As city plans for future storms, Brooklyn reps see trouble ahead
“It just takes a full moon and high tide..."
Jainey Bavishi, director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Resiliency, says disaster preparedness has dramatically improved in the city since Superstorm Sandy — but some elected officials say the picture looks different from the Brooklyn side of the river.
“Sandy was a pivotal moment,” Bavishi said during a panel discussion on disaster management on Wednesday in lower Manhattan. The discussion was one of several that brought security experts together at the Protecting New York Summit, sponsored by City & State. The panel was moderated by technology and policy reporter Annie McDonough.
Seven years and $19 billion later, “We’re absolutely safer. We have improved emergency response, hardened structures, implemented coastal protections and upgraded buildings,” Bavishi told the crowd.