"The city's four Superfund sites are concentrated primarily in the Bronx and Brooklyn, highlighting the ongoing environmental remediation efforts needed to tackle pollution in urban settings."
"The most practical infrastructure combination to address the city's storm-water flooding involves a mix of engineered berms, sea walls, and targeted sewer repairs, enabling better management of heavy rainfall events."
"New York City experiences higher temperatures than rural areas, largely exacerbated by the proliferation of air-conditioners, which continuously discharge heat into the urban environment, creating a heat island effect."
"Among the various aspects of climate change impacting New Yorkers, the elevated risks of extreme weather events and flooding, as witnessed during Hurricane Ida, remain critically alarming for city residents."
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