Hurricanes

Oct
11
ICYMI: Two Grocery Stores Sold, Street Named After Seth Kushner, Suspicious Car Fire In Marine Park

ICYMI: Two Grocery Stores Sold, Street Named After Seth Kushner, Suspicious Car Fire In Marine Park

Photo by mta_subways [http://websta.me/p/1026851306904496366_1799578081]In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are
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May
22

Feds To Launch Storm-Surge Warning Maps To Remind You How Screwed You Are

ClimateCentral.org built this map, predicting the risk posed by storm surges of various heights. This shows a 10′ surge.
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Jun
19

City Releases New Evacuation Zone Map, Adding 600,000 People

New evacuation mapMayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration released a new evacuation map on Tuesday, creating a more zone system and
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Jun
03

Hurricane Season Is Here – And So Are The Hurricane Preparedness Resources

Sandy as seen from outer space. (Source: nasa.gov)June 1 marked the dreaded beginning of “hurricane season,” an event
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Jan
21

Sheepshead Bay Footbridge Finally Reopens – Pedestrians, Rejoice!

Photo by Erica ShermanIt’s taken some serious beatings over the course of its 131-plus years of existence, most recently
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Nov
23

In Aftermath Of Sandy, Footbridge Gets Much-Needed Repairs

Photo by Brian HooIn the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, one of the more iconic symbols of the devastation wrought, was
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Aug
17

A Good Day In Sheepshead Bay: A Tale Of Two Hurricanes

READER SUBMISSION: Mickie Burbella Whitley, an East 15th Street resident and North Carolina-native, passed by this derelict motor boat in
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May
30
You Can Remove the Tape, The Hurricane’s Passed

You Can Remove the Tape, The Hurricane’s Passed

Nine months after Hurricane Irene threatened New York City, people still have big Xs of tape up on their windows.
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Feb
29

“Birthday” Plumb Beach Clean-Up This Saturday

Birthday girl Victoria Gershik with "The King." Click to enlarge. Source: FacebookNo, it’s not Plumb Beach [/tag/
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Mar
02

ACTION ALERT: Demand Dredging Of Sheepshead Bay!

Army Corps of Engineers officials presented the plans for restoring Plumb Beach and solving long-term erosion issues [/plumb-beach-restoration-plans-outlined-construction-could-begin-as-early-as-december/] at a
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