New York City is expanding a program that installs sensors in flood-prone areas to help alert residents and make their neighborhoods more resilient. elijahwestbrook takes us to one in Queens.
You've heard the term,"April showers bring May flowers," but those showers can sometimes lead to flooding in certain neighborhoods around New York City.
"It rivaled Hurricane Irene in 2011," said Roger Gendron, homeowner and president of the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association."That water went into people's homes, businesses, houses of worship. People lost so much from that storm."Fed up with flooding, New Yorkers demand answers from local and federal officials at town hall in Queens
FloodNet is a collaborative project, which started right before the pandemic, by multiple local colleges and city agencies.
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