New York is getting wetter, and federal help is drying up
Floods are hitting harder, but New York City is bouncing back faster.
Steve Kastenbaum
The multi-billion effort to stop New York from going underwater
From the shores of Manhattan to Staten Island and Montauk Point, government is trying to prevent damage from storm surge and sea level rise.
Jon Lentz
Kirsten Gillibrand: If they cut FEMA, ‘they’re going to find out at the ballot box’
New York’s junior senator talks transit resilience and the future of federal funding to recover from extreme weather events.
John Celock
Preparing New York for hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, 7-foot snowstorms
State Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray tries to plan for a wide variety of possible weather emergencies – and she’s worried about federal cuts.
John Celock
Zach Iscol: ‘It’s my job to be concerned about everything’
The commissioner of New York City Emergency Management said extreme heat makes heavy rain more likely – leading to unpredictable floods.
John Celock
What does homeland security mean for Andrew Garbarino?
The new chair of the House Homeland Security Committee talked with City & State about disaster preparedness as his party’s president considers dismantling FEMA.
John Celock
Firefighting in a hotter New York City: ‘This is a whole brave new world for us’
Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said brush fires in city parks were unlike anything he’d seen “ever, ever.”
Ralph R. Ortega
A veteran environmentalist tackles resiliency against rising rainfall
A Q&A with James Gennaro, chair of the New York City Council Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts Committee
John Celock