infrastructure Archives

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A report that projects the impact of sea level rise on the U.S coastline ranked New York as the ninth state with the most critical infrastructure at risk of flooding…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Sewer Backups, Increasing from Climate Change, are Costing City’s Homeowners

About 20 houses in South Jamaica are prone to sewer backups every few months, say homeowners, some of whom have dealt with the issue for more than a decade. But…

ByRoxanne Scott 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 3Comments

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Sep 2021

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Now is the Time to Make the Gateway Program Happen

The economic case for investing in the Gateway Program is crystal clear. If we build, we would create over 70,000 jobs and generate over $19 billion in economic benefits. If…

ByMelva Miller and Chris Boylan 3Comments

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Aug 2021

Government News Transportation

Infrastructure Bill Cuts Federal Funds to Remove Highways, As Mayor Proposes BQE Fix

The Reconnecting Communities Act which would have allocated $15 billion to retrofitting or replacing roadways that cut through economically disadvantaged areas, like the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

ByLiz Donovan 3Comments

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Aug 2019

Government Podcasts

Pol: Blackouts, Flooding and Subway Woes Show Need for Revamped Planning

The Brooklyn Councilmember says this year’s Charter Revision Commission missed a chance to fix deep flaws in the way New York does land-use planning.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jul 2019

Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs to Think Bigger—and Better—About Improving Infrastructure

‘Infrastructure is a public good. And land value—commonly-owned, socially-created wealth—can be tapped to keep this public good alive and well.’

ByMarty Rowland 1Comment

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May 2019

Government

The Displacement Dangers of the Trump-Democrat Infrastructure Deal

Infrastructure spending without redefining the public interest and taking steps to achieve it could miss a critical opportunity. And the short-term political impact, good or bad, could be the least…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Oct 2018

Government

We’ve Got Issues: Transit and New York’s Race for Governor

Andrew Cuomo has focused a lot of money and attention on infrastructure. Whether the city’s transit system has received sufficient love from the gov is a matter of much dispute.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: To Fix the Gowanus Expressway, it’s Time to Bury it

‘The Gowanus expressway, which disrupts the street level experience of so many of our city’s most charming, most quickly-growing residential neighborhoods, is an aging remnant of a bygone era.’

ByCarlo Scissura

ByJustin Brannan 7Comments

By Next Century, Hundreds of Critical NYC Buildings Risk Frequent Flooding: Study