@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
Post #4114576
2023-09-30 12:25 UTC
"Former Governor Andrew Cuomo famously starved it of cash while funneling money toward the highway system.
Under Kathy#Hochul, the #MTA is still underfunded by millions of dollars each year.
Adams has seemed more concerned during the first months of his administration about inundating the subway with cops
The upshot is that New York City—America’s biggest and arguably most social democratic city—is manifestly unprepared for what #ClimateChange has in store for it."
https://newrepublic.com/article/175883/nyc-totally-unprepared-climate-disaster-but-lot-cops
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@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social 2023-10-01 13:39
"Steve Bowen, chief science officer for Gallagher Re, a global #reinsurance broker, said #ExtremeWeather events like this are exposing how quickly risks are shifting in cities like #NewYork as #ClimateChange intensifies rainfall and existing infrastructure gives out. " https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/nyc-flooding-climate-change-infrastructure-limitations-rcna118170