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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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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

‘A Brand New Neighborhood’: City Council to Vote Soon on Willets Point Development

The proposal would build 1,400 income-restricted apartments—on top of 1,100 already in the works—on the Flushing waterfront just east of Citi Field. It also includes a privately financed stadium for…

ByChris Janaro 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: In the ‘Year of Greenways,’ Let’s Insist on Equity

“This absence of unified design and management can compound inequality. Where some areas of the city have seen the lion’s share of the city’s attention, other areas have been and…

ByHunter Armstrong

BySharon Pope-Marshall

ByEdMundo Martinez 1Comment

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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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Aug 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Swimmable Cities Are a Climate Solution

Amid scorching heat, cities around the world are rethinking access to waterways. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News.

BySarah Amandolare 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Opinion

Opinion: How Paris is Out-Swimming New York City

“As yet another hot and humid summer approaches, exacerbated by the prospect of rising temperatures, we have fewer public pools per capita than any other major U.S. city and 520…

ByKara Meyer 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

ARTS and CULTURE Housing and Homelessness

The Housing Photographer Who Chronicled Sandy’s Destruction in Queens

Retired HPD photographer Larry Racioppo spent months without electricity after Hurricane Sandy rebuilding his Rockaway Park home. His photos from that time, and of his neighborhood over the decade since,…

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

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Oct 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Buffering NYC’s Waterfront for Resiliency

“Addressing the remaining 60 percent of the waterfront that is hard and non-absorbent cannot be left to chance. The creation of a buffer there will require a comprehensive plan and…

ByCharles Lauster 2Comments

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

‘A Brand New Neighborhood’: City Council to Vote Soon on Willets Point Development

Opinion: In the ‘Year of Greenways,’ Let’s Insist on Equity

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

Swimmable Cities Are a Climate Solution

Opinion: How Paris is Out-Swimming New York City

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

The Housing Photographer Who Chronicled Sandy’s Destruction in Queens

NYC is Underspending on Climate Resiliency: Comptroller

Opinion: Buffering NYC’s Waterfront for Resiliency

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