
A Sewer Socialist Proposal for the Climate: PowerNYC
PowerNYC, a public clean energy developer in New York, could be Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s climate engine, lowering costs and creating a more resilient, greener electricity grid for New Yorkers.
Batul Hassan is the labor director at Climate and Community Institute and coleads the New York City Policy Forum.

PowerNYC, a public clean energy developer in New York, could be Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s climate engine, lowering costs and creating a more resilient, greener electricity grid for New Yorkers.

The movement for taxes on the rich in New York just scored its first goal against Kathy Hochul. And they say they’re not stopping there.

After his White House meeting last week, Zohran Mamdani has a tentative plan to build 12,000 units of affordable housing in Queens. It’s a chance to tackle the climate and affordability crises simultaneously by building green.

The New York City mayoral campaign of Zohran Mamdani is focused on lowering the cost of living. It can serve as a blueprint for progressives seeking to embed climate action in real improvements for working peoples’ everyday lives.