Announcements 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.
Announcements 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. [http://www.nyc.gov/html/sirr/downloads/pdf/final_report/Ch_1_SandyImpacts_FINAL_singles.pdf] Seven years later, the effects of the storm still linger. Though much work was done
Arts & Culture Giant ‘Lily Pads’ Will Protect Red Hook Houses From Future Flooding Rendering via KPFNYCHA has commissioned architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) to design a resiliency and renewal program for the Red Hook Houses in response to the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The storm left thousands of Red Hook residents without power and basic necessities for weeks
News New Sewers Bring Much Needed Drainage To Coney Island Courtesy of NYC Department of Design and ConstructionA project to expand storm sewers and increase drainage capacity in Coney Island — a neighborhood hard hit by Superstorm Sandy — is on track to be completed by March, two months ahead schedule. The $27.7 million project on parts of West 21st Street
Bensonhurst Officials Announce Completion Of $28 Million Resiliency Project To Prevent Beach Erosion Senator Chuck Schumer speaking during the announcement of the completion of the Sea Gate Reach project. (Photo provided by Senator Chuck Schumer’s office)The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday the completion of a $28 million resiliency project to restore Coney Island’s beaches, prevent erosion and
2601 ocean pkwy Coney Island Hospital Gets A Bit Greener, More Resilient After Completing Energy Efficiency Project Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)Earlier this week we brought you the news that Coney Island Hospital will construct a new elevated tower structure for all critical services [/new-resilient-tower-planned-protect-coney-island-hospitals-critical-services/] , keeping them out of reach of flood waters in a future storm. Now, the hospital – the only
ecology Thursday: Get Involved In Making Jamaica Bay More Storm Resilient The Ryan Center at Floyd Bennett FieldA new institute established to bolster the social and ecological research of Jamaica Bay and the communities around it has won millions of dollars in grant money to make the critical resource more resilient, and are turning to locals for their input. The Science
