Am I the only one who saw that only 13 people had died in this horror and thought, wow, that's not very many? I'm sure the casualty count will climb, but perhaps not by too much, and that's A Good Thing.
That's just not feasible. What you need is better sea walls, pumps, drainage, etc. When something like this was a 100 year storm, it made sense to gamble on not paying for those things. But when Sandy becomes a 10 year storm, you need to pay for mitigation in advance.
Overpriced rail and vulnerable tunnels aren't good answer.
Maybe it's time to start shifting new York away from the coast? Rising sea levels etc.
That's just not feasible. What you need is better sea walls, pumps, drainage, etc. When something like this was a 100 year storm, it made sense to gamble on not paying for those things. But when Sandy becomes a 10 year storm, you need to pay for mitigation in advance.
I would be astonished if more people weren't killed in Breezy Point.