Matthew Schuerman appears in the following:
With Transit Benefits, the Rich Pay Less and the Poor Pay More
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
If you pay for your MetroCard with pre-tax programs like TransitChek, you save money. But the person sitting next to you may be saving even more.
New York Tries to Fight Its Way Out of a Plastic Bag
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Each New Yorker uses 3.2 plastic bags a day, every day, on average. Can a 10-cent fee change that?
FEMA Promises Fix to Flood Insurance System that Leaves Homeowners in Lurch
Friday, December 05, 2014
Up to now, companies have been penalized if they overpay flood claims, but not if they underpay them. That creates an incentive for them to lowball damages.
De Blasio Names Long-Sought Sustainability Director
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Mayor will restructure two environmental agencies, and put former Columbia University administrator in charge of sustainability.
After Close Race at Polls, Cuomo Lands Far Ahead in Campaign Cash
Monday, December 01, 2014
The Democratic incumbent has ended up with more than $9 million in his campaign chest.
Rotten Luck: NYC's Pilot Compost Program in Trouble, with Shutdown of Delaware Processor
Monday, December 01, 2014
Most of the waste collected under New York City's pilot composting program is now going to landfills, due to the shutdown of a Delaware facility.
The Price of Filtered Water Goes Up
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
A plant that will purify water from the NYC's oldest reservoir will cost about three times as much as originally estimated.
Senators: Sandy Homeowners Systematically Denied Insurance Claims
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
A legal case has uncovered what could be a pervasive practice: insurers hired engineers to rewrite damage assessments to reduce their payouts.
De Blasio Still Searching for Sustainability Chief
Thursday, November 13, 2014
More than 10 months into the new mayor's term, just three city offices remain without permanent leaders. One would be in charge of updating PlaNYC by next spring.
FEMA to Give NYC's Public Hospitals $1.6 Billion in Sandy Aid
Thursday, November 06, 2014
Four public hospitals are slated to receive the "largest single upfront" payment in FEMA history.
Times Square the Way It REALLY Used to Be
Monday, November 03, 2014
An "urban ecologist" wants to make the crossroads of the world reflect a New York before Europeans.
Learning to Love the Entirely Inadequate but Completely Indispensable Disaster Industry
Friday, October 31, 2014
Huge storms like Katrina and Sandy are here to stay; the firms that manage recoveries should be, too. But if this is going to work, five big things need to change.
The Other Industry That’s Too Big to Fail
Thursday, October 30, 2014
New Jersey Public Radio
WWNO
Only a few large companies are able to manage disaster recovery efforts. That's how New Jersey and Louisiana ended up hiring and firing the same two firms.
It's Been Two Years, but We're not Prepared for Another Sandy
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Con Edison says Lower Manhattan won't black out again, but the region hasn't built much of what it needs to be resilient.
In Case of Hurricane, Take the R or the G Lines to Work
Monday, October 27, 2014
Two years after Sandy, the MTA's sealed two subway tunnels under the East River (at least theoretically), but has lots of other work to do.
Senior U.S. Public Health Official Slams NJ/NY Ebola Quarantine
Sunday, October 26, 2014
An expert in communicable diseases says Christie's and Cuomo's policy will dissuade aid workers from traveling abroad to help block the outbreak at its source.
Podcast: When Climate Change Comes to the City of the Future
Friday, October 17, 2014
When New York was built, filling in wetlands and paving over grass with asphalt didn't cause a climate crisis. Now it does.
How Will We Live in 2050?
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
How will climate change impact New York City by 2050? Matthew Schuerman and Janice Huff talk about the series that looks at climate change and the ramifications for our city.
Future Storms Could Lead to Financial Disaster
Sunday, October 12, 2014
In 2050, a storm comparable to Sandy could cause $90 billion of damage. That's 4.5 times the damage the storm inflicted in 2012—equal to the entire economy of Ecuador.
Extreme High Tides Could Flood Our City's Streets
Sunday, October 12, 2014
The sea level around Manhattan increased a foot over the past century. By 2050, scientists predict it will climb another 18 inches, making mild storms as destructive as hurricanes.
