Development & Infrastructure — Howard Beach News

NEW YORK — Howard Beach residents are facing a persistent and growing challenge: recurrent street flooding that now impacts their community at least t

NEW YORK — Howard Beach, particularly the neighborhoods of Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach, has been grappling with increasingly severe and freque

NEW YORK — Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. today announced significant progress and renewed commitment to the multiphase Howard Beach Co

NEW YORK — The saltladen waters of Jamaica Bay have again pushed into the streets and homes of Howard Beach, turning routine commutes into watery deto

HOWARD BEACH, QUEENS — City officials are reaffirming commitments to address the chronic flooding issues plaguing lowlying sections of Howard Beach, p

NEW YORK — The Howard Beach community gathered on March 15, 2026, to celebrate the grand opening of its new stateoftheart community center, a signific

NEW YORK — “It’s like living on a small island every time there’s a heavy rain,” lamented Michael Ferrara, a longtime resident of Old Howard Beach, hi

HOWARD BEACH, NY — Over 60% of homes in Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach face potential flood damage at least once a year due to persistent tidal i

NEW YORK — Queens borough officials recently outlined comprehensive new strategies aimed at combating persistent flooding in the Howard Beach and Hami