A Greener Apple

by WiredBerries Editors — December 20, 2007

In a recent press release, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced that New York public housing buildings are getting new, green upgrades for lighting, heating, and hot water services at a special low price under the first sustainability partnership between the city of New York, the federal government, and the Clinton Climate Initiative. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former President Bill Clinton, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced the new partnership at the Eastchester Community Center in the Bronx. "The New York City Housing Authority is home to more than 408,000 low and moderate income residents throughout the five boroughs," said Mayor Bloomberg. "These energy saving measures will help the Authority save money, and the environmental impact of these measures will result in cleaner, healthier air for the residents living in public housing."