Queens Chronicle14d
Queens could see flood mitigation
Queens could see another $190 million worth of environmental infrastructure upgrades meant to reduce the threat of flooding under a bill signed by President Biden earlier this month.The measure would ...
New York Post26d
Gov. Hochul, NY’s biggest climate-change booster, has spent $415K on private jets: ‘It’s very wasteful’
The New York State Democratic Committee, which Hochul controls, spent an additional $75,000 on four private flights in 2021 and 2022 ... as coastal protection and flood mitigation.
Aaron Glenn hired as New York Jets coach: His influences, path
Aaron Glenn is back with the Jets. From 1994 through 2001, he was a defensive back for the team, learning from some of the ...
Legal observers say President Donald Trump's quick pace could be an advantage
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spent his first week back in office rapidly signing executive orders, the sheer volume of ...
The New York Times27d
New Orleans Was Called Resilient After Attack. It Didn’t Need the Reminder.
Image Flooding from the failure of the city’s levee system during Hurricane Katrina put four-fifths of New Orleans underwater in 2005.Credit...Vincent Laforet/The New York Times To some degree ...
Hirings of Jets' Glenn and Patriots' Vrabel give NFL 5 teams with coaches who once played for them
Aaron Glenn had no doubts about where he wanted to go once the New York Jets’ head-coaching job became available.
For a ‘land of steady habits,’ CT has seen changes over 10 years
Even the 'land of steady habits' has seen change over time. Here's a look at 10 ways Connecticut is becoming a different ...
The Brooklyn Paper16d
More than a decade after superstorm, Brooklyn Navy Yard receives $28M in FEMA funding for Sandy-related repairs
Almost 15 years after Hurricane Sandy devastated New York City, the Brooklyn Navy Yard hasn ... more severe storms. In September 2021, Hurricane Ida caused severe flooding at the Yard, and several ...
Gothamist28d
NY comptroller audit criticizes MTA’s extreme weather preparedness, calls for improvements
A new audit outlines supposed safety blindspots ... including substantial flooding in 2021. The audit accused the MTA of being unprepared for unusual weather events, such as flash flooding and ...
Business Insider29d
Miami's beachfront high-rises are sinking fast. It's a warning for coastal properties worldwide.
That sinking can lead to expensive — and sometimes deadly — damage and flooding in some of the ... swaths of the East Coast — including New York and Baltimore — were sinking by at least ...
Townhall15d
LA's Devastating Lesson for Blue Cities Everywhere
In these cases, New York Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services -- the department's ambulance service -- will be essential. Yet FDNY EMS has fewer ambulances in service than in 2021 ...
Newsday8d
What makes a landslide and why they are familiar in Indonesia
More than 150 million people live on Java, an island smaller than New York state, which is home to roughly 20 million. That many people living in a small area that frequently sees flooding ...