Pondering Thoughts: May 2008

Flooding In My Community

All communities have there issues and problems. Whether its violence in the community, or even the community coming together to stop the city from knocking down something that means so much to them. Some community issues may hinder the community and some may be beneficial to the

community. In my community which is Rosedale, Queens we have a flooding problem. Queens itself has a flooding problem. Anytime that there may be heavy rain or rain that may last the whole day there is flooding that occurs mostly in peoples basements. This is a major issue in my community be

cause since there are many home owners in Queens, if any thing goes wrong the home owner has to pay for the damages, and most people cannot afford for damages such as that. The city has attempted to help with the situation by fixing and replacing the pipes. But I believe that they need to not only focus on certain areas, they need to fix ALL of the pipes so that they wont have any complaints and, or lawsuits.

Click Here To Read An Article
(Storm Damage In Queens, Overlooked)
New York Times

Click Here To Read An Article
(Queens Flooding)
Gotham Gazette

Click Here For More Flooding Pics Of Queens, NY
(Courtesy of Daily News)

Click Here For More Pics Of Queens, NY
(Courtesy Of 1010 Wins)

How Does Flooding Affect Everyone?

Not only does the flooding affect those who own homes, it also affects those who depend on NYC Transit to get to work and school. Rain also causes the train stations to flood making it impossible to get where you have to go.