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Whitestone’s brand new drainage system spanning 120 blocks is finally complete days before hurricane season

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May. 29, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan After almost a decade in the making and a $128 million investment from the city, a complete overhaul of Whitestone’s sewer system is finally complete.  The area’s elected officials, city agency heads and the workers who made it all happen, gathered on a quiet residential street Tuesday afternoon to…
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Arverne street gets extreme makeover to absorb stormwater and tidal flooding from Jamaica Bay

Sep. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry A residential street in the Rockaways is the first in the city to be redesigned with groundbreaking infrastructure methods to absorb stormwater and reduce tidal flooding from Jamaica Bay. The city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced on Sept. 6 that construction on a $1.2 million project that transformed…
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