Batten down the hatches for more superstorms
Ten years ago, Superstorm Sandy forever changed New York. The storm ravaged our city, killing 43 New Yorkers, destroying thousands of homes, and leaving hundreds of thousands without power, with damages estimated at $19 billion in the five boroughs alone. We experienced pain and devastation, but not equally: 55% of storm surge victims were low-income renters, and Black and Brown working-class communities along the coastlines bore the brunt of the hurricane’s most severe damage. Sandy was a major wake-up call: The climate crisis was at our doorstep.