Brooklyn Today: Green New Deal: Inside NYC’s bold new plan

April 23, 2019 Brooklyn Eagle

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THE LEDE: Happy Tuesday! Mayor Bill de Blasio approved an ambitious $14 billion plan on Monday to attack global warming and combat climate change. The Green New Deal will drive a nearly 30 percent additional reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2030 while also creating tens of thousands of new jobs. “Every day we wait is a day our planet gets closer to the point of no-return,” de Blasio said. “New York City’s Green New Deal meets that reality head on.”

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THE RUNDOWN

~ AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW BROOKLYN RECYCLES: We took a tour of the Sims Municipal Recycling facility in Sunset Park to break down how New York City sorts its residential recyclables. Residents recycle about 17 percent of their total waste.

~ NYC’S GREEN NEW DEAL: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW: The bold plan makes New York the first city in the world to mandate that all large existing buildings significantly cut their emissions or face steep fines.

~ FRENCH BROOKLYNITES MULL THE FALL OF NOTRE DAME’S SPIRE:Inside the Parish of St. Paul & St. Agnes in Cobble Hill, Fr. Paul Anel took 15 minutes out of his sermon to expatiate on last week’s fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. “I’m hoping that sometimes when you lose something, you realize how much you needed it,” he said.

~ FUR BAN SPARKS FURY FOR BROOKLYN BUSINESSES: City politicians introduced legislation last month to ban the sale of new fur in the city in an effort to combat animal cruelty. If the legislation passes, independent furriers say they’ll likely be out of work.

~ BAKLAVA AND BROWNSTONES IN BROOKLYN: Pub crawls are for amateurs. How about a baklava crawl? It takes real single-mindedness to eat dessert all day long. Brooklyn’s got many shops, bakeries and cafes of varying ethnicities that dish up this crispy, crunchy phyllo-dough treat.

BULLETIN BOARD

~ SPONSORED: A MESSAGE FROM THE RENT STABILIZATION ASSOCIATION: Building owners are our neighbors, friends, family and a part of our community. They support the economy of our neighborhoods. Impractical regulations make it harder for owners to keep their buildings running, and impact hardware stores, electricians, plumbers and other local businesses. Landlords like Janice house New York and help our local economy thrive. Learn more about Janice.

MORE BROOKLYN NEWS

~ Bushwick’s rezoning plan is set to be released today. (City Limits)

~ Displaced artists find a new home at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. (NYT)

~ Here’s a look inside Brooklyn Heights’ new medical marijuana dispensary. (Metro)

STAFF PICKS

~ READ: “Secrecy, self-dealing, and greed at the NRA” (The New Yorker)

~ EAT: Here are the 12 best restaurants serving food from Puebla, Mexico, in New York City, including five spots in Brooklyn. (Eater)

~ LAUGH: Sarah Huckabee Sanders promotes her new book. (The Week)

~ PLAY: A pair of ax throwing venues are coming to Downtown Brooklynand Williamsburg. (Commercial Observer)

WHAT’S HAPPENING

7:00PM – 9:00PM — Astronomy Live: Gaia and the Milky Way at the American Museum of Natural History. Details.

7:00PM – 10:00PM — Art and Medical Diagnoses at Cantina Royal. Details.

8:00PM — The New York Chamber Players Orchestra in Concert at Merkin Concert Hall. Details.

THE WRAP

⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1963, the Eagle reported, “President [John F.] Kennedy dialed ‘1964’ on a push button telephone yesterday to activate a second-by-second countdown for the opening of the New York World’s Fair a year from now.”

IMPRINT
Actress Eva Mendes poses in white on the May cover of Women’s Health.

ROYAL WATCH
Here’s why Meghan Markle skipped Easter church service with the royal family. (Town & Country)

SPORTS
The NBA suspended Nets General Manager Sean Marks for entering the referees’ locker room after Game 4. (New York Post)

BIRTHDAYS

Happy birthday to Valerie Bertinelli, David Birney, John Cena, Judy Davis, Joyce Dewitt, Andruw Jones, Melina Kanakaredes, Jaime King, George Lopez, Lee Majors, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Michael Moore, John Oliver, Dev Patel, Kal Penn and Jesse Lee Soffer!

Brooklyn Today’s editor is Scott Enman. Contact him at scott@brooklyneagle.com.