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Advocates opposed to the casino say the 50-acre parking lot should be a climate-resilient park instead. “Floodplains could serve as green buffers that absorb stormwater, not as sites for massive…

ByIlvea Lezama 6Comments

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Nov 2025

Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Mamdani Has a Golden Opportunity to Address Housing and Climate Together

“New York cannot fix affordability while ignoring rising flood risk, and it cannot build resilient infrastructure that prices people out.”

ByAnushi Garg

ByRobert Freudenberg 1Comment

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Nov 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

Housing in ‘The Hole’? Residents Have Hope After Decades of Disinvestment

New York’s infamous ‘Hole’ neighborhood in East New York is slated for resiliency upgrades, a rezoning, and more housing.

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Nov 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Funding Uncertainty Looms in FiDi-Seaport Climate Plan, Last Link in Lower Manhattan Flood Protection Projects

A plan to add flood walls and elevated park space is the most complicated and expensive link in the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency portfolio: a chain of flood-proofing projects, devised…

ByJerry Elengical 9Comments

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Oct 2025

2025 Elections Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: What NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Are Missing on Climate

“Several critical policy areas deserve far more attention in this mayoral race, particularly when it comes to environmental justice in frontline communities, which are mainly in the outer boroughs.”

ByAlicia White 0Comments

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Aug 2025

Climate and Environment Health Land Use and Development Opinion Transportation

Opinion: How Daylighting Can Allow NYC’s Streets to Fight Flooding

“In most U.S. states, parking within 20 feet of crosswalks is prohibited. Known as ‘universal daylighting,’ this is primarily a safety measure that increases visibility at intersections. It also creates…

BySara Lind

ByAlex Morano 1Comment

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Jul 2025

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: A Storm is Coming. The State Must Act Now to Make Basement Apartments Safe.

“By refusing to include the hardest-hit neighborhoods in the revamped pilot, New York State is complicit in the ongoing danger facing these residents. Basement safety is not a luxury, it’s…

BySandy Nurse

ByShekar Krishnan 1Comment

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Feb 2025

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

‘People Were Scrambling’: Officials Press for Better Emergency Plans for NYC Wildfires, Flash Floods

Councilmembers and the NYC Comptroller’s Office have raised concerns about the city’s ability to handle climate emergencies. They propose more preparation ahead of wildfires, and legislation to offer shelter during…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Dec 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Resources

What New Yorkers Should Know About Flood Insurance, & Where to Get it

Thinking about protecting your home from flooding in the new year? These resources can help you get insurance coverage.

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Oct 2024

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

12 Years After Hurricane Sandy, NYCHA’s Red Hook Residents Still Living in a Construction Zone

With delayed timelines and ongoing construction, Red Hook residents are still living in limbo as they wait for a $568 million resiliency project to come to life, more than a…

ByMariana Simões

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

A Casino is Coming to Queens. Critics Say It’s Wrong for the Flood-prone Site.

Opinion: Mamdani Has a Golden Opportunity to Address Housing and Climate Together

Housing in ‘The Hole’? Residents Have Hope After Decades of Disinvestment

Funding Uncertainty Looms in FiDi-Seaport Climate Plan, Last Link in Lower Manhattan Flood Protection Projects

Opinion: What NYC’s Mayoral Candidates Are Missing on Climate

Opinion: How Daylighting Can Allow NYC’s Streets to Fight Flooding

Opinion: A Storm is Coming. The State Must Act Now to Make Basement Apartments Safe.

‘People Were Scrambling’: Officials Press for Better Emergency Plans for NYC Wildfires, Flash Floods

What New Yorkers Should Know About Flood Insurance, & Where to Get it

12 Years After Hurricane Sandy, NYCHA’s Red Hook Residents Still Living in a Construction Zone

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