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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

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Jul 2024

Climate and Environment Government In Depth Investigations Transportation

What’s at Stake for the Environment in Hochul’s Decision to Halt Congestion Pricing

The MTA says losing the revenue generated from congestion pricing could create a domino effect that impacts a series of climate resiliency projects, like fortifying the subway system from flooding…

ByMariana Simões 5Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment

How Climate Change Could Threaten New York’s Historic Black Cemeteries

“My concerns are that if these storms keep getting worse, ancestral remains might come to the top,” said Shantell Jones, secretary of the Flatbush African Burial Ground (FABG) Coalition, a…

ByMarina Dunbar 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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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Housing Events This Week: City Council to Tackle Lead Paint, Mayor’s Veto on Voucher Bills

Housing and land use-related events taking place in the week ahead, as well as affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByMariam Hydara 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Housing Events in NYC This Week: NYCHA Preservation Trust’s First Board Meeting

Housing and land use-related events taking place in the week ahead, as well as affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByMariam Hydara 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Government Opinion

Opinion: To Protect NYC From Future Storms, Invest in Waterfront Parks

“During Sandy we saw evidence of how parks can be built to weather the worst impacts of storms. Areas that suffered less damage overall had infrastructure in place that served…

ByTyler Taba

BySherrise Palomino 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Buyouts on the Ballot: 10 Years After Sandy, New York Considers New Funding for Voluntary Relocation

New potential funding mechanisms—including a measure that New Yorkers will see on the ballot this November—may provide an opportunity for homeowners in areas of high flood risk to sell their…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Economy Housing and Homelessness Transportation

Tell Us Your Hurricane Sandy Story

As the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s landfall in New York approaches, City Limits is asking residents to share their experiences of the storm. Where were you, and how…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Transportation

NYC is Underspending on Climate Resiliency: Comptroller

In the decade since Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New York, the city has lagged in spending federal and capital funds dedicated to recovery and resiliency, a new report found.…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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

What’s at Stake for the Environment in Hochul’s Decision to Halt Congestion Pricing

How Climate Change Could Threaten New York’s Historic Black Cemeteries

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

Housing Events This Week: City Council to Tackle Lead Paint, Mayor’s Veto on Voucher Bills

Housing Events in NYC This Week: NYCHA Preservation Trust’s First Board Meeting

Opinion: To Protect NYC From Future Storms, Invest in Waterfront Parks

Buyouts on the Ballot: 10 Years After Sandy, New York Considers New Funding for Voluntary Relocation

Tell Us Your Hurricane Sandy Story

NYC is Underspending on Climate Resiliency: Comptroller

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