"Yet again, Southeast Queens, the Rockaways and surrounding areas have undergone horrible yet entirely foreseeable mass flooding. Sixteen months after Hurricane Ida struck our shores and killed thirteen fellow New Yorkers, our government has not made the changes, improvements, and recoveries necessary to protect and shelter its citizens.
"These residents don't just need our words of hope; the people deserve real plans, commitments, and genuine change. The city, state, and federal government must accomplish the difficult but vital steps to both prevent and mitigate future disasters. Specifically,
- Mayor Adams should immediately expedite the capital project process and increase funding to these low lying disaster prone areas.
- Governor Hochul must amend the State of Emergency to include a request for direct, seamless, and expeditious federal funding for homeowners in Southeast Queens, the Rockaways and surrounding areas.
- Our governments must begin today to re-develop our street and sewage infrastructure, and the Army Corps of Engineers should be immediately deployed to expedite the Bay Protection Project and on-the-ground resiliency efforts.
- As we pivot from fossil fuels towards green energy, we should redirect fossil fuel subsidies to sources that bolster public renewable energy.
"These critical reforms require urgent action. Changes today will help mitigate catastrophe from a future of more frequent severe storms."
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