NYC officials project that nearly 800,000 residents could be living in flood zone that cover a quarter of the city's land by the year 2050. This dire prediction comes about as rising water levels and other effects of global warming occur.
They also say that of 90-degree days in NYC could triple to Birmingham, Alabama temperatures. Finally, approximately 8 percent of the city's coastline could be subject to flooding from high tides.
US Representative Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) issued the following statement marking the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act through his female press secretary:
Severe weather shifts to the Northeast, with heavy rains.
The NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) expects thunderstorms possible for much of the Eastern United States today.
Edward Snowden says he admires US Army Private Bradley Manning, who is currently on trial for allegedly turning over documents to WikiLeaks and Daniel Ellsberg, a former US Military analyst who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971.
At the same time Ellsberg says he is impressed with Edward Snowden for revealing secret US National Security Agency surveillance programs.
When was the last time you heard someone else say they couldn't be happier? Happiness can be elusive. It can be fleeting. Too often, it can be lost in our modern world's swirl of stress, multitasking, and 24/7 news.
The fact is, today you are already thinking about what you'll be doing tomorrow.
Positive energy shows you how you can surmount the obstacles that disrupt and diminish your ability to enjoy life to its fullest, with awareness and connection.
Many sewers throughout the area surrounding City Island are in disrepair, so storm-water infiltrates the pipes and forces out sewage before it can reach treatment plants. The sewage-laden storm-water then flows into local waterways toward the Sound and its harbors and beaches.
In addition, all around Long Island Sound, rain can overwhelm waste-water treatment systems or wash pollutants off local streets and into the waterways that flow toward the Sound.
Just as New York City Public Library’s annual Summer Reading initiative kicks off with a well funded celebration at the Library’s landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue by encouraging kids and teens to read at their local branches throughout the summer to combat “summer slide” while they’re out of school, they are also asking the public for help to fight a $47 million city budget cut.
Why have there been so many neighborhoods left out? New York City's nearly two-week-old bike-share program already is among the largest on earth, but it has neglected neighborhoods where the majority of the population lives.
Many bike stations are located in Brooklyn and selected Manhattan neighborhoods.
The solar-powered docking stations and the nearly 6K blue Citi Bikes can be found in Manhattan, below 59th Street and selected neighborhoods of Brooklyn. But many neighborhoods including Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, are left bike-less.
Over the past week President Xi Jinping and his superstar wife Peng Liyuan have been on a world-wind tour.
The power couple have visited the Caribbean and Latin America before they arrived in California.
The couple have been involved in serious work and global diplomacy, but they have also had plenty of time to relax and enjoy the global hospitality.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama met with members of the press after their meeting at the Annenberg Retreat, California on 6/7/13.
The Second Avenue Subway (SAS) is a rapid transit subway line, part of the New York City Subway system. Phase I, consisting of two miles (3.2 km) of tunnel and three stations, is open Second Avenue in the borough of Manhattan.
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