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Photo by mta_subways [http://websta.me/p/1026851306904496366_1799578081]In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long.
charles schumer
ClimateCentral.org built this map, predicting the risk posed by storm surges of various heights. This shows a 10′ surge.The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA), the federal government’s weather sleuths, will soon launch storm surge warning maps to help highlight the specific areas vulnerable to flooding in
evacuation zones
New evacuation mapMayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration released a new evacuation map on Tuesday, creating a more zone system and adding 600,000 additional people to evacuation areas. The new maps create zones numbered one through six, replacing Zones A, B and C, offering city officials more leeway in ordering
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Sandy as seen from outer space. (Source: nasa.gov)June 1 marked the dreaded beginning of “hurricane season,” an event that people in the area will take more seriously this year thanks to Superstorm Sandy [/water-level-rising-quickly-as-high-tide-and-hurricane-sandy-near/]. A Wall Street Journal
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Photo by Erica ShermanIt’s taken some serious beatings over the course of its 131-plus years of existence, most recently during the unprecedented swath of destruction unleashed by Superstorm Sandy, but after months of repairs by Department of Transportation contractors [/in-aftermath-of-sandy-footbridge-gets-much-needed-repairs/
Hurricanes
Photo by Brian HooIn the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, one of the more iconic symbols of the devastation wrought, was the significant damage the footbridge incurred. Tipster and Sheepshead Bites contributor Brian Hoo sent us this photo (above) of some men working to repair the wooden connection between Emmons Avenue
hurricane irene
READER SUBMISSION: Mickie Burbella Whitley, an East 15th Street resident and North Carolina-native, passed by this derelict motor boat in the Bay. The sight brought back memories of Hurricane Irene and, 10 years earlier, Hurricane Floyd – during which she made her drive up from North Carolina to Brooklyn. Here,
Hurricanes
Nine months after Hurricane Irene threatened New York City, people still have big Xs of tape up on their windows. City Room checked out 11 neighborhoods [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/still-suffering-summers-storm-anticipation-damage/?smid=tw-nytmetro&seid=auto] around the city and
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Birthday girl Victoria Gershik with "The King." Click to enlarge. Source: FacebookNo, it’s not Plumb Beach [/tag/plumb-beach/]’s birthday. I don’t think any of us know the exact date and year the universe spit Plumb Beach out of its womb. It’s local resident
hurricane ida
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 hearing last Thursday, and the good news is that everyone appears to be on the same page: residents
hurricane ida
The silver lining in the recent devastation of Plumb Beach [/hurricane-ida-destroys-plumb-beach/]is that community leaders, and city, state, and federal agencies are finally considering long term solutions to erosion issues at Plumb Beach. Congressman Anthony Weiner once again brought together officials from Department of Transportation, Parks