Editorial: Brooklyn can’t ride out the storm alone
This October, Brooklyn residents will mark the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy whose high winds and surf wrought incredible devastation across the borough, in neighborhoods from Canarsie to Gerritsen Beach, Bensonhurst and Coney Island.
It took homeowners months, if not years, to rebuild; even as this milestone approaches, there are some who have yet to rebuild and recover fully. Even so, the climate is changing (though some may deny that), and the risk that we’ll be hit with another storm of Sandy’s caliber remains.
June 1 marked the start of the Atlantic hurricane season — prime time for tropical storms that could endanger the East Coast. Except for Sandy, a major hurricane (defined as a storm with winds in excess of 110 mph) hasn’t hit our shores in 12 years.