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Hochul Announces $28 Million for Energy Efficiency, Electrification Projects Across New York

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday, Sept. 7, nearly $28 million in awards to fund multiple energy efficiency and electrification projects in New York City, as reported by YIMBY. According to YIMBY, selected initiatives, part of the statewide Empire Building Challenge program, represent a range of affordable and mixed-use developments across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.

Montefiore Einstein’s Jack D. Weiler Hospital Earns Top Honor for ER Care and Patient Advocacy

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officials at the Jack D. Weiler Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, located in Morris Park, announced the hospital earned the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award on July 23. They said the prestigious award for excellence in nursing advocacy, practice and research, marks the second time Montefiore has been honored by the ENA for its care and commitment to a high-quality work environment.

Councilman Dinowitz Presents over $750,000 to Local Schools for Various Upgrades

By DAVID GREENE
As students from three local schools were celebrating their graduating classes of 2025, Democratic City Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) took the occasions to congratulate the students and also present P.S. 207, P.S. 94, and P.S. 8 with various checks totaling more than $750,000 for different upgrades to the respective schools.

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Socialism

By DAVID GREENE
This week, following the recent win in the Democratic mayoral primary of Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36), a Democratic Socialist, we asked readers for their opinions on socialism. The Merriam Webster definition of socialism is any of various egalitarian economic and political theories or movements advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.