Is your ’hood safe? New ‘Harbor Scorecard’ measures risk of waterfront dangers
More than 400,000 New Yorkers face 50 percent risk of major flood by 2060
Hurricane season started on Thursday and weather experts forecast it to be worse than usual.
And with President Donald Trump withdrawing America from the Paris accord — an agreement between 194 countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit a rise in global temperatures — the Waterfront Alliance held a rally on Thursday to demand better waterfront security.
Elected officials, waterfront advocates and concerned citizens gathered at City Hall to demand better coastal defense, improved water quality and better access to the city’s waterways.