Fast-Track Affordable Housing, Triangle Shirtwaist Commemoration, and Free Trees

The “Neighborhood Builders Fast Track” will shorten the approval period for affordable housing proposals by eight months according to Mamdani. Teachers at NYU could be back to work soon after reaching a tentative agreement with the university. The non-tenured faculty were striking for better pay and job security. The New York Restoration Project is giving out free trees to residents to plant themselves, especially in communities that are underplanted. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory had its 115th Anniversary Commemoration. The names of family members and other workers who perished were read and there was a reenactment, among other activities. Host/Producer: Xenia Gonikberg Editor: Tess Novotny Reporter: Mia Barth Reporter: Livia Regina Theme Music: Joe Bergsieker