After Monday night’s torrential downpour overwhelmed New York City’s streets and subways, officials warned that adapting the city’s aging infrastructure to a rapidly changing climate will take decades and cost billions of dollars.
“This was one of the most intense rainstorms the [sewer] system has dealt with,” said Rohit Aggarwala, the city’s chief climate officer and commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, during a press briefing Tuesday.
