City To Install Storm-Resilient Infrastructure In Two Queens Sites

QUEENS — An infrastructure project geared towards evading damage after heavy storms will be installed in two Queens neighborhoods.

The city will install infrastructure, such as infiltration basins, in Kissena Park and Corona to store excess stormwater until torrential rains pass.

“Just last month, we saw how desperately Queens, especially Southeast Queens, is in need of updated infrastructure,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. “Having more of this critical green and grey infrastructure in Queens will help our neighbors in case of severe weather, which our borough and city have become far too familiar with in recent years.”

The $390 Million projects will also take place in two other flood-prone neighborhoods in the city: Parkchester, Bronx, and East New York, Brooklyn.

Construction on the four sites is expected to begin in 2025.

The Cloudburst Program is already underway in South Jamaica and St. Albans, Queens, and East Harlem, Manhattan.

A winter storm in December caused flooding that overwhelmed Queens coastal communities.