New York City to receive $176m in federal funding for storm protection
by Amber Jamieson in New York from on (#116NS)
Funds from Housing and Urban Development contest will be used to flood-proof lower Manhattan, which was severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy in 2012
New York City is getting a $176m funding injection from the federal government to help shield lower Manhattan from hurricanes and floods.
"First, we get $176m to protect the shoreline and prevent devastation, God forbid another Sandy rolls in," said Senator Chuck Schumer, who represents Manhattan.
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