Q&A
Safety concerns about legalizing basement apartments in flood-prone areas
0:19:55
ยท
36 sec
Council Member Ariola raises concerns about the safety implications of legalizing basement apartments in flood-prone areas. She questions the wisdom of this move given the flooding risks and challenges in notifying residents during emergencies.
- Ariola expresses worry about the lack of outreach and notification to people living in basement apartments
- She questions whether legalizing basement apartments is safe given the flooding risks
- Deputy Commissioner Heather Roiter responds that NYCEM is working with City of YES groups on the recently passed legislation to ensure emergency management is involved in the process
Joann Ariola
0:19:55
You mentioned basement apartments.
UNKNOWN
0:19:56
Mhmm.
Joann Ariola
0:19:57
And, you know, with the city, if yes now, there'll be, a push to legalize basement apartments.
0:20:02
Do you feel that this is safe with the type of flooding that we're seeing in basements and the the the lack of of outreach to people who live in basement apartments and the lack of notification and the lack of places for them to go during a flood incident?
Heather Roiter
0:20:19
What I can say is that we're working with the groups of City of YES, on this on the legislation that was just passed, to make sure the emergency management's a connected partner through, the programming of those, of the legislation.