Schumer says feds should make shoreline storm resilient
Wants Southern Brooklyn included in study
A group of elected officials led by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to include Southern Brooklyn in any coastal protection projects it recommends in a new study of mitigation and resiliency programs in the New York/New Jersey harbor.
Schumer (D-New York) and U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Coney Island-Canarsie-Eastern Brooklyn) successfully pushed for passage of an appropriations bill that included federal funding for a New York/New Jersey harbor feasibility study.
The study will examine Sandy-related coastal flooding, test various solutions to prevent flooding in the future and make recommendations on how to alleviate flooding.