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New York City

May 03, 2013

Citywide Water Monitoring System Is Suspended After Agency Cuts Funding

The city had bankrolled an expansive monitoring network run by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Richmond Town

April 24, 2013

Staten Island Students Count Eels in Richmond Creek

A group of students counted glass eels at Richmond Creek.

Port Richmond

April 15, 2013

City to Install Solar Panels on 4 Rooftops in Staten Island and the Bronx

The Staten Island rooftop alone will get enough solar panels to cover one-and-a-half football fields.

Breezy Point

February 07, 2013

Breezy Point Water Safe in All But Hardest-Hit Areas, City Says

A boil-water order in Breezy Point has been lifted for most of the area.

Inwood

December 03, 2012

Water Main Break in Inwood Cuts Off Park Terrace Service

A water main break left Park Terrace area residents first without water overnight.

Springfield Gardens

October 17, 2012

City Begins $69M 'Green' Sewer Upgrade in Southern Queens

The city is beginning work on an upgrade to Springfield Gardens' water and sewer infrastructure.

Forest Hills

September 28, 2012

Flood-Hit Forest Hills Residents Demand Action From City

Tempers flared as city officials tried to explain the causes of repeated flooding.

Forest Hills

September 17, 2012

Repeated Flooding Has Forest Hills Residents Livid

Residents say city's ancient sewer system floods their house with sewage during rainstorms.

Forest Hills

August 30, 2012

City Upgrades Forest Hills Sewers to Alleviate Flooding

The city completed $24 million in water and sewer main upgrades in the neighborhood.

Upper East Side

March 29, 2012

2nd Ave. Subway Construction Needs More Air Monitoring, Pol Says

City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin is calling for the DEP to monitor air around the 2nd Ave. subway site.

Upper East Side

February 11, 2012

Thieves Steal City Truck and Crash Into UES Store, Injuring Four, Cops Say

A pair of men stole a DEP truck and crashed it into an Upper East Side building late Friday, police said.

Manhattan

October 19, 2011

$187 Million Deal Reached To Reduce Sewer Overflow

The agreement seeks to reduce the amount of sewer overflow, and storm water, entering the city's waterways.

Upper West Side

August 18, 2011

Crater Forms on 82nd Street Two Weeks After Water Main Break

West 82nd Street was ripped up for the second time in a month as crews worked to repair a sinkhole.

Harlem

August 15, 2011

Harlem Sinkhole Intersection Has History of Complaints

More than a dozen calls have beeen placed to the city's 311 system in the past year complaining about problems with the roadway at the intersection of St. Nicholas Avenue and 152nd St.

Manhattan

August 04, 2011

Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith Steps Down

Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith has stepped down and will be replaced by DEP Commissioner Cas Holloway.