bergen beach Hurricane Sandy Anniversary Approaches to Remind How Perilously Unprotected Southern Brooklyn Remains One week before the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and local and federal officials spoke about the inevitability of climate change at a town hall meeting on Climate and Resiliency at the Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan Beach. About 80 residents gathered to listen and voice their
Central Brooklyn 5 Years Since Sandy: Were The Promises Fulfilled? BROOKLYN – After seeing the horrendous effects of the storm, the city made a list of promises to fulfill in the five years following Sandy. Those goals were listed in a comprehensive plan, A Stronger, More Resilient New York (SIRR) [http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/sirr/SIRR_spreads_Hi_Res.pdf]
build it back Three Years After Sandy, Build It Back Makes Headway In Sheepshead Bay A boarded up home. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Three years after Superstorm Sandy’s flood waters swept through Sheepshead Bay, the city’s Build it Back [http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/home/home.shtml] program is reporting measurable progress in the neighborhood. More than three-quarters of Sheepshead
candle light vigil Tomorrow: Community To “Light Up The Shore” In Remembrance Of Superstorm Sandy A scene from last year’s Light up the Shore event. Photo by Ned BerkeThe following is a press release from the Bay Improvement Group: Elected officials, recovery organizations, community leaders, and residents of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, will gather on Wednesday, October 29 at 7:30pm to remember the two-year
brighton beach Photos: Coastal Communities Gather For Candlelight Vigil On Sandy Anniversary Members of Sandy-affected communities along the East Coast paid respect to what was lost during the storm, lighting candles and wielding flashlights to “light up the shore” on the first anniversary of the flooding. Light Up the Shore events were held in Gerritsen Beach, Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach, joining
