After Repeated Flooding, Middle Village Residents Call on City to Fix Drainage
Wong says the city should shift hundreds of millions of dollars to drainage and resiliency projects after repeated storms flooded homes and streets.
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Queens council member puts Mamdani on notice after repeated district flooding
Queens City Council Member Phil Wong is furious and calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration to make flood prevention a priority after constituents in his district experienced severe flooding and property damage last week and at least four times over the past month following intense storms. Wong sent a strong letter on Aug. 23 to...
The intense rains recorded this weekend caused a rapid accumulation of water in different sectors of New York, to the point that some streets were completely covered.The images show the strength with which the water advanced and how the volume of the precipitation tested the capacity of the drainage systems.To this is added a problem that is repeated in many cities: the garbage that ends on the public road can reach the drains, obstruct them and…
Following a heavy downpour on the morning of the 23rd, New York City Council Member Phil Wong wrote to Mayor Mamdani, stating that several communities in Queens borough had recently experienced severe flooding. He requested that the city adjust resource allocation and increase investment in drainage systems and flood prevention infrastructure to address the long-standing problems of waterlogging and flooding. Wong stated, "Throughout the morning…
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