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NYC, North Jersey endure a day of ‘cold, nasty wind and rain’
The region can expect up to three inches of rain and heavy winds.
By
Michelle Bocanegra
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Water supply disrupted as Hudson Valley village begins cleanup after ‘1,000-year flood’
The sound of a raging brook could be heard through the village of Highland Falls as New York residents cleaned up from Sunday’s torrential rain and flooding.
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Jon Campbell
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Samantha Max
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Rooftop gardens pitched for bus stops as cheap remedy to NYC’s flood problems
New York City's bus shelters cover four football fields of land. A Pratt Institute grad is pitching the city to turn the stops into garden-filled sponges.
By
Daniel Shailer
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How the Sandy-era buyout program turned bustling Staten Island communities into vacant overgrown lots
After Sandy, more than 500 Staten Islanders took state buyouts rather than stay and rebuild. Their stories carry lessons for city homeowners still threatened by rising sea levels.
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Rosemary Misdary
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NYC storm resiliency ‘far from complete,’ quarter of post-Sandy federal funds unspent: Comptroller
A new report details federal spending on hurricane recovery 10 years after Hurricane Sandy hit the New York City metro area.
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Rosemary Misdary
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Cloudburst program would turn parts of NYC into floodwater super sponges
Ultimately, the program is designed to reduce property damage by alleviating the burden on the city’s aging sewer system.
By
Rosemary Misdary
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NYC flood map shows where Ida hit hardest — and where urgent action is still needed
Data from the federal government shows which neighborhoods still need the most protection.
By
Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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New NYC storm surge map shows how climate change threatens affordable housing, upscale waterfront
East Harlem continues to repair damage from Hurricane Sandy, as the Greenpoint-Williamsburg waterfront builds large, luxury high-rises in a flood zone where a permanent retreat could be necessary.
By
Rosemary Misdary
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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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Even after Sandy and Ida, NYC still lacks a solid evacuation plan for emergency flash floods
New York City council members pressed the city’s climate officials this week about the need for flood emergency plans.
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Rosemary Misdary
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NJ residents grapple with abandoning their homes as floods and storms worsen
In one of the New Jersey communities hardest hit by Ida, residents who can’t afford to elevate their homes plan to move out.
By
Karen Yi
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