July 4th Rain Flooded Some Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights Homes
Many residents in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights spent yesterday afternoon cleaning up their flooded basement.
Councilman Brannan’s response to the resident was a link to an article from 2021.
Residents from different streets shared about how much water was in their home. On 10th Avenue in Dyker Heights residents are not just getting rain water – they are also getting sewage! How does this problem continue to exist?
Later, Brannan told a resident that installing a backwater valve works. The problem with this is backwater valves cost $12,000 to install.
For years, this problem has been reported to Senator Gounardes and Councilman Brannan. Last Fall, Dyker Heights residents (many seniors) were at the Community Board 10 Meeting saying they were in water that waist high.
The old pipes underground are undersized and can’t handle the volume of water, so the pressure pushes the water into homes via drains and toilets.
Councilman Justin Brannan was the head of NYC Council’s Council’s Committee on Resilency and Waterfronts. Brannan was the head of NYC’s Finance Committee and he didn’t do anything to have the drains updated. We need new leaders here!
People in our neighborhood are living in fear of a rainstorms and no one is helping them!
Hugs,
marlene
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