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NYC eyes changes for future natural disasters

Originally published: December 6, 2012 10:05 AM
Updated: December 6, 2012 9:45 PM
By CHAU LAM chau.lam@newsday.com

Water floods down the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in

Photo credit: CS Muncy | Water floods down the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in lower Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy pounds New York City. (Oct. 30, 2012)

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New York City will expand evacuation zones, revise building codes and shore up crucial infrastructure -- such as transportation and power networks -- to be ready for any future natural disasters, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday.

"We may or may not see another storm like Sandy in our lifetimes, but I don't think it's fair to say that we should leave it to our children to prepare for the...

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