NEW YORK -- You've ... into a program that tracks flooding and gives advanced warning to some of the most vulnerable areas. When it rains, it pours in Jamaica Bay, Queens, leaving the community ...

Three more hotel sites in Queens are being used as “sanctuary” shelters to help house the seemingly never-ending flood of southern-border migrants into New York City. The city’s Department ...

Council Member Nantasha Williams has recently passed a bill that will bring more attention to the flooding issues plaguing ...

New York State is dealing with heavy rain and a flood watch has been issued in Western counties, with the watch in effect ...

When storms dump rain on the city, sewers are put to the test. Some of them can’t handle the flow.  Flooding is a problem ...

New Yorkers in parts of the city woke up Tuesday to intense flooding after sections of Queens and Brooklyn were hammered by an overnight thunderstorm. LaGuardia Airport was hit with 2.27 inches of ...

More than a month’s worth of rain fell Friday across parts of New York City and Long Island, much of it within a few hours, flooding utility ... of Brooklyn and Queens from the overnight hours ...

a decision that will affect $300 million worth of projects in New York City. In Queens, the cuts will threaten three flood mitigation projects in East Elmhurst, Corona and Flushing, collectively ...

Aleks Phillips is a Newsweek U.S. News Reporter based in London. His focus is on U.S. politics and the environment. He has covered climate change extensively, as well as healthcare and crime.

An overnight round of wild weather full of thundering and thrashing rain complicated Tuesday commutes across New York ... flash flood threats persisted through much of the morning in Queens ...