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Real Estate Booms In Brooklyn's Most Flood-Prone Areas: Study

More than 3,500 new apartments have been built in flood-prone parts of Williamsburg and Greenpoint since Hurricane Sandy struck ... are in city flood zones. Localize.city discovered 21,450 new units i... read more

How NYC's decade of rezoning changed the City of Industry

But the massive redevelopment of the Williamsburg and Greenpoint ... according the New York State Department of Labor. In the wake of its research from 2005, the city appeared to change its course; it ... read more

Sheepshead Bay, old and new: Flood-prone bungalows are being rebuilt or sold

... rebuilding them according to zoning regulations concerning construction in flood zones. Other owners are demolishing flood-damaged bungalows and building entirely new houses. Others are selling th... read more

Citywide Rezoning Plan Would Benefit Developers, Hurt Neighborhoods

Advocates for this approach point to the two areas of the city where significant numbers of affordable units have been produced through this program, West Chelsea/Hudson Yards and Williamsburg/Greenpo... read more

Tracking the Storm

Cuomo of New York on Tuesday raised the possibility of building a levee in New York in the aftermath of major flooding in Lower Manhattan ... The waterfront fringes of Sunset Park, Williamsburg and Gr... read more

Processed World #33

Not willing to stoop to such levels of shameless brown-nosing, I begin to peruse the dictionary for new words to use in scrabble. Again, I must slam the book shut as the President of the company walks ... read more

Long Island City Boasts Most Flood-Prone Housing In NYC: Study

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS -- Long Island City is among New York City's most at-risk flood zones, but that hasn't stopped developers from building thousands of apartments where ... Long Island City, Wil... read more

Jeffries: NY flood problems need NY solutions

FEMA also urges homeowners in flood zones to move electrical ... basements not be used at all. “In New York,” said Jeffries, “many homeowners either have relatives living in the basement, or rent out ... read more

Four years after Sandy, Staten Island's shoreline is transformed

What is most surprising about this process of strategic retreat is that more waterfront neighborhoods in New York City ... the waterfronts of Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Long Island City, and Hallets Po... read more