FEMA told City Limits that ‘a more detailed look at the NYC aspects/impacts’ would ‘best be handled by the city.’ However, neither the mayor’s office nor several of the city’s agencies were able to say.
In areas hit hard by Sandy, the choice between rebuilding or retreating isn’t easy for anyone. It’s harder for those whose finances make elevating their home or accepting a buyout all but impossible.
Owners on the city’s coastline and their advocates are bracing for impact as two more major anticipated changes to federal flood insurance policy promise to fundamentally alter the landscape of affordable housing in New York City.
Join City Limits for a panel discussion on the intersection of climate change, urban growth, and policy choices in NYC.
The Brooklyn Councilmember says this year’s Charter Revision Commission missed a chance to fix deep flaws in the way New York does land-use planning.
‘The climate emergency demands densification. The Left must put forward a vision for maximizing density as part of its commitment to social justice.’
‘We need to focus on making sure the next generation of New Yorkers understands the real threat climate change poses to our city and planet.’
Brooklyn City Councilmember Justin Brannan discusses his new Committee on Resiliency and the Waterfront and what he believes is the city’s lagging effort to prepare for coastal storms.
The New York Building Congress says there must be comprehensive, regional planning to meet the increased risk of flooding—and imaginative thinking about how to live amid higher waters.
There has been some progress toward making New York City as a whole—and the Resilient Neighborhoods in particular—safer. But much remains undone.
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