Search results
29 wrz 2023 · The limit on the capacity of the city’s network of drains, pipes and water-treatment plants is the main reason New Yorkers across all five boroughs suffered through flooding. And this probably ...
30 wrz 2023 · After record-breaking rains swamped the subway, grounded flights and flooded streets in New York City and the surrounding region on Friday, New Yorkers resumed their routines the next...
9 cze 2022 · How to Clear a Clogged Drain. Before plunging a sink, cover the overflow opening (the small holes near the top of the basin) with a wet rag to avoid pushing back water through it. Then put a...
When Hurricane Ida hit New York City on September 1, 2021, the storm laid bare the City’s lack of preparedness for flash flooding. Unprecedented heavy rains overwhelmed the sewer system and caused torrential flooding in our subways, streets, and basements—tragically taking the lives of 13 New Yorkers.
3 wrz 2021 · The unprecedented rainfall that remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped Wednesday night made New York City’s climate vulnerabilities starkly visible, less than two weeks after Tropical Storm Henri broke previous rain records.
27 gru 2021 · New York City is upgrading its sewer system by installing pipes, for instance, closer to the surface that can help drain water during extreme events, Jainey K. Bavishi, the director of the...
6 wrz 2021 · NYC street sweeping remains halved, despite Ida flooding drains clogged with trash. Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News. 1 of 3. An MTA bus and cars were caught in flood water on...
