Candidates in Southeast Queens Council race run to tackle COVID, jobs, education and housing
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Nine candidates are running to represent Council District 31.
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Opinion: Flood protection needs a revamp in 2021 before the next Sandy
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By 2100, Sandy-like flooding is expected to be the new normal.
Read MoreNYC confronts climate crisis reality with coastal rezoning plan
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“Hurricane Sandy continues to serve as a painful reminder that we must continue to adapt to the ever-so-real threats of climate change. This includes updating our zoning to help New Yorkers build, and rebuild, more resiliently.”
Read MoreStorm Surge Barriers Are Not a Simple Flooding Fix, Environmentalists Say
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For Queens coastal communities threatened rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms, a maritime barrier may seem like a simple solution to flooding. Indeed, storm surge barriers are a key measure to “manage future flood risk” proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Read MoreFar Rockaway Library a ‘Dreamy Vision’
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The finished product is still three years away, but the new and improved Far Rockaway Library is already earning praise from design and architecture experts.
Read MoreSandy Scammer Who Ripped Off Vulnerable Families Is Busted By Queens DA
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Andrew Troiano, a 56-year-old Long Island contractor, was sentenced to one to three years in prison after pleading guilty to bilking more than $170,000 from three families that lost their homes to Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
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