Forget global warming and rising NYC waters — New Yorkers still love living by the shore
New towers have already brought tens of thousands of residents to river shorelines in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Long Island ...
The Real Deal10d
Flooding could wipe out 19K NYC homes in next 15 years
New York City could lose more than 19,000 homes to flooding in the next 15 years, according to a report from the Regional Plan Association. The potential destruction, as detailed in The City ...
THE WEEK1y
Why New York City was caught off guard by flash flooding
Last week, scenes of extreme flooding in New York City made the rounds on social media, with parts of the city and Long Island appearing underwater as the intense rainfall overwhelmed the city's ...
Fox Weather on MSN6mon
Flood alerts issued from New York City to Washington as slow-moving storms swamp Connecticut
NEW YORK – Slow-moving thunderstorms fired up across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states on Sunday, packing threats of ...
Forbes1y
New York City Is Sinking Under The Weight Of Its Own Buildings
Relentless construction is also causing the city to subside, exacerbating the risk of future flooding. The surface geology of New York City has ... areas such as midtown Manhattan, because there ...
New York Post29d
MTA’s latest ‘solution’ to $800M fare evasion scourge turns into train wreck as flood of NYC subway riders vault over turnstile spikes
A flood of turnstile jumpers skipped the fare at a Manhattan subway station Friday ... The MTA installed a pricey new gate designed to block fare evaders in 2023 — but the $700,000 electronic ...
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public ...