Congestion pricing, already in place in Singapore and London, has been debated in New York City for decades.

It wouldnt take Irmas killer gusts or Houstons torrential 50 inches of rain to create a wall of water swamping 500 miles of New York City coastline.

Trillions of dollars of real estate and infrastructure near the shores of New York City and northern New Jersey remain vulnerable to devastation.

The decision was forced by damage due to saltwater that flooded the systems Canarsie Tube during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

New York considers drivers for ride-hailing car services such as Uber freelance workers rather than employees, according to the citys chief taxi regulator, a policy that supports the companys business model.

New Yorks 33 public housing developments will get $3 billion from FEMA, its largest grant ever, to repair damage from Hurricane Sandy and to protect against a future storm.

New York misspent $6.8 million after Hurricane Sandy in payments to independent consultants for flawed and incomplete work that delayed help to at least 20,000 people with damaged homes.