Less than four months ago Mayor Eric Adams faced fierce criticism for not warning New Yorkers when smoke covered the city and the air quality dipped to dangerous levels.
Heavy rains resulted in flooding across many parts of the New York City region on Friday, prompting a state of emergency and strict warning from NYC Mayor Eric Adams.spent Thursday afternoon warning New Yorkers about the rain and sent out an advisory at around 5 pm telling New Yorkers to stay off the roads."This is feels like a broken record because I've lived through Sandy. We just need action at this point. And those alert systems need to certainly be more charged.
"Many parents asking with the alert that came yesterday, you know, why are their children's still in school? Why wasn't there a remote option? Transportation is at a standstill," Council member Carlina Rivera said.
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