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Eight Years Since Hurricane Sandy And There’s Still More Work To Be Done

A fallen tree in Bensonhurst after Hurricane Sandy hit the city. (Photo via Mike/Flickr Creative Commons)BROOKLYN – Today marks eight years since Hurricane Sandy crashed into New York City’s shoreline. It caused 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation. Thousands of people lost their homes. Years later,

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Was Brooklyn Prepared For Tropical Storm Isaias?

A fallen tree in Bath Beach. (Photo via Steve Patzer, with permission)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Tropical Storm Isaias left about 22,000 Brooklyn households without power last night. The number is now down to 5,632. In Manhattan this morning? The number is 67. Fallen trees have taken over the streets.

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NYC Has Planted 34,000 Trees in Brooklyn Since Sandy

A downed tree in Bensonhurst in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Via Flickr user bigmike33x.The city Parks Department has planted over 34,000 tees in Brooklyn since 2012, far outpacing the 4,000 trees lost in the borough as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Sandy was more devastating

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Seven Years Since Hurricane Sandy And Southern Brooklyn Is Not Prepared

Hurricane Sandy.Hurricane Sandy slammed into Brooklyn in 2012. It caused 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation. Seven years later, the effects of the storm still linger. Though much work was done and promises were made, some weren’t kept and some weren’t enough. In September, we

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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

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Is Brooklyn Prepared For A Big Storm? City Says Yes, Local Pols Say No.

Before the Nor’easter. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)It’s September which means it’s officially storm season. Forget hurricanes, it seems that every time it pours, Brooklyn gets flooded even though over $20 billion was allocated for the City’s resiliency plan. Puddles form on streets, water goes up

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il Fornetto Celebrates 20 Years in Sheepshead Bay

SHEEPSHEAD BAY – This August will be twenty years since Angelo Viscoso gave up on a career in engineering and opened il Fornetto on Emmons Avenue – continuing his family’s tradition of serving good food to good neighbors. Angelo Viscoso, owner of Il Fornetto on Emmons Avenue, which has great marina

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The Barnacle Parade: Red Hook Residents Remember Hurricane Sandy

RED HOOK – The Red Hook community held the 5th annual Barnacle Parade on Monday, October 29 to commemorate the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. 2018 Barnacle Parade, Red Hook (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The Barnacle Parade was launched by a group neighbors in 2013—the year after the superstorm brought a

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City’s Court Ordered Accessible Shelters Will Be Ready—A Year Late

A Committee on Recovery and Resiliency Oversight Hearing earlier this year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Only 34 of the 60 accessible emergency shelters promised by NYC Emergency Management are complete—and they were originally ordered to be finished last month. After Hurricane Sandy, a New York court found that the city

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Residents Have One More Day to Submit Comments on $20 Million Project for Sheepshead Bay Courts Sewer System

Repairs to the Sheepshead Bay Court houses damaged in Hurricane Sandy have been a long time coming (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Friday, November 3, is the last opportunity for residents to submit comments on the proposed grant allocating $20 million for a new Sheepshead Bay Courts Sewer and Water

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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). According to the city website, the plan includes “actionable recommendations both

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5 Years Since Sandy: Emotions Ran High At #Sandy5 March

Photo/ Zainab IqbalDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – “Please excuse me, I just came from the hospital. My daughter, 11-years-old, had a nervous breakdown because I was talking to somebody about Hurricane Sandy. My daughter was only six years old. I almost lost my daughter,” said Rachel Rivera, a Brooklynite. Thousands of people gathered

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5 Years Since Sandy: Red Hook’s Barnacle Parade [Photos/Video]

RED HOOK – Despite the driving rain on Sunday, hundreds of locals turned out for Red Hook’s fourth annual Barnacle Parade, a fun community event that commemorates the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy hitting the waterfront neighborhood and celebrates its resilient, tenacious residents. Barnacle Parade 2017, starting off on Pioneer StreetBarnacle

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Real Estate Roundup: Stronger

In the 5 years since Sandy, Southern Brooklyn has steadily built back from the damage that was wrought. While not everything is all the way back, much progress has been made. Here are just some of the promising developments and deals to be had in the heart of the County

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5 Years Since Sandy: Coney Island Community Center Still Not Repaired

The haphazard construction site at the Surfside Gardens Community Center in Coney Island (Kyle Kucharski / BKLYNER)CONEY ISLAND – This October marks the five-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy’s destructive landfall here in New York, yet some areas of the city seem to have been more neglected in recovery efforts. The

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5 Years Since Sandy: Coney Island’s Community Hospital Then And Now

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island. (Photo/Zainab Iqbal)CONEY ISLAND – When disasters strike, community hospitals become more important than ever – it’s where neighbors know to go for help, where the pharmacy has life-saving medications when all the others are closed, and, where we hope the lights will not go

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5 Years Since Sandy: Three Stories From Red Hook

RED HOOK – Few neighborhoods in Brooklyn were hit as hard by Superstorm Sandy as Red Hook. Below we talked to residents and businesses about then and now, and whether they feel ready should another storm strike. A street in Red Hook after Hurricane Sandy (Photo courtesy of Scott Pfaffman and

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5 Years Since Sandy: How The Storm Affected DUMBO’s Beloved Jane’s Carousel

October 29 marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. BKLYNER interviewed local business owners who were affected by the historic storm about their experiences and lessons learned. Jane’s Carousel flooded by Hurricane Sandy (Photo Credit: Ana Andjelic, courtesy of Jane Walentas)DUMBO – After more than 25 years of

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City Council Passes Bill for Hurricane Sandy Committee, Seeks Report on Outcomes, Recommendations for the Future

Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)Five years on from Hurricane Sandy, a new task force will prepare New York City for future natural disasters. Yesteday, on Tuesday, October 16, the City Council voted unanimously on Councilmember Mark Treyger’s (47th

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5 Years Since Sandy: Daniel Power Of DUMBO’s PowerHouse Arena Remembers

October 29 marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. BKLYNER interviewed local business owners who were affected by the historic storm about their experiences and lessons learned. Photo courtesy of PowerHouseDUMBO – The PowerHouse Arena was one of the pioneering businesses in DUMBO—the picturesque, waterfront neighborhood “down under the

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Council Member Treyger Calls for Hurricane Sandy Relief Task Force

Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)With the 5-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaching, City Council Member Mark Treyger has called for the creation of a new Hurricane Sandy Recovery Task Force. Council Member Treyger, of the 47th District, is chair

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Council on Recovery and Resiliency Holds Oversight Hearing for Build It Back Program

CITY HALL – Seeking answers to the ongoing disenrollment of participants from the Build It Back program for Hurricane Sandy relief, the Committee for Recovery and Resiliency held an oversight meeting yesterday, September 26. “The program claims to have served 98% of the remaining 8,300 families, [and] we are gravely

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How We Can Help Those Affected By Hurricane Harvey

A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)Brooklyn knows the devastation of a major storm. Many neighborhoods are still being rebuilt, 5 years on from Sandy, and our hearts go out to the residents affected by Hurricane Harvey that tore though Texas this weekend. “Currently, the relief

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VIDEO: Coney Island Creek Climate Change Study Proposes Pedestrian Path For Kaiser Park

A rendering of proposed improvements to Six Diamonds Park, to benefit residents in times of storm and peace. (Photo via Arcadis/Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects)In anticipation of future climate change events, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency commissioned design

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Direct Link Between 2012 Sandy Flooding & Climate Change, U.N. Reports This Week

Flooding off Emmons Avenue in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (Photo: Viktor Kravtchenko via Creative Commons)As Brooklyn — and the rest of the U.S. — were transfixed by the presidential elections, U.N. scientists released a new report with direct relevance to our area. According to an analysis released Tuesday