CHEKPEDS

Clean Air Campaign : Your chance to SPEAK UP

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 9, 2009July 14, 2021

The joint campaign for clean air and against idling buses, initiated by CHEKPEDS and WSNA is getting in high gear: Legislation : City Council members Gail Brewer and John Liu amongst others are introducing bills 836 and 1066 to reduce… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

West Side Clean Air Campaign to a great Start! Join us to plan the next steps

by Team ChekpedsJune 15, 2009July 14, 2021

Do you care about clean air for your kids? Do you know that the West Side has one of the highest rates of childhood asthma in the City? New idling law went into effect this past May 11th which prohibits… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

Clean Air Campaign KICK-OFF RALLY!

by Team ChekpedsMay 30, 2009July 14, 2021

WestSiders will rallye on the day the new idling law goes into effect. In true WestSider style we will take matters in our hands and get the car services drivers who frequently idle in front of our schools to sign… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion

Hudson Yards Lawsuit Settled: 950-car garage eliminated; total parking capped; no minimum required;

by Team ChekpedsMay 8, 2009July 14, 2021

Thank You to HKNA member Dan Gutman, who originally spotted the issue. He has been working tirelessly on shaping the technical and legal arguments which brought the city to the negotiating table. This in turn resulted in an outstanding settlement… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events

West Side Clean Air Campaign

by Team ChekpedsMay 4, 2009July 14, 2021

The West Side Nieighborhood Alliance and CHEKPEDS have joined forces to fight air pollution and secure our right to breathe easy inside our homes and out in the streets. West Side tenants and school children suffer from some of the… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Greening

Clean Air: Greening of Hell’s Kitchen

by Team ChekpedsMarch 12, 2009July 14, 2021

HKNA continues its marvelous job of improving our air quality: 48 trees will be planted this spring. This is in addition to the 70 trees planted in the spring of 2008 and the 20 trees planted in the fall of… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Clean Air

SHARE our priorities with the Campaign for New York Future

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 2, 2009July 14, 2021

LESS TRAFFIC, CLEANER AIR The Campaign for New York Future works to implement PlaNYC2030 and its ambitious but necessary goal of clean air and sustainable growth for New York city. Many legislations will be introduced this year to advance the… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air

Clean Air : Greening of Hell’s Kitchen

by Team ChekpedsOctober 15, 2008July 14, 2021

HKNA requested the planting of 350 trees in December 2007. 70 were planted in the last season (Spring 2008) and 20 more are on the way . The balance is being scheduled . Thank you to the Park Department and… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Events, Transit

CALL TO ACTION : Give Your Comments on 11th Avenue rezoning options

by Team ChekpedsJune 10, 2008July 14, 2021

Wednesday June 11 @ 6:30 PM at P.S. 51 Elias Howe School, 520 West 45th Street (bet. 10th & 11th Avenue) The NYC Department of City Planning will give a presentation to Community Board 4 land use committee on various… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Clean Air

350 Trees on the way

by Team ChekpedsMarch 11, 2008July 14, 2021

Our joint efforts with HKNA have paid off ! NYC Parks Department Commissioner, Adrian Benepe, confirmed that 70 trees will be planted this season (April 2008). Martin Treat lead the effort and HKNA is in weekly contacts with the Parks’… Read more