Flood Zoning Out
According to a recent mailing from the New York City Office of Emergency Management, the street on which I live is smack dab on the border of hurricane evacuation zones B and C, which means that I may experience storm surge flooding from a moderate (category 2 or higher) or major (category 3 and 4) hurricane making landfall just south of New York City.
Because much of McCarren Park is landfill, I'm not surprised. I am surprised that there aren't more evacuation centers to handle all of the area residents. The nearest evacuation center to where I live is at HS 610 Aviation High School in Queens -- Queens! -- more than two miles away.
That said, kudos to the OEM for sending out that mailing. I'm glad to at least know where I'm supposed to go should a hurricane hit! Do you know whether you live in an evacuation zone?
