07/28/2025
Need to Know: NYC’s sewer system faces decades-long overhaul as storms intensify, officials warn
After last week's torrential downpour overwhelmed New York City’s streets and subways, officials warned that adapting the city’s aging infrastructure to a rapidly changing climate will take decades and cost billions of dollars.
The storm brought 2.64 inches of rain to Harlem, while Central Park recorded its second-highest one-hour rainfall on record, trailing only the downpours experienced in September 2021 from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, an event that triggered the first flash flood emergency in the city’s history.
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