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Gov. Cuomo Unveils Ambitious Weather-Preparedness Plan

ALBANY, NY-The state will spend $17 billion to reform infrastructure, transportation networks and more, statewide, to fight back against future hurricanes and other weather events.

By Rayna Katz | Updated on January 08, 2014

ALBANY, NY-With US Vice President Joe Biden by his side, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled “Reimagining New York for a New Reality,” a $17 billion strategy intended to transform New York’s infrastructure, transportation networks, energy supply, coastal protection, weather warning system and emergency management to better protect New Yorkers from future extreme weather.

“The new reality in New York is we are getting hit by 100 year storms every couple of years,” says Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “We have to wake up to that new reality by completely reimagining our state to be ready for any future disaster.”

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