Two years before Hurricane Irene created the prospect of a flooding nightmare in New York City, 100 scientists and engineers met to sketch out a bold defense: massive, moveable barriers to shield the city from a storm-stirred sea.
Two years before Hurricane Irene created the prospect of a flooding nightmare in New York City, 100 scientists and engineers met to sketch out a bold defense: massive, moveable barriers to shield the city from a storm-stirred sea.
More than 40 elected Democrats are making a rare attack on one of their own, slamming Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his proposed cuts to the party's priorities in education and health care as the state confronts a $10 billion budget deficit, according to a letter obtained Monday by the Associated Press.
