New York City’s Environmental Justice Report & Upcoming Plan
On April 29, 2024, the New York City Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice released the Environmental Justice NYC (EJNYC) report and mapping tool, a comprehensive citywide assessment of environmental justice issues, which we believe to be the first of its kind in the nation. We encourage you to read the report and explore the mapping tool to better understand environmental justice in New York City and how your community is being impacted.
EJNYC Plan
The next step in this process is for the city to develop the EJNYC Plan, which is designed to address the issues identified in the report. We are planning to host events in all five boroughs to gather community input – recommended solutions – and environmental and climate justice issues impacting all of the city’s environmental justice communities. If you would like to participate in that, please click here to let us know and we will alert you to future events.
Community Engagement Sessions
For the EJNYC Plan to succeed, it is essential that the voices of environmental justice communities across the city be included. That is why WE ACT has teamed up with community-based organizations across the city for a series of community engagement sessions. Please sign-up for the one nearest you, and help us make sure that the EJNYC Plan reflects your needs.
Staten Island, Snug Harbor Cultural Center
Saturday, October 17th from 12:00-3:00 PM
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
Community Partners: Neighborhoods for a Sustainable Future (Steering Committee Member), Non-Profit Staten Island, Northfield Community LDC, Youth Wins, & Snug Harbor
RSVP
The Bronx, Fordham University’s McShane Campus Center
Saturday, November 7th from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458
Community Partners: South Bronx Unite (Steering Committee Member), Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, & Van Cortlandt Park Alliance
RSVP
Brooklyn, Dweck Cultural Center at the Brooklyn Public Library
Saturday, December 5th from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Community Partners: NHS Brooklyn (Steering Committee Member), Newtown Creek Alliance, 350 Brooklyn, Brooklyn Movement Center, Voice of Gowanus, GreenCity Force, Prospect Park Alliance, Workers Justice Project, Cypress Hills LDC, Sure We Can, Green Guerillas, Fort Greene Park Conservancy, & The Opportunity Hub
RSVP
Queens, Idlewild Environmental Center
Saturday, December 12th from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
222-02 149th Avenue, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
Community Partners: Eastern Queens Alliance (Steering Committee Member), Guardians of Flushing Bay, Southeast Queens Residential Environmental Justice Coalition, & Access Oasis Garden
RSVP
Lower East Side, Henry Street Settlement Early Childhood Education Center
Saturday, January 9th from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
301 Henry Street, New York, NY 10002
Community Partners: Henry Street Settlement, Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board, LES Ecology Center, & Harlem One Stop
RSVP
