rainproof

THE CITY: Record rainfall soaked New York on Friday, disrupting public transportation and schools while flooding streets and homes as officials struggled to cope with the deluge — and Mayor Eric Adams fended off waves of criticism for his administration’s handling of the storm. Parents, environmentalists and regular commuters alike were steamed for not being given […]

Bloomberg: An ambitious plan to more than double New York City’s investment into making the city a natural sponge for increasingly heavy rainfall hinges in part on its ability to buy up new plots of land. The state and city announced $2 billion on Tuesday that adds to an existing $1.5 billion fund to expand