Extreme rainstorms hammer the Northeast 60% more often than they did in the 1950s, and New York City's infrastructure struggles to keep up. The city's sewers handle 1.7 inches of rain per hour, but ...

Adaptation is a matter of survival, and the city may have to throw every solution available at a worsening situation.

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – A coastal flood advisory has been issued for parts of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday. In New Jersey, Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May could see up to one foot of flooding ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — New Yorkers are urged to take precautions as strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected to hit the region beginning Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather ...

If you sit on the terraced steps at the newly-rebuilt Wagner Park on the Manhattan waterfront, looking out at the Statue of Liberty, you probably won’t know that there’s an 18-foot-tall flood wall ...

NEW YORK — Two people in New Jersey were killed after their vehicle was swept up in flood waters during a storm that moved across the U.S. Northeast overnight, authorities said Tuesday. Gov. Phil ...

A coastal flood advisory is in effect Wednesday for parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The advisory was issued from 8 p.m. Tuesday through 3 p.m. Wednesday for Staten Island, southern ...

A coastal flood warning is in effect for much of the New York and New Jersey coasts, according to the National Weather Service. Cloud coverage has increased in the New York City area as a coastal ...