The metro region’s housing shortage is acute. But by 2040, dozens of neighborhoods and suburbs are likely to have lost thousands of homes to floods, a new report found.

Thousands of Westchester homes could be lost to 'permanent, chronic, and coastal' flooding by 2040, a new Regional Plan Association report said.

The housing shortage in the region could extend to 1.2 million homes in the next 15 years, exacerbated by natural disasters.

A storm making its way to the East Coast will deliver significant rain, with widespread precipitation of 2 inches expected, along with snow in some areas of higher elevations in the Northeast. The system is on track to arrive along the East Coast Thursday night,

Much of the money was to go toward flood mitigation in vulnerable areas of New York City that were struck hard by Hurricane Sandy and the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Widespread rain is across CNY to start this Saturday morning as a soggy weather system moves through. Plus, it will be quite windy from the south around 15-25 MPH, gusts up to 40 MPH. Along with mild temperatures in the lower 40s this morning then mid 50s this afternoon behind a warm front.

Potentially historic flooding is underway Thursday in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, as repeated rounds of rain pummel several states in America’s heartland.

Camden, Philly, and Burlington City are also subject to more flooding from the Delaware River. Nearly 324,000 New Jersey residents occupying 232,000 homes will confront the looming threat of severe flooding driven by rising sea levels by 2050, according to a recent Climate Central report.

The National Weather Service has issued coastal flood statements and advisories for several areas in the New York region and New Jersey counties. The institution has urged residents to stay alert.

on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings will be felt across areas that were impacted by the recent multi-day storms," the center said. The National Weather Service in New York cautioned that ...

Here in New York, our most significant risk is flooding. A recent Regional Plan Association report found that over the next 15 years sea level rise and severe storms could destroy almost 20,000 ...