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Workers from a contracted oil spill clean-up company sift through an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay on November 2nd, 2012, days after Superstorm Sandy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.)In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a
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Crews work to place sand and restore the beach at Coney Island in September, 2013. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it placed roughly 600,000 cubic yards of sand at Coney Island to replace sand lost during Superstorm Sandy and also to “restore the Coney Island project
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Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.If you haven’t noticed yet, it is raining. Pretty hard. The U.S. National Weather Service has put out a coastal flood statement [http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-york-ny/10007/weather-warnings/349727] that will be in effect from 12pm until 4pm today.
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A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)There is an extremely important meeting happening tonight at Coney Island Hospital regarding the Build it Back recovery program. The meeting will be held from 7pm-9pm in the auditorium of the Coney Island Hospital at 2601 Ocean Pkwy. Build it
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Photo by David Stahl [https://www.flickr.com/photos/otherdave/12788768/] via FlickrWith the coming of cooler weather also comes the increased use of radiators and other appliances as well as the increased necessity of familiarizing yourself with some carbon monoxide (CO) safety tips. In a press release addressed to
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Photo by David Stahl [https://www.flickr.com/photos/otherdave/12788768/] via FlickrWith the coming of cooler weather also comes the increased use of radiators and other appliances as well as the increased necessity of familiarizing yourself with some carbon monoxide (CO) safety tips. In a press release addressed to
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Section of Preliminary FEMA Flood Map showing coastline near Fort Greene. (Courtesy: FEMA)As the southern East Coast braces for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, we thought it would be useful to return to the topic of climate resiliency in our part of Brooklyn. In January, 2015, the Federal Emergency
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Section of Preliminary FEMA Flood Map showing Sunset Park coastline. (Courtesy: FEMA)As the southern East Coast braces for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, we thought it would be useful to return to the topic of climate resiliency in our part of Brooklyn. In January, 2015, the Federal Emergency Management
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Photo via Army Corps of Engineers.Last night, residents of the Brooklyn community gathered together at the behest of Council member Chaim Deutsch and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to go over a tentative plan to mitigate damages from another possible super storm – an event that has a yearly 1 percent probability,
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Hydro-Estimator, Central America Oct 4, 2016. (Photo via NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research)Local politicians are announcing relief efforts for Haiti, which faces a humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, starting here in Flatbush — a longtime epicenter of the Haitian-American community. Hurricane Matthew touched down in
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Park Slope Rowhouses. (Photo: Park Slope Stoop)Another sign of Fall — the City’s 2016-2017 “heat season” began on Saturday and continues through May 31, 2017. Mayor de Blasio and Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Vicki Been issued a statement yesterday reminding residential building owners of their
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Park Slope Rowhouses. (Photo: Park Slope Stoop)Another sign of Fall — the City’s 2016-2017 “heat season” began on Saturday and continues through May 31, 2017. Mayor de Blasio and Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Vicki Been issued a statement yesterday reminding residential building owners of their