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Dec
12
Struggling To Pay Your Heating Bill? Help Is Available

Struggling To Pay Your Heating Bill? Help Is Available

Photo: Bensonhurst BeanAs colder temperatures descend on our area, reliable heat is absolutely essential. Paying for heat is a serious
1 min read
Nov
22

Trees Falling All Around Sheepshead Bay, Taking Parked Cars Along For The Ride

Photo by Boris Zhukovskiy.Yesterday was a windy day, no doubt. But was it windy enough to blow decades-old trees
1 min read
Nov
16
Public Comment Period on Storm Resiliency Extended To December 2nd.

Public Comment Period on Storm Resiliency Extended To December 2nd.

The project in question is the Jamaica Bay/Rockaway Draft Reformulation Plan [/everything-need-know-new-storm-resiliency-proposal/], and its objective is to enhance storm
2 min read
Nov
11
Direct Link Between 2012 Sandy Flooding & Climate Change, U.N. Reports This Week

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
3 min read
Nov
08
The Deadline To Comment On The Army Corps Storm Resiliency Plan Is Near, But Could Get Extended

The Deadline To Comment On The Army Corps Storm Resiliency Plan Is Near, But Could Get Extended

Photo via Army Corps of Engineers.The deadline to give input to the Army Corps of Engineers is November 17,
2 min read
Nov
01

Four Years After Sandy, Climate Resiliency Planning For Sheepshead Bay Continues

Workers from a contracted oil spill clean-up company sift through an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay on November 2nd,
5 min read
Nov
01

Four Years After Sandy, Climate Resiliency Planning For Sheepshead Bay Continues

Workers from a contracted oil spill clean-up company sift through an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay on November 2nd,
5 min read
Oct
31
Superstorm Sandy: Four Years Later

Superstorm Sandy: Four Years Later

Crews work to place sand and restore the beach at Coney Island in September, 2013. The U.S. Army Corps
3 min read
Oct
21
Flood Watch For South Shore Bays, Get Your Floaties Ready

Flood Watch For South Shore Bays, Get Your Floaties Ready

Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.If you haven’t noticed yet, it is raining. Pretty hard. The U.S.
1 min read
Oct
20

Build It Back Meeting At Coney Island Hospital Tonight

A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)There is an extremely important meeting happening tonight at Coney
1 min read