{"id":2247,"date":"2024-08-08T04:25:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T08:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2024-08-08T04:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T08:25:56","slug":"drones-to-alert-residents-of-impending-floods-in-city-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/drones-to-alert-residents-of-impending-floods-in-city-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"Drones to Alert Residents of Impending Floods in City Zones"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Shenal Tissera<\/a><\/p>\n

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said his administration will send out drones\u00a0to broadcast safety messages to neighborhoods at risk of major flooding as the city absorbed heavy rain\u00a0from Tropical Storm Debby.<\/p>\n

The drones will cover several at-risk neighborhoods for flooding across the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island until weather conditions render them unsafe to operate, officials said during the mayor’s weekly press briefing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have drones out today that are going to be messaging in certain neighborhoods as well in multiple languages,\u201d said city Emergency Management Commissioner Zachary Iscol. \u201cLetting people know that this is something that people need to take very seriously and notifying the public that there is significant weather coming into New York City.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Although the city has urged New Yorkers to sign up for NotifyNYC<\/a>, the city’s emergency communications program, and works with nonprofits and community-based organizations to warn about the potential impact from severe weather, Adams said the city is continuing to seek alternative communication methods.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Yes, we’re going to have a large number of New Yorkers that’s going to sign up for NotifyNYC, but there’s a large number that won’t. And not everyone gets their information from social media. Some people don’t speak English. So we must meet New Yorkers where they are,” Adams said.<\/p>\n

Iscol emphasized the unpredictable nature of storms as it\u2019s \u201cvery hard to know where the rain is going to fall\u201d and also stressed the importance of having a plan in case of dangerous flash flooding.<\/p>\n

Parts of the city, especially the Bronx, saw about 5 inches of rain on Tuesday, while portions of Brooklyn got about 2 inches of rain, according to the\u00a0National Weather Service<\/a>. A travel advisory is\u00a0in effect through Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The mayor also addressed a question about the\u00a0Campaign Finance Board’s draft audit of his 2021 campaign<\/a>, which revealed\u00a0$2.3 million in undocumented expenses. Because the audit is a draft,\u00a0Adams and his team will have the opportunity to clear up the problems flagged in the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cCFB has a very important job of protecting taxpayers’ dollars. They give us a draft report. We go through it. I have a compliance team,\u201d said Adams. \u201cWhatever we can learn from it, not only do you address the problem, whatever you can learn from it, you learn from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 70 expenditures by the Adams\u2019 campaign in 2021 lacked sufficient records, according to the audit first reported by the Gothamist. Auditors also flagged around 50 donations as straw donations, or funds given to the campaign on someone else\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n

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The audit flagged a payment of $35,000 made to Suggs Solutions Inc., the consulting company of Brianna Suggs, the chief fundraiser for the Adams campaign, whose home was\u00a0raided by the FBI last year<\/a>. Auditors said the payment was missing required paperwork, including\u00a0a contract and an invoice.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cEach item on the CFB’s report, we have to respond to. And that becomes public\u2026That’s going to be part of our public response,\u201d said Adams. \u201cThen you can take a review of it. You can look at it and see it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adams has until August 30\u00a0to respond to the audit and account for the items in question.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the mayor was not willing to address whether there was an investigation on the alleged rampant sexual abuse happening at the women’s jail on Rikers Island after the Gothamist published a story\u00a0detailing<\/a>\u00a0one corrections officer’s behavior that led 24 women to accuse him of sexual assault.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI can’t answer that. If there’s a culture at Rikers Island that’s allowing this to happen\u2026That’s a review that would have to be put in place,\u201d the mayor said. \u201cBut I don’t know\u2026I don’t want to tread on the litigation review.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bronx District Attorney\u2019s office, which has jurisdiction over Rikers, has begun reviewing the civil suits for evidence and leads as of July, according to the\u00a0Gothamist.\u00a0<\/strong>It is not clear if the Department of Investigation has looked into the allegations made against jail staffers named in the lawsuits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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