Remembering Sandy One Year Later

Today is the first full day that Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New York City. The Category 3 Hurricane killed 285 people and was the second-costliest in United States history. In the current issue of the New York Times Magazine, there’s an article detailing the “low-tech, last-minute” 8 ½’ x 55’ plywood barrier that kept the New York Harbor at bay, preventing it from … [Read more...]