Flooding Archives – QNS

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Completion of $139M infrastructure project in College Point brings 14 miles of upgraded water mains and sewers

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Mayor Adams marks third anniversary of Hurricane Ida in Queens Village, highlights citywide flood prevention efforts

By Bill Parry

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Lawmakers Meng, AOC, Meeks and Schumer secure $190 million to address destructive flooding in Queens

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Rosedale

City starts $51.8 million infrastructure project in Rosedale to address flooding and fix roadways

By Athena Dawson

Con Ed crew deals with flooded street in Manhattan amid climate change

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What does NYC’s future look like? Extremely hot and wet, a city climate report finds

Trump's FEMA cuts would eliminate more than $100 million in flood relief funding for Queens-based initiatives.

Sanders to host community meeting on flooding issues in Far Rockaway Thursday

By Rachel Butler

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Astoria

Neighborhood meeting to address persistent sewer backup and flooding concerns in northwest Queens set for February

By Rachel Butler

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Major investment announced to combat flooding along Brookville Boulevard on Queens/Nassau border

By Christian Murray

Queens

To better manage extreme rainfall, city begins replacing concrete medians in Queens Village with green infrastructure

By Bill Parry

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Heavy rain drenches Queens neighborhoods, causing extreme flash flooding throughout the borough

By Anthony Medina

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Flushing

City proposes several projects to manage flooding at Flushing’s Kissena Park

By Carlotta Mohamed

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‘We need swift action’: Heavy rain causes major flooding in Queens yet again

By Ethan Marshall

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Glendale

Queens Community Board 5 working to address flooding issues in Glendale

Elijah Hamilton

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Meng invites Forest Hills flooding victim to President Biden’s State of the Union address

By Carlotta Mohamed

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‘A top priority’: President Biden signs Queens lawmaker’s bill to combat flooding in the borough into law

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Rockaway elected leaders discuss recent flooding on peninsula during Arverne town hall

By Bill Parry

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‘Stay home if you can’: Southern Queens residents told to move to higher ground amid tidal flooding

By Julia Moro

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Flushing

House passes Meng’s measure to fund $120M to address flooding in Queens

By Carlotta Mohamed

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City Council passes bill to provide financial assistance to homeowners for purchase and installation of backwater valves

By Carlotta Mohamed

The New York Hall of Science

Flushing

New York Hall of Science reopens more than a year after extensive flood damage from Hurricane Ida

By Bill Parry

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Ridgewood

Queens councilman calls on DEP to improve drainage in effort to prevent flooding following recent storm

By Julia Moro

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Whitestone

Queens residents clean up after overnight storm brings heavy rain, flash flooding

By Carlotta Mohamed

Arverne construction

Arverne

City begins construction project in Arverne to transform roadway medians to better manage stormwater, reduce chronic flooding

By Carlotta Mohamed

report on preventing flooding in Central Queens basement apartments

Corona

New report unveils flood prevention measures for basement apartments in central Queens

By Carlotta Mohamed

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People wearing bright shirts protesting rent hike

Going up: Rent Guidelines Board approves rent hikes on city’s stabilized units

The replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) transits San Francisco Bay during a namesake visit to San Francisco in 2024.

Blaming Biden, Hegseth renames USNS Harvey Milk

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