Sentences with phrase «for storm resiliency»

It contains no tax hikes, restores funding for libraries, pools and firehouses, and earmarks $ 250 million for storm resiliency after Hurricane Sandy.

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This study aims to establish a unified and sustainable vision for a stretch of waterfront with the potential to provide new recreational and educational opportunities, while improving storm resiliency.

At 9 a.m., Rep. Nydia Velazquez serves as a keynote speaker, and Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Andrew Hoan moderates a panel discussion about storm resiliency for small businesses, Old American Can Factory, 232 Third St., Brooklyn.

The Trustees are seeing a 10 percent increase in their application workload related to a storm that preceded winter storm Grayson on Jan. 4, indicating a need for a «thoughtful approach to coastal resiliency not presently written in our code,» according to a letter Trustees read at Tuesday's Town Board work session.

He has supported a series of resiliency measures on the borough to prepare for future storms and signed a bill that spares New Yorkers who rebuilt their homes after Sandy from a property tax hike.

«Our recovery from this devastating storm will not be complete, and our residents will not be fully protected, without the funding to pay for these crucial resiliency measures.»

Other funding in the «Vital Brooklyn» budget proposal includes $ 140 million to create more recreation space and improve existing parks in Central Brooklyn, $ 23 million for «resiliency» or storm preparedness measures and $ 1.2 million for youth development, including education programs with the state's Department of Environmental Conservation.

A Cuomo aide said that the eligibility requirements for projects are well - defined by statute and include funding for capital work such as roads, environmental facilities, municipal owned recreational facilities, health and safety infrastructure, storm resiliency, and l economic development undertakings.

Sweeney, who received 100 points, also garnered a «Lifetime Green Recognition Award» for his work on issues such as storm resiliency, gas drilling and toxic chemicals in children's products.

Sea levels are projected to rise up to 7 feet over the next century, and Zarrilli has begun to plan for major storm barrier systems, like the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, to keep the Big Apple dry.

While providing a response to the disaster, these efforts restored natural storm protection and developed resiliency for the next storm, further helping community members protect their heritage, economic interests, and families.

A new study analyzing storm intensity and impacts in the New York metro area aims to inform how communities can better prepare for winter storms and enhance resiliency as the effects of climate change exacerbate hazards.

It would also include $ 3 million for flood prevention, including improving the resiliency of coastal communities to sea level rise and storms.

The «bomb cyclone,» a winter storm that descended on much of the eastern U.S. from December 27, 2017, to January 8, 2018, renewed the raging debate about resiliency and prompted flashbacks of the «polar vortex,» a similar deep freeze that transpired in January 2014 and was compounded by the loss of 82 GW nationwide for various reasons.

Our rehabilitation of Ocean Towers will make the building more energy - efficient and provide for resiliency against future storms.