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Villager: In the days following Superstorm Sandy, Tanya Acevedo, a mother of two, remembers that it “felt like we were living in the end of the world.” While waiting for the power to return, her apartment in the Lillian Wald Houses on Avenue D was dark and cold. “It felt so surreal,” she said. She […]

PBS: Discover how New York City – overwhelmed in 2012 by Superstorm Sandy – has learned from that disaster, and must defend itself against rising seas and the next big storm. With 520 miles of shoreline and no coastal protection, engineers and urban planners are tackling the problem with urgency and creative engineering.  See highlights from

NJTV: Six years after Sandy, an ambitious plan is in place that would protect to protect Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken neighborhoods from again being inundated by storm surges. Hoboken’s northern flood wall will start at Weehawken Cove. When Sandy surged into the vulnerable city six years ago — causing $100 million worth of damage

Befod & Bowery: Six years ago today, Superstorm Sandy hit New York City. Streets were flooded, buildings were destroyed, some $19 billion in damage occurred, and 43 people lost their lives. In the Seaport District, water levels reached four feet high. Six years after the city announced that it would build a U-shaped wall designed to protect