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Hull Caribbean L 30 ife, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2021
A fi rst responder wades through fl oodwaters after the remnants of Tropical
Storm Ida brought drenching rain, fl ash fl oods and tornadoes to parts of
the northeast in Mamaroneck, New York, U.S., Sept. 2, 2021. REUTERS/Mike
Segar
B’klyn Dem chief works ‘round
the clock’ in historic flash flood
By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair,
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn
said Wednesday night that she was
working “around the clock” as Mayor Bill
de Blasio declared the city under a state
of emergency due to “an historic weather
event.”
“My heart goes out to everyone who has
been impacted by the flash flood tonight,
and I will be working around the clock to
see to it that those in my district who are
experiencing difficulties, resulting from the
flood, receive the help they need immediately,”
said Bichotte Hermelyn, the daughter
of Haitian immigrants, in a message to
constituents.
“A crisis of this proportion demands all
our resources,” added the representative
for the 42nd Assembly District in Brooklyn.
“It is clear, from the multitude of natural
disasters occurring across the world and in
our backyard, that climate change is here,
and it’s real.
“We must take action immediately, and
we must make a plan to step up environmental
protections drastically,” continued
Bichotte Hermelyn, urging constituents to
make safety their top priority.
“Stay off the streets tonight, and let our
first responders and emergency services get
their work done,” she appealed. “If you’re
thinking of going outside, don’t. Stay off the
subways, stay off the roads. Don’t drive into
these heavy waters.”
Flash flood warning in Brooklyn and
Queens remained in effect until 3:00 am
on Thursday, with about 5,300 customers
without power.
The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) also
issued a “ground stop” at all three New York
City-area airports.
The declaration was the first-ever flash
flood emergency in New York City.
At about 11:30 pm, on Wednesday, de
Blasio said, in Executive Order 230, that
“the public safety is imperiled by the remnants
of Hurricane Ida that is expected
to interrupt the flow of traffic, restrict
the operation of emergency vehicles, and
impede the delivery of essential goods and
services.”
He said that “the public safety is imperiled
by a flash flood emergency that has
flooded roads, impacted mass transit and
stranded motorists,” and that “it is necessary
to restrict vehicular traffic as provided
herein in order to protect life and property.”
The mayor said the following vehicles
may operate on city streets and highways
while the state of emergency remains in
effect: MTA buses, Access-a-Ride vehicles,
and other vehicles used for purposes of any
federal, state or local government agency,
including vehicles operated by contractors
hired by any government agency for the
purpose of responding to this emergency;
vehicles used for the purposes of any private
agency, organization or group organized,
and functioning for the purpose of providing
fire, medical, ambulance, rescue, housing,
food or other services directed toward
relieving human suffering, injury or loss of
life or damage to property as a result of an
emergency, including non-profit and governmentally
supported organizations.
Other vehicles include those used to deliver
food, medical supplies or fuel; vehicles for
utility companies to perform emergency
repairs; vehicles used to transport persons
employed in pharmacies, grocery stores
(including all food and beverage stores),
convenience stores, gas stations, laundromats,
news media, restaurants/bars, hotels,
and other places of accommodation, and
hardware stores, to and from their places
of employment; vehicles used to transport
persons to hospitals or other medical facilities
for medical care; other select commercial
vehicles with prior approval of the city;
and any other vehicles used to transport
persons employed to perform any of the
services described in this section to and
from their places of employment.
De Blasio warned that any vehicle found
to be blocking roadways will be subject to
towing.
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