Bringing more attention to the need to combat excessive flooding in Queens, Rep. Grace Meng is inviting a Forest Hills resident impacted by flooding to be her guest for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 9 p.m.
In September 2021, unprecedented flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated Queens. Lives were lost, and homes and property sustained extensive damage, and more rainfall over the past year caused additional flooding throughout the borough.
