Energy Policy Affects Everyone
Policies that mandate electric heat and cooking conversions, coupled with rising energy prices, will dramatically increase the cost of living for all New Yorkers. But these increases will be especially felt by those who can least afford it.
What Residents are saying:
The Costs of LL 97 Compliance are Unaffordable
“When is the city giving out low-interest loans to get us through compliance?”
— concerned Queens resident
“Where is the money gonna come from?”
— concerned Queens Resident
“there’s a lot of misleading information out there about how ‘you get everything for free, you just haven’t reached out to [the city].’ That’s certainly not true.”
— Michelle Lee, President, Sky View Parc
“You can’t imagine how many letters I get that say ‘We’re on a fixed income, we can’t afford this.’”
— Bob Friedrich, President, Glen Oaks village