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The dangers associated with floodwaters and power outages that come with storms like Sandy are magnified when you use a wheelchair or breathe through a ventilator.

BySarah Mortimer 0Comments

13

Mar 2014

Uncategorized

Report: NYCHA Needs to Gear Up for the Next Sandy

Better communication and more resilient power systems are necessary, says a new report.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

14

Nov 2013

Opinion

New Water Tunnel Shows NYC Can Meet Post-Sandy Challenge

The lessons of New York City’s water supply system are instructive as the city addresses the equally profound challenge of adapting to climate change.

ByMarilyn Gelber and John Bennett 0Comments

19

Aug 2013

Uncategorized

Hurricanes Shaped East River Waterfront Plan

There’s no question that the Blueway Plan will provide that direct access to the water. What can’t be known yet is whether it will also provide protection from it.

ByJulia John 0Comments

13

Dec 2012

Uncategorized

Red Hook: Aid's Not Enough

Business owners in the hard-hit neighborhood say FEMA assistance is doing little to help firms reopen and rebuild. Some public housing residents say they’re still not getting reliable power.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 0Comments

11

Dec 2012

Economy

Hungry For Customers or Aid, Rockaways Businesses Struggle

By some estimates, two thirds of businesses on the peninsula are still closed after Hurricane Sandy. Some of those that are operating are suffering because their customer base has been…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Jobless Find Hope in NYCHA's Post-Sandy Cleanup

Hundreds of low-income New Yorkers who’ve struggled to find jobs have found work doing post-storm cleanup, including public housing tenants. The question is: how long will it last?

ByKatia Savchuk 0Comments

04

Dec 2012

Investigations

Why the City's Flood Maps Got It Wrong

The city’s evacuation zone maps used 2003 data. Some federal maps may have predicted a wider area of flooding. But scientists also made Sandy storm-surge predictions that were dwarfed when…

ByAli Winston 1Comment

29

Nov 2012

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

After Flood, Brighton's Latinos Struggle in Shadows

A growing if largely invisible community hard-hit by Sandy faces a unique challenge: Undocumented immigrants must get help to fix illegal apartments.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 0Comments

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Nov 2012

Housing and Homelessness

Reeling Before the Storm, Rockaways Complex Eyes Rescue

Ocean Village lost power after Sandy. But danger and deprivation were nothing new to its 1,000-plus residents, who hope a new owner and $110 million in public financing change the…

ByHella Winston 0Comments

In Wheelchairs, They Marched to Stop Climate Change

Report: NYCHA Needs to Gear Up for the Next Sandy

New Water Tunnel Shows NYC Can Meet Post-Sandy Challenge

Hurricanes Shaped East River Waterfront Plan

Red Hook: Aid's Not Enough

Hungry For Customers or Aid, Rockaways Businesses Struggle

Jobless Find Hope in NYCHA's Post-Sandy Cleanup

Why the City's Flood Maps Got It Wrong

After Flood, Brighton's Latinos Struggle in Shadows

Reeling Before the Storm, Rockaways Complex Eyes Rescue

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