PROBLEMS ON POLLUTION AND WATER RESOURCES IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREAdoi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1974.tb43903.xMartinCommissionerLangCommissionerWileyAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Rainwater is becoming more intense and groundwater tables are rising throughout New York City. 10 Plaza Street East, a Brooklyn co-op, felt this full force during 2021's Hurricane Ida when its entire subcellar floor flooded, including the storage room, the laundry room and the bike room. ...
New York County Agrees to Redraw Voting Lines That Lawsuit Said Disenfranchised Residents of Color A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color Associated PressJan. 23, 2025 ...
and family child care (FCC) providers – the majority of whom are women, immigrants, or people of color – are at unique risk of heavy rain and rising seas. In 2022, the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) launched the Emergency Renovation and Repair Grant Program in New York City ...
Photograph showing Hamilton Beach, New York City, “sunny day” flooding for a water level of 7.3 feet above normal low tide, May 15, 2019. Within a few decades rising sea levels will cause neighborhoods at higher elevations to be similarly affected with chronic flooding, affectingproperty valui...
Because of the terrible water problems, the new Minister of Water is planning to dam the Black River in St.Elizabeth, Jamaica. A reservoir would then be used to supply the parishes of Hanover, Westmoreland and other parts of St.Elizabeth wi...
levels, could make New York prone to natural disasters. He warned that "every additional high- (...) inhabitants. Lead researcher Dr Tom Parsons said the gradual subsidence, coupled with rising sea (...) The researchers compared what is happening to New York to the problems Venice (.....
Water might protect against cancer and heart disease It helps convey nutrition, hormones and proteins around the body, and messages to the nervous system. In fact, a US study found that men who drank six 250ml glasses of water a day halved their risk of bladder cancer, while other research...
Despite California's rising coronavirus numbers -- on June 22, the state had more than 5,000 new daily cases for the first time -- the Golden State continues to reopen. Increased safety measures are in place.California mandated the use of masksin public spaces on June 18, and ...
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) --A major water main break in Yonkers continued to cause big problems on the roads in Westchester County into Monday night and its effects were expected to linger into Tuesday morning. Flooding closed parts of the Saw Mill River and Cross County parkwa...