New York homeowners continue to pay relatively low insurance costs compared with many other states, even though the state has dense coastal communities exposed to flooding and storms. While premiums ...

The low-lying neighborhood on the Brooklyn-Queens border will be the first place in New York where officials may buy properties proactively — instead of in response to a disaster.

Extreme rainstorms hammer the Northeast 60% more often than they did in the 1950s, and New York City's infrastructure struggles to keep up. The city's sewers handle 1.7 inches of rain per hour, but ...