A Storm is Coming. The State Must Act Now to Make Basement Apartments Safe. - City Limits

A Storm is Coming. The State Must Act Now to Make Basement Apartments Safe. - City Limits

“By refusing to include the hardest-hit neighborhoods in the revamped pilot, New York State is complicit in the ongoing danger facing these residents. Basement safety is not a luxury, it’s a matter of life or death and we need to right this wrong.” Ida aftermath in Queens. On Sept. 1, 2021, Hurricane Ida dumped an unprecedented 3.5 inches of rain per hour on New York City—nine inches in total. Our city’s outdated sewer system was quickly overwhe…