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Hurricane Ida
flooding
July 8, 2022
The City’s Inflatable-Dam Handout Is Essentially Useless
“Not everybody is a general contractor.”
By
Alissa Walker
flooding
Oct. 29, 2021
New York Needs to Become a City That Floods Now and Then
Climate-justice scholar Kian Goh on New York’s challenges nine years after Sandy.
By
Alissa Walker
hurricane ida
Oct. 14, 2021
New York Doesn’t Need Its Own Forecast. It Needs a Forecast Communicator.
“It’s very clear that the blatant breakdown of communication is what needs to be adjusted.”
By
Alissa Walker
climate change
Sept. 20, 2021
‘That’s What Hurt the Most: The Things You Can’t Replace’
Five East Elmhurst residents on what they lost to Hurricane Ida.
By
Valeria Ricciulli
streets
Sept. 14, 2021
We’re Falling Short on Even the Simplest Fix for Storm Flooding
Plugged-up drains should be the most straightforward problem to solve, and the city can’t keep up.
By
Diana Budds
hurricane ida
Sept. 10, 2021
What Went Wrong With NYC’s Emergency Alerts, and How Can We Do Better?
Contextual warnings, explicit directions, and better outreach before the storm could all help.
By
Alissa Walker
cityscape
Sept. 10, 2021
If You’re Worried About Mold After the Flooding, Get In Line
“You don’t have enough pumps, you don’t have enough dehumidifiers, you don’t have enough fans.”
By
Jack Denton
climate change
Sept. 2, 2021
Scenes from Ida’s Chaotic, Tragic Night in New York City
The bus driver stuck in raw sewage, a delivery worker who biked through a foot of water, and other stories from the flood.
housing
Sept. 2, 2021
Those Flooded Basement Apartments are a Deadly Part of the Housing Crisis
The most dangerous place to be last night was on the ground floor.
By
Kim Velsey
street view
Sept. 2, 2021
To Stop Flooding, New York Needs Spongy Streets
The city does the equivalent of mopping up an overflowing toilet with a rock. We have alternatives, and should use them.
By
Justin Davidson
danger
Sept. 2, 2021
Yes, Food-Delivery Workers Were Out in Last Night’s Deadly Flood
This should not keep happening.
By
Alan Sytsma