Mayor de Blasio today announced a new pilot program that will help ensure new City infrastructure and public facilities are prepared for the worsening impacts of climate change, including intense rainfall, coastal storm surge, chronic high tide flooding, and extreme heat.
The Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery Operations is continued within the Office of the Mayor and shall coordinate or assist in the City operations related to housing issues for City residents impacted by major disasters, including those related to extreme weather or disease.
Local Law 24/2011 report on the plans and protocols in place to guide NYC's response to weather emergencies, including plans for winter weather, coastal storms, extreme heat, flash floods and events causing power outages, damage to structures and/or significant amounts of debris for the past year.
Local Law 26/2011 requires agencies responsible for preparing for and responding to snow emergencies provide an annual snow preparedness and response report for each snow event of six inches or greater. From November 15, 2019 through November 14, 2020 there were zero (0) reportable snow events.