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Federal Reserve Assesses Vulnerability, Viability of New York City’s Basement Housing

Approximately 10% of low-income and immigrant New Yorkers live in areas with basement apartments that are at high risk of flooding, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The report,”Flood Risk and Basement Housing …

Detroit Program to Target Basement Flooding During Intense Storms

Detroit is starting a program to reduce chronic basement flooding during intense storms. The program initially will target two neighborhoods and later expand to others, Mayor Mike Duggan said. The strategy follows major rain events last summer that left thousands …

New Jersey City to Reimburse Homeowner for Sewer Backup Damage

The City Council of Clifton, New Jersey, has voted to reimburse a homeowner after the city’s sewage test flooded a basement, ruining a joint birthday celebration and flooring that was put down the day before. Officials had apologized to Mike …

City’s Sewage Test Floods Basement in Clifton, New Jersey

A northern New Jersey couple had a joint birthday celebration ruined after their city’s sewage test flooded their basement and ruined flooring that was put down the day before. Officials in Clifton, New Jersey, apologized to Mike and Jennifer Prybicien …