NY Climate Advocates, Brooklyn BP and Building Owners Urge Mayor Adams to Implement Climate Law

Reynoso, Flatbush Co-Op Building Owners, Advocates Discuss How Local Law 97 Will Help Fight Climate Change, Save Lives and Cut Costs

Published Mar 2, 2023

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Reynoso, Flatbush Co-Op Building Owners, Advocates Discuss How Local Law 97 Will Help Fight Climate Change, Save Lives and Cut Costs

Reynoso, Flatbush Co-Op Building Owners, Advocates Discuss How Local Law 97 Will Help Fight Climate Change, Save Lives and Cut Costs

Brooklyn, NY – Today, climate advocates and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso joined owners of the large co-op building at 1701 Albemarle Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn to urge Mayor Eric Adams to implement Local Law 97, the city’s landmark climate law.

When fully implemented, this law will lower energy costs for city residents, while creating good-paying jobs, decreasing pollution, and protecting lives. Residents and owners of 1701 Albemarle Road support Local Law 97 and are eager to reduce fossil fuel use at their building.

“Our building wants to cut our pollution and save money in the process, too. I support Local Law 97 because it fights climate change, cuts air pollution and create jobs. Mayor Adams should resist the real estate lobby’s push to weaken the law. Our board is already working to upgrade our building. We’re excited for that. The Mayor should fully implement and enforce Local Law 97,” said Jose Gonzalez, a resident of the 1701 Albemarle Road co-op.

“Today, I stood alongside advocates, renters, and homeowners to fight for the implementation of a law that has the potential to create tens of thousands of green jobs this decade, cut pollution city-wide by millions of tons per year, and significantly reduce monthly utility bills. We’re calling on Mayor Adams to put the needs of everyday New Yorkers and our environment first by fully implementing Local Law 97,” said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.

Passed in 2019, Local Law 97 requires large buildings like 1701 Albemarle Road to reduce their energy usage, which will help New Yorkers save money over time and enable the city to fight climate change more effectively. Fossil fuels used to heat, cool and power buildings generate about 70% of the city’s climate-heating pollution and kill an estimated 1,000 New Yorkers per year from respiratory and other health problems. At this event, Mayor Adams will be urged to implement and enforce the law, rather than weaken it, which is what the real-estate lobby wants.

“Mayor Adams must stand up to the real estate industry and defend the interests of New Yorkers,” said Food & Water Watch Senior New York Organizer Eric Weltman. “Local Law 97 provides what New Yorkers need: clean air, good jobs, and lower utility bills while protecting our communities from climate change. Mayor Adams must fully implement and enforce Local Law 97.”

“Local Law 97 is one of the best tools NYC has to improve air quality by tackling the City’s polluting buildings. Nearly my whole family has asthma, and not only are efficient buildings cleaner and safer, they can also save money on utility bills. Today we’re seeing the real benefits that Local Law 97 will give to tenants here in Flatbush, across Brooklyn and through the five boroughs,” said Damien Andrade, NYPIRG member and CUNY Brooklyn College student.

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