Dozens of community composting sites across New York City are at risk of shutting down this weekend due to Mayor Eric Adams’ budget cuts, organizers said on Tuesday. GrowNYC, which runs composting ...

Jennifer Bisram is an award-winning reporter and anchor who joined CBS News New York in 2022. She covers aging and caregiving, as well as crime and community stories. NEW YORK -- New York City could ...

Controversial cuts to composting are drawing backlash from elected officials and environmental activists alike. Local electeds and members of the Save Our Compost Coalition gathered outside City Hall ...

Following Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed budget cuts to eliminate funding for community compost programs, compost organizations are working together to preserve the programs, including those that serve ...

On a chilly day in December, a crowd gathered in the shadow of City Hall in lower Manhattan to chant, listen to speeches and wave signs crafted for the occasion. “No cuts to compost!” read one held by ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City's curbside composting is not off to a good start with low participation, according to a recent study, just as the Adams administration pulled funding for a ...

An anonymous donor has temporarily saved the GrowNYC compost collection sites at the city’s greenmarkets after Mayor Eric Adams’ budget cuts threatened to shut them down entirely, the organization ...

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