In today’s J3M Report: |
📌 Green Ambitions Grounded: Trump's Clean-Energy Rollback Hits NY Hard |
📌 Brooklyn on the Rise! Real Estate Heats Up in 2Q 2024 |
👉 Let There Be Light! (And Safety!)🌞 Will Speaker Adams Greenlight the “Daylighting” Bill? |
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The Nibble |
⚡🌍 Green Ambitions Grounded: Trump's Clean-Energy Rollback Hits NY Hard |
Washington just hit the pause button on New York's clean-energy boom—and President Trump has officially signed off. On July 4, 2025, Trump inked the massive “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which phases out residential solar and wind tax credits and accelerates the expiration of key clean-energy incentives—a major shift from the Inflation Reduction Act’s earlier boost. The move slashes federal support for solar panels, geothermal systems, and EVs—raising consumer costs by up to 30% with immediate ripple effects: projects are stalling, installers are scrambling, and families are rethinking their green plans. |
But that’s not all. On July 8, Trump issued an executive order directing agencies like the Treasury and Interior to strictly enforce the rollback. It tightens definitions of “under construction,” potentially disqualifying many existing projects, and rescinds renewable-favored policies—sending shockwaves through markets as clean-energy stocks dropped 3–5% |
The fallout across New York is fierce. Analysts warn the decimation of roughly half the state's solar workforce, threatening thousands of jobs and billions in clean-energy investments. While state-level incentives remain, they can't fully offset what's been lost. Industry groups are calling on Governor Hochul and state lawmakers to ramp up support—fast—before more projects collapse and layoffs mount. |
New York now faces a defining moment: bolster its own green energy push or let federal drift derail a cleaner, brighter future. The clock is ticking—and the stakes couldn’t be higher. |
🏙️ Brooklyn on the Rise! Real Estate Heats Up in 2Q 2024 💸🏡 |
Brooklyn’s real estate market is bouncing back with some serious borough swagger! 🎉 After nearly two years of declines, closings climbed for the second straight quarter, with almost 1,400 homes changing hands—up 1% from last year and 14% from last quarter. 💥 Median prices hit a record-smashing $883K, thanks to a spike in million-dollar deals (42% of all sales!). And if you’ve been hunting for a place, good news: listings are finally back, rising 15% year-over-year and hitting their highest level since late 2022. 🏙️📈 |
Sure, some signals were mixed—contracts signed dipped 7% due to high mortgage rates and limited inventory in the hottest neighborhoods. 😬 And resale co-ops took a hit, now making up just 32% of all sales. But overall? Brooklyn’s comeback story is unfolding, with a total sales volume hitting a sizzling $1.6B. 🔥 With fresh listings popping up across all price points and new developments stepping into the spotlight, the stage is set for a strong third quarter. Stay tuned—Brooklyn’s not just back, it’s booming! 🚀💼 For more info click here |
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🗽 Civic Spotlight: Keeping You Informed |
🚦Let There Be Light! (And Safety!)🌞
Will Speaker Adams Greenlight the “Daylighting” Bill? |
Picture this: intersections where drivers can actually see people crossing the street — what a concept! That’s the vision behind “universal daylighting,” a common-sense bill with a fancy name and a big safety promise. 🛑🚸 Backed by a growing majority of City Council members, the bill would ban parking within 20 feet of corners and install sturdy safety barriers at 1,000 intersections a year. Sounds like a win for pedestrians… if only someone would call it to a vote. Cue dramatic pause for Speaker Adrienne Adams. 👀 |
Council Member Julie Won’s bill (a.k.a. Intro 1138) has been gaining steam since its debut — and even has bi-partisan backing from Staten Island to Brooklyn. Hoboken’s already shown it works: zero traffic deaths in seven years after implementing the policy. But here in NYC, where chaos reigns and sight lines vanish behind SUVs, it’s still just a dream — unless Speaker Adams lets it hit the Council floor. 🚦🏙️ |
Advocates, parents, and community boards from across the five boroughs are rallying, urging the Speaker to act before more lives are lost. “Maybe a child’s life is more important than a parking space,” said one advocate. Hard to argue with that. The message is clear: NYC has a golden opportunity to trade a few parking spots for a whole lot of safety — now all eyes are on Adams to flip the switch and bring this life-saving bill into the light. 💡🗳️ |
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What's up |
🎬 Events 👋 |
Sunday 7/13/2025 - שבעה עשר בתמוז |
Finding Meaning in These Three Weeks | Merkaz HaSimcha | 1898 Bay Ave (corner E. 19 near M) |
2:30 pm | R’ Shay Tahan |
3:15 pm | R’ Elya Brudny |
4:00 pm | R’ Shmuel Dishon |
Monday’s 7/14, 7/21 and 7/28 |
👩For women only 👩 | Virtual Summer Beit Medrash | registration at ouwomen.org/alit25 |
9:30 am | Penimiyut | Bulding the Inner Mikdash | Rebbetzin Yehudis Golshevsky |
10:45 am | Tanach | Aleph Bet of Understanding Megillat Eicha | Dr. Esther Shkop |
Tuesday 7/15/2025 |
Annual Summer Shuvu Parlor Meetin | Gedaliah & Rachael Weinberger | 1757 East 23rd Street (betw. Quesntin & Ave R) |
Tuesday 7/15, 7/22 and 7/29 |
👩For women only 👩 | Virtual Summer Beit Medrash | registration at ouwomen.org/alit25 |
9:30 am | Jewish History | From Ashes to Hope: Lessons in Morality from the Fall of the Second Temple | Mrs. Channah Cohen |
10:45 am | Halacha | Echoes of the Mikdash: Halachot for Our Lives in Galut | Mrs. Emma Katz |
8:00 pm | Middot | Brick by Brick: A Framework for Building Middot | Mrs. Shifra Rabenstein |
Wednesday 7/16, 7/23 and 7/30 |
👩For women only 👩 | Virtual Summer Beit Medrash | registratin at ouwomen.org/alit25 |
8:00 pm | Tanach | Hiddent Heroines in Tanach and Their Geulag Messages | Mrs. Esti Kimche |
Tuesday 7/22/2025 |
👩For women only 👩 | The Hike Walnut Mountain State Park Liberty NY | A Women’s Day out to benefit Bonei Olam | For more info click here |
Motzaei Shabbos 8/2/2025 תשעה באב |
Yeshiva Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin Elementary School Hall | 911 E.13 St. (corner Ave I) | Admission $12 |
10:30 pm | R’ Simcha Scholar |
Sunday 8/3/2025 תשעה באב |
Yeshiva Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin Elementary School Hall | 911 E.13 St. (corner Ave I) | Admission $12 |
1:00 pm | R’ Shmuel Yaakov Klein (followed by Mincha) |
2:15 pm | R’ Daniel Glatstein |
3:00 pm | R’ Yosef Viener |
3:45 pm | R’ Ruven Schmelczer |
4:30 pm | R’ Alter Shmuel Greenberg |
5:15 pm | R’ Moshe Tuvia Lieff |
6:00 pm R’ Moshe Elefant |
6:45 pm | R’ Avrum Y. Heschel |
7:20 pm | R’ Hershel Zolty |
8:00 pm | R’ Fishel Schachter |
Lectures 🎤 |
Shabbos 7/12/2025 |
👩For women only 👩 | Three Weeks | Chaya Kalazan | Cong Tomchei Torah | 1966 Ocean Ave (b/w. N & O) | 5:15 pm |
Sunday 7/13/2025 |
Serving Hot Food on Shabbos | Rav Zev Smith | Agudath Israel Bais Binyomin | 2913 Avenue L | 9:30am |
Monday 7/14/2025 |
👩For men & women👨 | Recent Discoveries of Ancient Jewish Life | R’ Shaul Shimon Deutsch | Irgun Shiurai Torah | Bostoner Shul | 2822 Avenue J (Betw. E28 & E 29) | 9:30 pm |
Tuesday 7/15/2025 |
👩For men & women👨 | Be An Erlicher Yid! | R' Avraham Schorr | Irgun Shiurai Torah | Bostoner Shul | 2822 Avenue J (Betw. E28 & E 29) | 9:30 pm |
Wednesday 7/16/2025 |
👩For men & women👨 | Growing Through Challenges | R' Moshe Weinberger | Irgun Shiurai Torah | Bostoner Shul | 2822 Avenue J (Betw. E28 & E 29) | 9:30 pm |
⌛Ongoing🗓️ |
Monday’s & Wednesday’s |
AharoHaRav n Kahn Shlita | Shiur on Tehillim with Medrash and Meforshim | 10:40am | Kol Halashon 718-906-6400 press star (*) | Live stream click here. |
Thursday’s |
Parsha In-Depth with Meforshim | Rav Yerachmiel Frankel | Knesses Bais Avigdor | 1720 Avenue J (Btw E17 & E18) | 11:30 am |
📖Learning and Cholent🍲😋 | Bet Shaul U'Miriam | 2208 Ave. S | 8:00-10:00pm🏆 |
📜 Mishmar | Agudah of Madison | 2122 Ave. S (Ave S & East 22) | 10:00 pm |
📖Parsha Ha’Shavua | Rabbi Frand | Y.I. of Midwood | 1694 Ocean Ave | 9:00 pm |
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📰 Weather 🥸 |
☔️Friday | A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm | Mostly cloudy☁️, with a high near 84. |
⛈️Friday Night | A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm | Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. |
🌤️Saturday | Partly sunny, with a high near 85. |
🌤️Saturday Night | Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. |
⛈️Sunday | A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm | 🌤️Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. |
⛈️Sunday Night | A chance of showers and thunderstorms | Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. |
💧Monday | A 30 percent chance of showers | 🌤️ Partly sunny, with a high near 87. |
🌤️Monday Night | Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. |
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