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Flirting With Disaster: Flood Zones Still Uninsured Years After Sandy

Oct. 28, 2019, 4:10 a.m.Oct. 28, 2022, 2:38 p.m.

Nearly 85% of NYC houses and apartments FEMA flags as vulnerable don’t have flood insurance — putting 250,000 homes at risk, our investigation found.

Transportation

Staten Islanders Say Innovative Bus Route Crosses a Line

Oct. 16, 2019, 3:55 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

Locals are OK with an express bus on old railroad lines and viaducts. But they’d rather see traffic on a pedestrian esplanade than Richmond Terrace.

Politics

Rep. Max Rose, Lone NYC Holdout, Comes Out in of Impeachment Inquiry

Oct. 2, 2019, 8:33 p.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

At a town hall in Staten Island on Wednesday night, freshman Congressman Max Rose opened the event with a speech on defending the Constitution.

Transportation

An Odd Route Planned for New Staten Island Express Bus Service

Oct. 2, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

Over old railroad lines and through elevated viaducts will go the “Bus Rapid Transit” line — potentially transforming the commute of 12,000 riders

Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Max Rose Split on Impeach-Trump Stumps

Oct. 1, 2019, 4:05 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:27 a.m.

The city’s newest Democratic reps face different re-election challenges next year. Their strategies will be on display in key visits home this week.

People

Rep. Max Rose in Hot Seat as Holdout on Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Sept. 26, 2019, 5:46 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:27 a.m.

A Democrat representing a Trump-voting Staten Island and Brooklyn district treads carefully, to the dismay of many volunteers who helped elect him.

Staten Island

Staten Island’s Epic Wait for Alternative to Private Bus Service Just Got Longer

Sept. 25, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

Academy Bus Service to get $3.8 million from taxpayers for another year of express rides from South Shore to Midtown, while MTA ponders a takeover.

People

New Yorkers Give de Blasio His Marching Orders

Sept. 20, 2019, 4:51 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:27 a.m.

We spoke city residents with strong ideas on where the mayor should focus his energy, post-campaign. Here’s a sampling of responses.

Transportation

City Hall’s Protected Bike Lane ‘Green Wave’ Pedals Past Local Foes

Sept. 20, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.

A Brooklyn community board unanimously rejected City Hall’s plans for a new bike lane on Shore Parkway. But that didn’t stop transportation officials.

Brooklyn

New Housing Eyed for Brooklyn Lots Ravaged by Sandy

Sept. 11, 2019, 4:00 a.m.Oct. 28, 2022, 2:38 p.m.

While Manhattan and Staten Island plan sea barriers, the city banks on one- and two-family homes in southern Brooklyn areas bound to see more floods.

Clifford Michel

Flirting With Disaster: Flood Zones Still Uninsured Years After Sandy

Staten Islanders Say Innovative Bus Route Crosses a Line

Rep. Max Rose, Lone NYC Holdout, Comes Out in of Impeachment Inquiry

An Odd Route Planned for New Staten Island Express Bus Service

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Max Rose Split on Impeach-Trump Stumps

Rep. Max Rose in Hot Seat as Holdout on Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Staten Island’s Epic Wait for Alternative to Private Bus Service Just Got Longer

New Yorkers Give de Blasio His Marching Orders

City Hall’s Protected Bike Lane ‘Green Wave’ Pedals Past Local Foes

New Housing Eyed for Brooklyn Lots Ravaged by Sandy

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