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Why the hell would we do this for Staten Island but not Manhattan and Brooklyn?
by gshdg 7y ago
Why the hell would we do this for Staten Island but not Manhattan and Brooklyn?
- xhgdvjky 7y agoManhattan is behind Staten Island and Brooklyn. Brooklyn has a natural barrier thanks to Fire Island. So what remains is Staten Island. i don't think this will be very effective tho
- gshdg 7y agoStaten Island shields Manhattan from some waves. A wall protecting Staten Island from flooding doesn’t protect Manhattan at all, tho. And as we know from Sandy, Manhattan and Brooklyn are equally vulnerable to flooding — and far more costly to allow to flood.
- xhgdvjky 7y agoequally vulnerable is a stretch... Staten island was really wrecked I tried looking for a breakdown of cost per area but didn't find it. but having seen articles at the time, I wouldn't be surprised if it was worse. building a sea wall seems like an ok choice the cleanup also had a big focus on infrastructure in and out of Manhattan so I think Manhattanites felt it less
- gshdg 7y agoI’m just saying that from an ROI perspective, doing this for Staten Island but not Manhattan seems short-sighted. Also, the bit where hundreds of frail elderly people were stuck on upper floors of high rises without water for about a week.