CONEY ISLAND, NY (TIP): Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams, on September 24, unveiled his resiliency plan for New York City to address the rising threat of climate change to New Yorkers’ safety, underlined by the destruction and loss of life caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida earlier this month. He was joined by local elected officials and resiliency advocates outside Haber Houses, a NYCHA senior development in Coney Island that is one of more than two dozen public housing sites citywide still rebuilding from Hurricane Sandy.
Adams’s plan, developed in consultation with leading resiliency advocates and experts, focuses on keeping New Yorkers physically and financially safe from climate events — in the short-term and in the future — as well as shoring up the city’s ability to thrive and grow long-term through the adverse effects of climate change.
You can view the full plan at https://www.scribd.com/document/527292110/The-Adams-Resiliency-Plan-for-NYC
“Coney Island and other marginalized communities in New York knew the hard truth before many in this city: Climate change is here. Making New York City more resilient and protecting our people from extreme weather is not some far-off consequence of the things we do today—it is an urgent public safety issue, right now. As the flooding from Ida underlined with devastating effect, our focus can no longer solely be on climate change prevention; it must also be on the interventions we need right now to warn, educate, and insulate New Yorkers from damage and death,” Brooklyn Borough President Adams said. “We must be bold and ambitious. We need a City government that protects future generations while taking care of those most in need right now–especially those lower-income communities and communities of color who are most impacted by climate change, and who will benefit the most from investments in resiliency that create green jobs. With preparedness and protection, we can create the New York City we want to live in — and we want our grandchildren to live in — while becoming an example for the world. That is the mission powering my resiliency plan.”