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At NYCHA's Hammel Houses, Residents Wait for Sandy-Damaged Community Center to Reopen

The Community Center in Hammel Houses has been closed since Superstorm Sandy in 2012, impacting local youth and seniors.

Environment

fromTruthout

5 months ago

This Vulnerable Community Feels Left Behind as New York City Builds Seawalls

Edgemere residents face ongoing flood risk while a decade-old city promise to raise the bayside shoreline remains unbuilt.

History

fromwww.mercurynews.com

6 months ago

Today in History: October 29, Black Tuesday' signals start of Great Depression

Oct. 29 features events: 1929 Black Tuesday crash, Sir Walter Raleigh's execution, Mussolini's prime ministership, Suez Crisis, plane crashes, Superstorm Sandy, and Lion Air tragedy.

Public health

fromHealthbeat

8 months ago

How a Coney Island hospital rebuilt to withstand the next superstorm

South Brooklyn Health was rebuilt with flood-resistant, storm-hardy infrastructure to preserve essential services amid rising climate-driven extreme weather.

fromwww.npr.org

11 months ago

Homes are increasingly at risk from floods. Elevation can help

Home elevation, I think, is one of those techniques that you're going to see used more as climate change continues to impact our communities.

US news