Tag: hurricane-sandy

More than a decade after superstorm, Brooklyn Navy Yard receives $28M in FEMA funding for Sandy-related repairs

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Jan. 14, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Almost 15 years after Hurricane Sandy devastated New York City, the Brooklyn Navy Yard hasn’t totally recovered. But millions of federal dollars, secured this year by local congress members, are expected to restore the Navy Yard to its “pre-disaster” self.  U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside…

City completes Gerritsen Beach infrastructure upgrade

May. 4, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer

A massive multi-million dollar construction project to modernize the streets of Gerritsen Beach has wrapped up nine months earlier than expected — finally upgrading the sewage system and helping the low-lying waterfront community deal with perpetual flooding.