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Installation of the semi-permanent wall started Monday along the neighborhood's lowest-lying street.
Protecting the area is complicated because "Red Hook also floods from underneath," a city official said.
Up to 18 inches of snow, 55 mph wind gusts and flooding are in the forecast, officials say.
Rain and sleet — not snow — pelted Brooklyn Friday morning.
Jim McMahon mapped the storm surge that swept through the neighborhood during Hurricane Sandy.
The green energy education center was hit hard by Sandy but kept power thanks to rooftop solar plates.
But repairs could take up to a week in places as debris from the storm still needs to be cleared.
The massive storm, which killed 18, brought power outages, raging fires and historic floods.
Car owners at Esplanade Gardens in Harlem were in shock when they came to pick up their cars Tuesday.
Uprooted trees, broken branches, minor floods, faulty traffic lights and cordoned off streets were seen across Manhattan.
Battery Park City is one of the most flood-prone neighborhoods in the city. Residents and business owners are taking precautions in advance of Hurricane Irene.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.