Hurricane Ida Archives

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“If it were up to me, all of New York City would be included,” said State Sen. Julia Salazar, who is looking to expand the state’s recently passed basement legalization…

ByChris Janaro 4Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Housing and Homelessness

Advocates, Lawmakers ‘Baffled’ By Exclusions in Basement Legalization Plan

“I’m surprised, I’m baffled, I’m angry,” said City Councilmember Sandy Nurse, who represents East New York, where the city ran an earlier basement conversion pilot in 2019. The area…

ByChris Janaro 1Comment

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Mar 2024

Climate and Environment Government In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

Neighborhood Groups Say They Need More City Support to Plan for Climate Emergencies

Community-based organizations are primed and ready to help New Yorkers deal with extreme weather events but say they need more robust communication, engagement, and financial resources from the city. “This…

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Climate and Environment In Depth

The Quest to Clean Up Coney Island Creek, Part 3: Climate Change Adds Urgency

Awaiting remediation for the creek, local attention has turned to the more immediate threat of rain-driven flooding. Coney Island flooded badly from the remnants of Hurricane Ida at the beginning…

ByNina Dietz 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Fighting for Basement Apartment Tenants, 11 Years After Hurricane Sandy

“Instead of turning a blind eye to the suffering of basement and cellar apartment dwellers, disproportionately low-income and from immigrant communities, we must find the political courage to face this…

ByJessica González-Rojas

ByHarvey Epstein 1Comment

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Oct 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans

The legislation introduced in the City Council last week is geared at keeping tenants in flood-prone basement apartments out of harm’s way.

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

11 Years After Hurricane Sandy, Plan to Build Storm Barriers Around NYC Faces Pushback

Environmentalists say an Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to protect the city from coastal storms using walls and gates fails to address other climate change-related threats, like heavy rainfall.

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Data Drop: How NY Disbursed Aid for Undocumented Hurricane Ida Victims

As of last month, the state had doled out just over $2 million of the $27 million set aside for the relief fund, according to recent data shared with City…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Sewer Backups Nearly Doubled in NYC Last Year Due to Climate Change

The city’s aging infrastructure combined with more intense rainfall is resulting in more backups, which took on average more than 15 hours to resolve during the last fiscal year that…

ByLiz Donovan 4Comments

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Sep 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Transportation

Opinion: NYC’s Aging Water Infrastructure Needs a Climate-Change Upgrade

“Water main breaks have caused outages across my community and contamination from old pipes have left homes with rust colored water for days…The people of New York City deserve functioning…

ByShahana Hanif 1Comment

Late-Session Bill Would Add More NYC Neighborhoods to Basement Legalization Plan