NYC Mayor Bloomberg Proposes $20B Flood Plan After Sandy
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for a $20 billion system of flood barriers to protect low-lying areas from storms almost eight months after Hurricane Sandy devastated the region. In a report...
View Article10 Ideas Chosen for Coastal Shields in New York, New Jersey
Here’s one way to stop the floodwaters the next time a monster like Superstorm Sandy comes ashore in New York City: Build an 8-mile-long system of dikes around the low-lying parts of Manhattan. A...
View ArticleFunding Approved for $50M Waterfront Flood-Mitigation Project in NYC
The federal government has approved funding to start a $50 million flood-mitigation project along the Queens waterfront to better protect Howard Beach against rising sea levels and storm surges similar...
View ArticleBiden, Cuomo Team Up to Promote Smarter Rebuilding
Vice President Joe Biden and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that New York and the nation’s other coastal states have to rebuild against severe storms and flooding that are likely in the...
View ArticleN.Y.’s Long Island Areas to Get $16M in Flood-Buffer Funding
Several areas on Long Island in New York State will get about $16 million in federal funding to buy storm-damaged properties and turn them into flood buffers. Newsday says the funding includes $9.9...
View ArticleSandy-Hit Towns in N.Y., N.J. Wrestle With Eminent-Domain Choice
On a tiny spit of land off Long Island in New York, the wealthy village of Asharoken faces a dilemma borne of Superstorm Sandy. Either it accepts millions of dollars in federal aid to build a...
View ArticleNYC Could Get $176M in Federal Money for Storm Protection System
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, says New York City could get $176 million in federal money for a proposed storm protection system. The Democrat says funding would be awarded via a national...
View ArticleNYC Flood Defense Barrier Remains Years Away
After ocean waters poured into lower Manhattan during Superstorm Sandy, experts began dreaming up a solution: a U-shaped barrier of earthen berms, walls and gates that would keep floods out and the...
View ArticleNYC Mayor Proposes $10B Plan to Flood-Proof Manhattan as Climate Risk Grows
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a $10 billion plan to push out the lower Manhattan coastline as much as 500 feet, or two city blocks, to protect from flooding that’s expected to become more...
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