thursday afternoon, and was a post-tropical cyclone on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. It made landfall early Monday on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane.
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Mar 3, 2024 | 
gothamist.com | Amanda Rozon |Michael Hill
Local government doesn't get much more local than New York City's 59 community boards. They can be where ideas to improve neighborhoods are born. They can be where political careers are launched. And even if they don't have a lot of statutory authority, the community board is as good an indicator as any on what locals feel about a given issue — specifically how the city's precious space is being used or misused.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
gothamist.com | Nancy Solomon |Michael Hill
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said he’s running for governor in 2025 to push for change at the New Jersey statehouse for people who have never had access to power. “We have spent a lot of energy and effort around the state getting other people elected to do things, to represent us, to fight for us — and they get us all the way up to the door of democracy, but we never get the key to go inside,” Baraka, a Democrat, told Gothamist.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
thetandd.com | Michael Hill |Michael Hill
ILION, N.Y. — Remington began here two centuries ago and generations of workers have turned out rifles and shotguns at the massive firearms factory in the middle of this blue-collar village in the heart of New York’s Mohawk Valley. Now residents of Ilion are bracing for Remington’s exit, ending an era that began when Eliphalet Remington forged his first rifle barrel nearby in 1816.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
gothamist.com | Michael Hill |Elizabeth Kim
A federal investigation into New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign and allegedly illegal campaign donations from Turkish officials is intensifying. Adams has not been accused of wrongdoing, but the probe directly involved the mayor for the first time after FBI agents approached him with a search warrant and seized several of his electronic devices last week. WNYC’s Elizabeth Kim, who covers City Hall, recently broke down what happened and what it means with host Michael Hill.
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
gothamist.com | Amanda Rozon |Michael Hill
New York City is gearing up for a citywide day of action against street harassment. Organizers and elected officials will gather at locations across all five boroughs on Wednesday to promote the city's recently launched public survey. It aims to track the prevalence and impact of street harassment on New Yorkers and could inform the city on what can and should be done about it.
