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Pratt Center Research

Building Resilient Communities

Toward an Informed Rebuilding: Documenting Sandy's Impacts

Maps  |  June 4, 2013

As communities, businesses, and government begin the long process of rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and planning for long-term resiliency, it’s imperative that they have comprehensive information on the storm’s impacts to determine zoning, building code, construction, remediation and funding priorities. Unfortunately, there is still limited public information on the extent of the damage done, or other key data, such as the number of people living in the flood zone.  

Pratt Center has begun to document the impact of the storm through a series of maps focusing on residential areas and Industrial Business Zones (IBZs) devastated by Sandy. The residential maps document the number of homes directly affected in Coney Island and the Rockaways, and show how vulnerable many residential neighborhoods remain to future storms. The NYCHA map, in particular, illustrates the storm’s disparate impacts on low-income New Yorkers. The IBZ map demonstrates that many industrial areas, including those which use or store toxic materials, are also located in low-lying waterfront areas. There is a concern that toxics were carried by the floodwaters into surrounding residential areas and deposited in the soil.

These maps are just a start. We need more comprehensive data that accounts for the damage done to residential and industrial communities to enable all New Yorkers to understand the challenges we face, as well as to inform the equitable allocation of rebuilding funds.

Maps Index

  • Coney Island: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Housing
  • Rockaways:  Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Housing
  • Industrial Business Zones: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent
  • Lower Manhattan: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income
  • New York City: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income
  • Southeast Brooklyn: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income
  • Southeast Queens: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income
  • Staten Island: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income
  • Brooklyn and Queens Waterfront: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent
  • Lower Manhattan: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent
  • New York City: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent
  • Southeast Brooklyn: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent
  • Southeast Queens: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent
  • Staten Island: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent

 

Coney Island: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Housing

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Rockaways: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Housing

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Lower Manhattan: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income

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New York City: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income

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Southeast Brooklyn: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income

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Southeast Queens: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income

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Staten Island: Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent and Median Household Income

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Brooklyn and Queens Waterfront: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent

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Lower Manhattan: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent

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New York City: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent

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Southeast Brooklyn: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent

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Southeast Queens: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent

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Staten Island: Race/Ethnicity and Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Extent

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