Environment / StudentNation / As climate change leads to record rainfalls, the city’s 120-year-old subway system is more vulnerable to flooding than ever. Ilana Cohen This story was produced for ...

New York is racing against “a climate system that is changing very rapidly,” according to Louise Yeung, the city’s newly appointed chief climate officer. “And so as we’re rushing to make these ...

Original builders designed New York City's infrastructure for a climate that no longer exists. When Hurricane Ida struck in September 2021, the city's sewers could not handle the intense rainfall.

Cops confiscated a whopping 148% more guns underground last year than in 2021, as officers have flooded the transit system to ...