New NYC Flood Maps Add 35,000 Structures to Danger Zone
Twice as many homes and businesses in and near the city would be in flood zones under new maps that may force more property-owners to buy flood insurance, complicate post-Sandy rebuilding for some and...
View ArticleThe Plan to Buy Back Flood Zone Property
New York TimesreporterThomas Kaplan discusses the likely offers forthcoming from the state to buy your home if it's in the 100-year flood plain."What do you do if nine of your neighbors took the buyout...
View ArticleThe Post-Sandy Rebuilding Rush
WNYC investigative reporter Robert Lewis discusses a government-approved $776 million effort to rebuild in flood-prone areas, as a WNYC and ProPublica investigation revealed.Read Robert's story and see...
View ArticleCuomo Proposes Buying Flood-Prone Properties
Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing to purchase and demolish homes in flood-prone areas to create more undeveloped coastline for the state.The state could spend as much as $400 million on the program,...
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